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By Rob Alway Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TWP. – Former Amber Township Supervisor Larry Donovan died Tuesday of an extended illness. He was 80-years-old. After retiring from Memorial Medical Center, he served 12 years as township supervisor, replacing Herbert “Bud” Hall. He, along with Hall, saw major expansion of Amber’s commercial district, especially along the U.S. 10 corridor between Meyers and Dennis…
By Rob Alway Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Deanne Gancarz has probably clocked more time in the 79th District Court than most. For the past 25 years, the Fountain area resident has been a courtroom observer representing Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Mason County. Gancarz is present for a majority of the district court proceedings. She keeps track of most of the…
LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has donated $15,000 towards the Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters (COVE) capital campaign, making the bank the first corporate donor and launching the public portion of COVE’s capital campaign. The goal of COVE’s capital campaign is to raise the funds necessary to build a new facility in Ludington that would replace the current 110-year old house that…
The Mason County Central High School forensics team took first place Saturday when it competed in Alma against 15 other teams. The team scored a history record of 430 team points. MCC Results from Alma this past Saturday. 1st place Alex Myers Broadcasting 1st place Carson Cooper Impromptu 1st Place Bethany Anderson Prose 1st Place Morgan Muyskens Oratory 1st Place…
LUDINGTON — Scottville Mayor Joe Baxter was found guilty Monday of operating a motor vehicle while impaired by liquor. The charges stem from an October 2012 incident in which Baxter drove his vehicle off a ravine at the end of East Second Street in Scottville. Two hours after the 8:30 a.m. crash his blood alcohol level was .08, above the…
