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LUDINGTON — Ludington native David Killips will serve as Ludington Area Schools’ interim superintendent for the remainder of the school year. Killips, who recently retired as superintendent of Chelsea Public Schools, was hired Tuesday after being interviewed by the board of education. Killips will be paid $550 a day without benefits and is contracted until June 30. Current superintendent Cal…
HAMLIN TWP. — Nobody was injured in a single car rollover on North Lakeshore Drive tonight. The Ford Taurus was driven by a 63-year-old woman, according to responders on the scene. Her car was northbound when it lost control in the curves south of Sugar Grove Road. It is likely the car slid on black ice. Mason County Sheriff’s Office,…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council appointed Councilor Gary Castonia as its 2013 mayor pro-tem Monday night during its first meeting of the year. Castonia was nominated by Councilor Nick Tykoski. Mayor John Henderson also made committee appointments. See related story and list here. The city also renewed its refuse, yard waste and recycling contract with Republic Services. The five…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission will decide tonight if it will continue the services of Thompson, Thompson & Glanville as its attorneys. City Manager Amy Williams is recommending the city extend its agreement with the Ludington firm. Tracey Thompson, from Thompson, Thompson & Glanville, serves as the regular attorney for the city. The firm is paid a $3,000 per…
LANSING — Property taxes won’t increase when real estate ownership is transferred within a family under legislation recently signed into law, state Rep. Ray Franz said today. Public Act 497 of 2012, formerly House Bill 4753, creates an exemption for property transfers between immediate family members, including by marriage and adoption, from the so-called “pop-up” tax that is applied when property…
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