Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief GRANT TOWNSHIP — Grant Township Fire Chief Ronnie Melchert II passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the age of 66. Today, his life was celebrated. The celebrated included a procession of emergency vehicles that travelled from Oak Grove Funeral Home in Parkdale to the Grant Township Fire Department on Hoague Road. Ludington and…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WEARE TOWNSHIP — Long-time Mason-Oceana 911 Director Ray Hasil will retire at the end of the year, and his accomplishments in emergency services will have a lasting impact. Hasil has been the 911 director for 14 years and began working at Mason-Oceana 911 in 2003. A U.S. Army veteran, firefighter, husband and father, Hasil has…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees will consider approving a $607,000 architectural and engineering services contract for the proposed renovation and expansion of the college’s Administration and Conference Center during its meeting Monday, Nov. 16. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in the John M. Eaton Board Room, located in the Administration and Conference…
SCOTTVILLE — AT&T has received federal authorization to begin discontinuing traditional copper landline telephone service in portions of the Scottville, Custer and Fountain areas and 138 other Michigan telephone exchanges beginning Sunday, Nov. 15. The discontinuation is part of a nationwide effort by AT&T to phase out aging copper telephone networks in favor of newer communications technology, including fiber-optic and…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Recently retired Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole is seeking to return to the position he vacated less than two weeks ago. Cole and current Undersheriff and Acting Sheriff Derrek Wilson are the two candidates who will be interviewed by the Mason County Appointment Committee next month. The three-member committee met Thursday, Nov. 12, at…
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