By Lisa Enos MCP Correspondent LUDINGTON — Remonumentation, board appointments, jail fixes and a state certified snowmobile trail in Mason County are just some of the items on the county board’s agenda this month. West Michigan Community Mental Health Executive Director Richard VandenHuevel and District Health Department #10 Officer Linda VanGills will address the board and have provided annual report…
John Mickevich took this picture of Friday’s sunset. He took the picture from the Loomis Street boat launch. John took the picture with Kodak Ektar 100 film on a Bronica ETRSI medium format camera with a red filter in front of its 250mm lens.
VICTORY TWP. — Music will be swinging into West Shore Community College on Sat., March 16, when Michigan State University’s Jazz One -“The Be-Bop Spartans” bring their special jazz styling to the Center Stage Theater as a part of the 2012-2013 Performing Arts Series. The concert gets underway at 7:30 p.m. The Be-Bop Spartans are some of the most talented…
VICTORY TWP. — The West Shore Community College Art Department will host the 15th annual Regional High School Art Competition and Exhibit beginning March 11, in the college’s Manierre Dawson Gallery in the Arts and Sciences Building. An artist reception will be held on Sun., March 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Student artwork will be displayed through March 23. Sponsored…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Schools board of education will hold a special meeting Monday at 4 p.m. at the Central Business Office on East Tinkham Avenue. The primary agenda item is a closed session to discuss the next step in the superintendent search process.
LUDINGTON — The following proceedings took place this week in 51st Circuit Court. Sentences. – Michael David Vega, 22, 2581 E. May Gaw Ne Quong, Manistee, was found guilty on Jan. 22 for larceny. He was sentenced to 180 days jail, serving three months up front and remainder at court’s discretion; 18 months probation; $488 in fines and costs. –…
LUDINGTON — The following people were arraigned this past week in 79th District Court. – Timothy Michael Anderson, 46, 6186 E. Hansen Road, Fountain, was arrested July 31 by the State, Sheriff’s, Chief’s Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for the felony of controlled substance delivery. He was arraigned Feb. 28 and released on personal bond with a bail amount of $5,000.…
By Rob Alway Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The presence of black mold has been discovered at the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, located on North Delia Street. Sheriff Kim Cole told the MCP that measures are taking place to address the issue. Sheriff Cole said the issue stems from a department investigation that started in December after Cole was appointed undersheriff; Cole’s…
LUDINGTON — The following proceedings took place this week in the 79th District Court. – Danny Dee Gipe, 51, 2227 N. Holiday Dr., Mears, was found guilty on Feb. 26 for driving while license suspended. He was sentenced to two days in jail and one year discretionary jail for one year along with $580 in fines and costs. – Mark…
By Allison Scarbrough MCP Correspondent LUDINGTON — Dress in your favorite green garb Saturday, March 16 during the Saint Patrick’s Day festivities in downtown Ludington. Your Irish eyes will be a’ smiling when you find the pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow. The Shamrock Parade begins at noon, featuring fun floats and lively Irish kin. The weekend celebration…
WASHINGTON – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced today that he will not seek re-election in 2014. He released the following statement on his website: “I have decided not to run for re-election in 2014. “This decision was extremely difficult because I love representing the people of Michigan in the U.S. Senate and fighting for the things that I believe are important…
Measure provides state funds for program administration costs LANSING — Historic low water levels have moved harbor dredging to the top of Michigan tourism’s priority list for public marinas and ports in the state, and now private facilities could also receive some state assistance to help improve navigable access. Rep. Ray Franz Thursday co-sponsored legislation to create the Marina Dredging…
Photos by Miranda Beebe SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Central 7th grade volleyball team lost to Hart tonight, 3 matches out of 4 while the MCC 8th grade team won their series 3 matches out of 4. Here are the results: 7th grade: 21-12 MCC 17-21 Hart 14-21 Hart 17-21 Hart 8th Grade: 9-21 Hart 21-15 MCC 21-12 MCC 21-14…
LUDINGTON — Trial dates have been set for additional charges against Mark McCallum. McCallum was found guilty by a jury last week of parental kidnapping. He now faces charges of stealing a car, home invasion and embezzlement. The trial is set to being on May 21 at 9 a.m. If he is found guilty on those charges they will run…
VICTORY TWP. — West Shore Community College has released its Dean’s List for the 2012 Fall Semester. Full-time students achieving a semester grade point average of 3.75 or above receive high honors and full-time students with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749 receive honors. Part-time students are eligible for the Dean’s List when their accumulating grade point averages…
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…
Randomness. A blog by Patrick McClellan Jan 24th 2013 blow-by-blow was: 08:30 Had a dental app at 9-10. Before I left I told the troops (AKA family) I wanted to tackle that 380 SFt sawmill job as soon as they got home from school (early due to tests). It was a great sunny warm (45º+) “January Thaw” kind of day.…
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…
Our View. An editorial. The city of Scottville made headlines across the state this week. Unfortunately, the headlines were not about all the good that is being done in our fine little town but rather about the mayor’s drunk driving conviction. To our count, the story was covered by the Muskegon Chronicle, Grand Haven Tribune, Mlive.com, TV 9 and 10,…
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