CUSTER — The Custer Village Council will be hosting State Representative Ray Franz for a town-hall meeting Monday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Custer Village Municipal building on U.S. 10. Rep. Franz will speak about Proposal 1, the constitutional amendment that would raise the Michigan state sales tax 1 percent; voters will decide on the proposal on Tuesday, May 5. The village council will hold…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — David and Sandra Gibbs received the 2014 Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Service Award during the chamber’s annual banquet Saturday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. David and Sandra were nominated for the award because of their work as volunteers and board members of COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters). But, their…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — McDonald’s Bakery of Ludington was named the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Business of the Year during the chamber’s annual banquet Saturday at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. The business has been owned and operated by the same family for the past 126 years. Mike and Ellamae McDonald bought the bakery…
By Rob Alway and Kate Krieger. Tonight the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce will honor its second class of the Future Five, a group of five individuals, under the age of 40, who are making a difference in Mason County. This year’s group includes Kaley Petersen, Lisa Cooper, Linda Matson, Dean Raven and Carrie Kosla. In the spirit…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. BRANCH TWP. — Fire destroyed a home Friday afternoon at 8375 E. Johnson Road. Initial dispatch information stated that a deck, attached to the house, was on fire. A few minutes later, the fire spread to the home, fully engulfing it. Denny Oleniczak leaned against his pickup truck in his garage and watched firefighters extinguish the…
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