By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MANISTEE — Manistee Harbor Tours will wrap up its 2026 sailing season with special fall color cruises aboard the Princess of Manistee this weekend and next weekend, offering passengers an opportunity to view the autumn scenery along Lake Michigan and the Manistee River. The two-hour cruises are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday and…
LUDINGTON — The Mason County District Library will show “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Ludington Library. The movie and lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the library’s teen area. The event is open to students in sixth through 12th grades. All Mason County District Library programs are free. The Ludington Library is located…
LUDINGTON — Kelli Stojic has been named executive director of Sandcastles Children’s Museum, effective Nov. 1. Stojic has served on the museum’s board of directors since 2019, including leading the fundraising team for Ludington’s Got Talent. She became interim executive director in May, succeeding Brian Sak, who had also served as interim director. “Kelli has stepped into the role of…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 79-year-old man was sentenced to 50 months (four years and two months) to 10 years in prison for a conviction of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ernest Jay Bowker pleaded guilty to the charge, Sept. 1, court records show. Bowker has…
LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Arthur Patrick Williams, 58, pleaded guilty Aug. 4 to third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced Oct. 13 to 30 days in jail; three years probation; and $1,133 in fines and costs. Raquel Angela Lopez, 34, pleaded no contest Aug. 11 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and lying to…
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