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LUDINGTON — Megan Payment announced in a press release today that she is definitely not going to run for Ludington mayor this year. The question of Payment running for the city’s top elected position became public Saturday when a group of Payment’s friends entered the Ludington St. Patrick’s parade campaigning for the downtown business owner to run for office. “No one…
State Rep. Ray Franz, second from right, has been named “Legislator of the Year” by the Michigan Ground Water Association and presented the group’s 2012 Political Appreciation Award for his efforts to protect ground water in Michigan. “Representative Franz has been a friend of the Michigan Ground Water Association for many years, working tirelessly on behalf of the association…
LUDINGTON — A quick response from Ludington Fire Department saved a house on South Emily Street this afternoon. Kendra McClellan and Brian Mauer were in the living room of their second floor apartment at 603 1/2 S. Emily when Kendra smelled smoke. “It smelled like bacon,” she said. Brian said he went to check into it and saw smoke coming…
LUDINGTON — Former Mason County Eastern business manager Robert Bacon turned down a plea bargain Tuesday morning in circuit court. Bacon, who is represented by attorney Ryan Glanville of Ludington, chose not to accept the prosecutor’s plea agreement of serving one year in the Mason County Jail and paying $19,000 in restitution to MCE. Bacon is charged with one count…
By Rob Alway Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON – Comments from downtown business owners caused city council to send its outdoor dining services ordinance back to committee Monday night during the council’s regular meeting. Nate Petersen, owner of Backstage Hobbies & Games (corrected from previous edit) South James Street and Jeff Nixon of Instrumental Music Store both spoke out against the ordinance’s sound…
