By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The case against a 26-year-old Scottville man accused of felonies of assault by strangulation and interfering with electronic communications, along with a misdemeanor of domestic violence, is being scheduled for trial in 51st Circuit Court. Jason Matthew Kapala, who was arrested last March by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, is free after posting…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 45-year-old Hart man who stole approximately $1,500 in merchandise from the Ludington Walmart with his wife last December will spend the next three months on an electronic monitoring device or tether. Randy Alan VanDerZanden and his wife Melinda Ann VanDerZanden, 31, were arrested, Dec. 1, by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. He…
The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. AMBER TWP. — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police were dispatched to a suspicious situation Monday, May 11, at 8:07 p.m. near the intersection of US-10 and US-31 where a suspect…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Main Street portion of the city’s Downtown Development Authority may cease to exist after June due to an error in distribution of its funds. The DDA is a specially assessed part of the city’s central business district. Typically, Scottville property owners pay taxes that are distributed into millages for the city, the…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — City Commission approved the 2015-2016 city budget Monday during a special meeting. The meeting was called because commissioners found discrepancies in the budget during the commissions regular meeting last Monday. Among those discrepancies was an approximate $12,000 error under the line item of “city hall.” City Manager Amy Williams said the error was due…
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