LUDINGTON – The Lake Michigan Carferry cuts through the fog on Lake Michigan into the PM channel to return home after its first run of the season. Many onlookers wave and hook their car horns to welcome the vessel home. Summer is coming!
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A drop in funding has meant that the administration at West Michigan Community Mental Health (WMCMH) has had to make some tough choices recently. The most recent choices have involved the reduction of personnel but not a reduction in service, according to the agency’s director. “We have seen two consecutive years of Medicaid reductions,…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Police Department followed emergency protocols during the police manhunt Thursday afternoon, Chief Don Riley said. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was called to 532 W. Hansen Road in Amber Township at 11:30 a.m. Thursday for a report of a home invasion involving a firearm in progress. Upon arriving within 2 minutes of…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Sheila Ranae Henson, 33, of 203 S. Washington Ave., Apt. 4, Ludington, was found guilty March 4 of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and fourth-offense habitual offender. She was sentenced May 5 to two to 15 years in a Michigan Department of…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Lee Hamilton Colby, 31, of 2300 N. 28th St., Fountain, was arrested May 7 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for a felony of third-degree child abuse. Probable cause hearing: May 20 at 1:15 p.m. Bail: $10,000/cash/surety.…