by Carrie Klemm, MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – As the snow buries the streets outside, the Social and Political Book Club bends a few book bindings and warms up to collective discussion, inviting anyone and everyone to join the conversation. What began in 2005 as a few members of the Ludington Democratic Party discussing a political book became a gathering of…
Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to several weather-related traffic crashes Thursday. One of the crashes resulted in the arrest of a 36-year-old Ludington man. – 4:25 a.m.: Single vehicle slide off, no damage/injuries, U.S. 31 and Sugar Grove Road, Sherman Twp. – 8:58 a.m.: Single vehicle crash, no injuries, Stiles and Fisher roads, Victory Twp. – 9:52 a.m.:…
LUDINGTON — Congressman Bill Huizenga is scheduled to attend next week’s Business After Hours at Luciano’s Ristoranti in downtown Ludington. Huizenga, a Republican from Holland, is one of two congressmen who represent Mason County. The Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce event will be held Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. It is the first Business After…
LUDINGTON — Downtown Ludington businesswoman Megan Payment has been hired full-time as the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Event Coordinator. Payment replaces Kristen O’Hare who is leaving the chamber for a job in Grand Rapids. Payment has worked in various capacities at the chamber since 2008. Since early 2013 she has worked part time as a marketing/communications assistant…
Today’s weather forecast: Cloudy with a 60% chance of snow showers, 1-inch of accumulation expected. High temperature of 26 degrees. Wind, west at 12 mph. Sunset: 5:37 p.m. Tonight: 60% chance of snow showers, less than an inch expected. Low temperature of 18 degrees. Weekend: Saturday, high temperature 23 degrees with a 30% chance of snow. Low of 10. Wind, south at…
This posting contains cancellations for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. As it is updated we will also post the indivual cancellations on our Facebook and Twitter pages: – Scottville Youth Wrestling practice is cancelled. – Ludington JV girls and boys basketball at Orchard View cancelled. If you need to report a cancellation, and can speak officially for the company or organization…
A 31-year-old Ludington man was arrested Wednesday following a traffic crash in Summit Township. Mason County sheriff deputies were called to the intersection of Pere Marquette Highway and Mesenheimer Road at 1:27 p.m. for a two vehicle broadside crash, no injuries. One of the drivers, a 31-year-old man, was arrested for driving without a license/never applied. Other activity of the…
Mason County and surrounding areas are under a winter weather advisory until 1 a.m. Friday. Snow is expected to intensify throughout the day and into the evening. South winds will gust to around 30 mph at times causing blowing and drifting snow. Near whiteout visibility is expected at times. Snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches expected by 1 a.m.…
By Lisa Enos. MCP Correspondent. AMBER TWP. — Authorities have confirmed that the weapon that former Mason County Eastern teacher William Marble was holding when he was shot by a Michigan Sate Police trooper Tuesday night was a semi automatic hand gun. According to 1st Lt. Kevin Leavitt, commanding officer of the Hart MSP post, dispatchers received more than one…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TWP. — Katlin Hammond knew something was wrong when she looked out the back window of her boyfriend’s house, at 2520 W. Meisenheimer Road, this afternoon and didn’t see her two horses Shelby and Bella. She went out to the barn, a few feet from the house and the horses weren’t there. Hammond’s first instinct…
The Michigan Ice Open committee is currently seeking volunteers to be observers during the tournament scheduled for Saturday, February 1, 2014. Volunteers are asked to have on-ice transportation (snowmobile or ATV), but are not required to. All volunteers are required to attend an observers meeting on Friday, January 31st at 7 p.m. at the Stearns Motor Inn Ball Room, 212 E. Ludington…
The Youth Fishing School is a free event for kids between the ages of 5 and 14. The sessions begin at Hamlin Town Hall where anglers provide ice fishing and safety tips. Kids also have the opportunity to view the electronics that the fisherman use. A school bus will transport everyone to the ice for an opportunity to fish with…
Children of all ages are invited to the Mason County District Library in Ludington during snow days for free children’s activities. There will be crafts and art projects, puzzles, and card and board games available from 11 a.m. or noon until 5:30 p.m. on snow days as staffing permits. In addition, there will also be video games and Legos on some…
U.S. Representative Dan Benishek M.D. (MI-01) and U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga (MI-02) will be kicking off their 2014 Congressional Snowmobile Tour on Friday, January 17thand will meeting with constituents in several locations in Michigan. Below is a full schedule of the public events. Members of the media interested in attending may contact Dr. Benishek’s Communications Director, Kyle Bonini at 202-225-4735 or by…
AMBER TWP. — William Jackson Marble, 68, was the man shot and killed by a Michigan State Police trooper Tuesday night. The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. at 1221 N. Dennis Rd., near the intersection Hansen Road. The trooper was responding to a 911 hang-up call at that address. According to 1st Lt. Kevin Leavitt, commanding officer of the Hart…
AMBER TWP. — A 68-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday night by a Michigan State Police trooper. The incident took place around 11 p.m. at a residence on North Dennis Road near Hansen Road. Troopers were dispatched to the residence by Mason/Oceana Central Dispatch to respond to a possible 911 hang up call. As the trooper contacted occupants of…
Closed for Wednesday: Mason County Central, Ludington Area Schools, Ludington Area Catholic, West Shore Educational Service District.
LUDINGTON — The January meeting of the type 1 diabetes support group will not be held this month. The meeting was scheduled for this evening at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 19 at 7 p.m. at the hospital.
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Cole’s Antique Villa, which has been located in downtown Ludington for almost three decades, is moving its operation to the former Frick’s Old Country Store building in downtown Scottville in April. Neil Frick, who owned the Scottville business, passed away in July 2013. While the store sold antiques, it was also known as an…
LUDINGTON — The 19-year-old Manistee man who raped a 9-year-old boy last year was sentenced today in 51st Circuit Court. Dalton Willard will spend 25 to 35 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct first degree against a person under 13-years-old. In November 2013, he accepted a plea from the prosecutor’s office. He will also serve 9 to 35 years…
LUDINGTON — Lowell Fetters was sentenced to 16 to 50 years in prison today for shooting a Ludington police officer. The 65-year-old Ludington man shot Ludington Police Sgt. David Maltbie on June 27, 2012 and appeared today in 51st Circuit Court. On November 27, 2013 Fetters entered a no contest plea. He originally faced 32 counts stemming from the incident…
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