The Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant board of directors is accepting applications for participants to compete for the title of 2016 Miss Ludington Area. Women age 17 – 24, or a senior in high in school, from Manistee, Mason or Oceana counties are eligible to compete. The competition will take place Saturday, Nov. 7, at West Shore Community College’s Center…
The Win with Wellness Fit Club is now in the second month of its expansion into all Mason County schools along with Pentwater and Hart schools. The program, sponsored by Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was launched in Ludington last year. “It was so successful we decided to expand into the other schools,” said hospital spokesperson Patricia Ezdebski. Win with Wellness…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. MANISTEE – A 31-year-old Manistee County man described by law enforcement as the “tip of the spear” in relation to the growing methamphetamine problem in the area received a 16-40 year prison sentence this week in 19th Circuit Court. Isaac Jerome Bafford was found guilty by a jury of three counts of delivery/manufacture of meth.…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — United Way of Mason County held its 2015/2016 fundraising campaign kickoff celebration and awards ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the Cartier Mansion. The agency’s fundraising goal is $380,000.00. Last year, the fundraising goal of $370,000 was exceeded by 2.5% with $379,165.89 raised. During the 2014/2015 fiscal year, the agency had a 13% increase in revenue…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 49-year-old Victory Township man who pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, to accosting children for immoral purposes and possession of child sexually abusive material testified that he had “inappropriate conversations” via Facebook messages with a girl under the age of 16. James Philbrick Gigante was arrested along with Troy…
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