By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Blake Thomas Alvesteffer, 27, pleaded guilty on Aug. 28 to fourth-degree child abuse and second-offense operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was sentenced to 18 days in jail, must complete victim’s impact weekend, no drugs or alcohol, and $1,105 in fines/costs. -Michael…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County over the Labor Day weekend: Friday, Aug. 30, 2024: 8:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Chauvez Road west of Tuttle Road, Eden Township. 3:02 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 26-year-old Custer…
… or at least, “see you later.” By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Today, my 9-year-old daughter, Sloane, and I went on a ceremonial hike at the Ludington State Park, our way of saying goodbye to an old friend — at least until next summer. We went out to the park just after noon and hit one my favorite…
Three others charged with violating ‘no wake zone.’ LUDINGTON — A 45-year-old Howell man was charged by Mason County Sheriff’s Office marine deputies in the Ludington harbor Saturday morning, Aug. 31, for reckless operation, a misdemeanor, after the boat passed in front of the S.S. Badger carferry and did not move “despite numerous horn blows from the car ferry and…
By Tara Autrey, Community Outreach Specialist, Community Foundation for Mason County. LUDINGTON — “It’s bigger than ice cream.” That’s what Sarah Holmes wants the community to know about House of Flavors, Inc., a company that has grown from a small family dairy into Michigan’s largest ice cream maker. This year alone, House of Flavors Inc. (also known as House of…
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