UPDATED. LUDINGTON — Mike Oakes, former superintendent of Ludington Area Schools and Mason County Eastern schools died this afternoon while attending a meeting at Memorial Medical Center. Oakes was at a Mason County Community Foundation meeting, held in the basement of the hospital, when he suffered a heart attack, MCP has been told. The Eden Township resident was the executive…
LUDINGTON — Megan Payment said she has not ruled out running for mayor of Ludington but she has not made any decisions yet. A group of Payment’s friends entered Saturday’s St. Patrick’s parade endorsing the downtown business owner to run for Ludington’s top office. “Saturday’s parade entry was an initiative started by a few of my friends after November’s elections,”…
LUDINGTON — Two Ludington teens were arraigned recently for safe breaking and home invasion. Kaine Alexander Linstrom, 17, 418 N. Ferry St., and a 16-year-old Ludington male were arrested following two incidences, Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett told MCP. The first incident occurred Feb. 28 in the 400 block of East Ludington Avenue. The other incident happened either March 2…
SCOTTVILLE — Richard Maki is expected to be sworn in as Scottville’s new mayor during the city commission’s regular meeting tonight. Maki has been serving as mayor pro-tem. He replaces Joe Baxter who resigned last week after being jailed for violating the terms of his drunk driving sentence (see related stories). City Manager Amy Williams said she has only received…
LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council will take a step forward in improving the west end of Ludington Avenue tonight during its regular meeting. It is expected to adopt a resolution to submit a $300,000 grant with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The grant will help offset costs of the $479,000 project. The city is looking to create improved pedestrian…
VICTORY TWP. — West Shore Community College’s Board of Trustees will take a look at increasing tuition rates beginning the fall semester. “Increasing tuition is always a difficult decision,” President Charles Dillon wrote in a memo to the board. “But with your leadership, we have consistently honored our foundational commitment to affordability. Our tuition increases have always focused on putting…
AMBER TWP. — The Amber Township Board of Trustees is expected to appoint a new trustee during its regular meeting this afternoon. The appointment fills a vacancy left by Jim Gallie Sr. when he was appointed as supervisor last month. Gallie replaced Larry Donovan, who resigned due to illness. Donovan passed away earlier this month. The board is also expected…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Schools Board of Education is expected to approve a bid to C&I Electrical of Ludington for electrical work. C&I was the low bidder at $92,000. The board had budgeted $200,000 for electrical work, which also includes $16,000 for an electrical engineer. Electrical upgrades are expected to begin during spring break next week. The board…
SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Central Board of Education will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the Scottville Elementary gymnasium. Board members will watch a demonstration from kindergarten Sue Anderson and some of her students on how they are using iPads in the classroom. The board is expected to hire Ann Genson and Denyse Briggs as the co-directors of this…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council is expected to approve a bid to renovate the Stearns Park north concession stand restrooms during its regular meeting Monday. A low bid of $84,890 was received from Winberg Construction of Montague; Winberg submitted an additional bid of $15,900 to tile the walls in the restroom rather than painting the concrete block walls. “Though…
SCOTTVILLE — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is expected to clean up ground contamination at 142 S. Main Street. City Manager Amy Williams said she has been working with the DEQ for a few years on the right-of-way at that address. Williams said the DEQ discovered the contamination when the downtown block of South Main Street was reconstructed in…
LUDINGTON – The following were sentenced last week in 51st Circuit Court: – Scott Allen Woodcock, 40, 143 N. Jebavy Dr., No. 4, Pere Marquette Twp., was sentenced on March 12 for the Jan. 27, 2013 guilty verdict of accosting children and child abuse. He was sentenced to 365 days in jail for each count, serving 9 months up front,…
LUDINGTON – The following proceedings took place last week in 79th District Court. – Joshua Glen Heckman, 28, 2070 E. Sugar Grove Rd., Sherman Twp., was found guilty on March 12 for operating a vehicle while impaired by liquor. He was sentenced to one day in jail; 93 days discretionary jail for one year; must attend alcohol highway safety education;…
LUDINGTON — A group of people marched in the Ludington St. Patrick’s Day parade Saturday campaigning for Megan Payment to be the next Ludington mayor. The group wore green t-shirts with “Megan Payment for Mayor” written on them. They also held a banner and handed out pins with the same message. Payment is the co-owner of the popular Mitten Bar…
SCOTTVILLE — Over 2,700 people attended the 22nd annual Family Affair at Mason County Central High School Saturday. Angie Hood, event chair, said it was the biggest Family Affair to date with 53 booths. Children and parents could participate in a variety of activities from arts and crafts to informational booths. The traveling trophy for most interactive booth went to…
LUDINGTON – A 40-year-old RivertonTownship man was arrested this week for criminal sexual conduct in an incident involving an 8-year-old boy. Another man was arrested for safe breaking. Details of their arraignments and other arraignments in front of the magistrate in 79thDsitrict Court this week are as follows: Felonies: – Robert James Miller, 40, 4964 S. Stiles Rd., Riverton Twp.,…
HAMLIN TWP. — The Hamlin Township Board of Trustees talked briefly about increasing the wages for township employees, including themselves, during their monthly meeting Thursday. “It’s time,” said trustee Larry Rees. “At least cost of living.” Michigan’s suggested cost of living increase is 2.4 percent. Clerk Catherine Lewis said she has looked at wages from other townships and municipalities. She…
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