PENTWATER — WinterFest continues this weekend in Pentwater. Events include a Valentine’s Day wine tasting and food pairing tonight at The Antler Bar downtown. Saturday events include a chili cook-off and wine sampling at Cenzo’s Fresh Market and Spirits, Cabin Fever beer tasting to benefit COVE at the Village Pub along with Sledding. For complete details go to www.pentwater.org.
Good Neighbor Tips. A blog by Erin Doan State Farm Insurance Agency. We are pleased to welcome a new contributor and advertiser, Erin Doan State Farm Insurance Agency of Scottville. Erin and his team provide you with weekly Good Neighbor Tips. Mason County Press is able to continue to be a free service to our readers thanks to the support…
PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — The memorial service for Amanda Collins and her infant daughter, Lillian Grace Collins, will be Friday, Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. at Cornerstone Baptist Church on Nelson Road. There will be visitation from noon to 2 p.m. and a light reception following at the church. Amanda and Lillian died last week following a two-vehicle crash on…
HAMLIN TWP. — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole praised the work of firefighters during last week’s crash that resulted in the death Amanda Collins and her infant daughter, and has left the other daughter in critical condition. “I just wanted to thank the firefighters, Chief Vandervest and the guys,” Sheriff Cole said at the Hamlin Township Board of Trustees meeting…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TWP. — The Hamlin Township Board of Trustees chose to not put public transportation on the ballot. The request came from the Committee for Hamlin Transportation which had asked the board to place a request for up to 1 mill on the August ballot. See related story here. Several residents spoke on both sides of…
The following is the activity report of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014: – 3:33 a.m.: 911 hang up call, 4200 block of South Lakeshore Dr., Summit Twp. Unfounded. – 8 a.m.: Late sex offender registration, MCSO, City of Ludington, warrant request for a Hamlin Twp. man. – 6:28 p.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Barry Mathhews has been one of the people who has been campaigning for public transportation in Hamlin Township since the Committee for Hamlin Transportation (also known as Hamlin Rides) formed in 2011. The 30-year township resident’s support in the matter derives from his own inability to drive the 4.5 miles from his Lincoln…
Letter to the Editor. There is a dedicated group of Hamlin Township residents working hard to reach their neighbors and friends to explain the need for a public transportation system in Hamlin. Many residents mistakenly believe we already have the bus because they see an occasional privately contracted bus in the Hamlin area. The Committee for Hamlin Public Transportation (Hamlin…
A PayPal donation button is located on top of the advertising sidebar here at www.MasonCountyPress.com. Dear Readers: Next week, Eric Knysz will go on trial in 51st Circuit Court for the Sept. 9, 2013 murder of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield. This trial is expected to last nine days. Mason County Press was the first news organization to break…
Fishermen urged to use caution. The oceanographic research vessel R/V Sikuliaq will be in Ludington harbor next week performing sea trials. During that time, the vessel will be breaking ice through the Ludington channel to its destination at the OxyChem dock. The vessel is expected to arrive from Marinette, Wis. on Feb. 17 and will be in and out of…
Harris-Walton. An engagement story. Samantha Danielle Harris and Tyler John Walton, both of Ludington, will get married on October 18, 2014 at Mason County Reformed Church in Amber Township. Tyler didn’t let a little flu stop him from asking Samantha to marry him. “I was extremely sick with the flu and had fallen asleep,” Samantha recalls. “Tyler said he needed…
Today, cloudy skies with afternoon snow showers. High temperature of 29 degrees F. Winds, south-southeast at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow, 60%. Tonight, snow showers early with a chance of lingering snow showers later. Low, 17 F. Winds, west-southwest at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow, 50%. Friday, scattered flurries and snow showers with a high temperature…
PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 43-year-old Chase man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday on the charge of road rage/reckless driving. The arrest occurred at 7:53 a.m. near the intersection of U.S. 10 and Pere Marquette Hwy. The man allegedly drove into another vehicle following a dispute on the roadway. In a separate incident, deputies arrested a 25-year-old…
Vernita Joyce (Fox) Allard, 81, of Ludington, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Oakview Medical Care Facility. She was born March 28, 1932 in Ludington to Homer and Maurine (Rasmussen) Fox. She attended Lincoln Valley and Pere Marquette Elementary and graduated from Ludington High School, class of 1950. She married Robert Allard on November 4, 1950. Vernita was a past…
Welcome to the world… Palvla Railee Anne Adair, the daughter of Paige Archambeau and Devon Adair of Baldwin, was born February 8, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Milo Mason Beemer, the son of Abby McKelvey and Mason Beemer of Ludington, was born February 11, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Kortnee Marcella Parmer, the daughter of Deanna Fortich and Robert Parmer…
We may see temperatures go over 20 degrees today! The high temperature is expected to reach 21 degrees F. There is a 30% chance of snow showers developing early this afternoon increasing to 40% tonight with a low temperature of 18. Wind, south at 15 mph. Thursday, expect cloudy skies with afternoon snow showers and a high of 28 F.…
LUDINGTON — A former employee of Closson’s Jewelry was sentenced today for embezzling from the downtown Ludington business. Renee Lyne Hansen, 47, of Ludington was appeared in 51st Circuit Court where she received a sentence of up to one year in the Mason County jail, serving six months up front. Earlier this year she pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $100,000…
Today’s weather forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies today with 0% chance of snow! Expect a high temperature of 15 degrees F with wind from the south-southwest at 6 mph. Tonight, low of 12 F, 10% chance of snow but mostly cloudy. Wednesday, cloudy with some snow showers early. A steady snow likely later in the day. High of…
Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people, in separate incidents, Monday for driving while their license was suspended. A 44-year-old Fountain man was arrested following a traffic stop at 11:38 a.m. at Stolberg and Tallman Lake roads in Sheridan Township. It was his first offense for DWLS. At 8:17 p.m. a 35-year-old Manistee man was arrested following a…
LUDINGTON — The Shakespeare Reading Group meets at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13 in Room 201 of the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. The group will continue its reading of “Cymbelline,” starting with Act III. Open to all who have a love of Shakespeare, the group meets once a month for about two hours to read from the works of…
VICTORY TWP. – This semester, West Shore Community College is taking stock of its location in a water rich environment to focus student and community attention on the many ways water impacts our lives and about the ways our lives impact water. “The timing seems particularly relevant this semester as many Great Lakes water issues such as the Asian carp…
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