By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The fifth day of the trial against Eric John Knysz, the 20-year-old Irons man accused of murdering Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield in Free Soil Township, continues this morning. The trial began last Tuesday with a nearly 9-hour jury selection process. The first three witnesses called on Wednesday were the first people to…
SCOTTVILLE – On Saturday, March 1, a comprehensive full-scale disaster exercise will be held in Mason County in cooperation with the National Weather Service Office in Grand Rapids and Verizon Wireless. In addition to all of the traditional emergency response agencies, Oakview Medical Care Facility staff will also be participating in the field level response component of this exercise. The…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. When I was a teen back in the 1980s, I developed an interest in local history. I would spend many afternoons at the Mason County Library in Scottville going through old newspaper clippings and books. Learning how to do research helped me develop a career as a journalist. Always there to help me was Bob Dickson,…
By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of Mason Coutny Magistrate Patricia Baker in 79th District Court: Felonies – William Dale Polston, 46, of 109 E. Foster, Apt. 1, Ludington, was arrested Feb. 17 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felony of controlled substance possession. A preliminary exam is set…
By Allison Scarbrough. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – The following defendants were sentenced in front of Judge Peter Wadel this past week in 79th District Court: – Ryan Scott Kallioinen, 31, of 1160 W US-10, Scottville, was found guilty Feb. 18 of driving while license suspended (DWLS) and sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served; 93 days…
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