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Dennis Franklin Houk November 10, 1944 – May 9, 2024 On the evening of May 9, Dennis Houk, 79, of Pentwater, escaped from the bonds of Parkinson’s disease and joined his parents in heaven. Born in Ludington on November 10, 1944, to Elsa Mae (Wrege) Houk and Charles Franklin Houk, he waited six months for his father to return from…
Gary Michael Boyer, 32, of Mancelona, formerly of Irons, tragically passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Gary was born on March 15, 1992, the son of Gary Hawks and Rebecca Reynolds. He attended school at Carsonville – Port Sanilac High School. Gary was employed at East Jordan Iron Works. Gary was a passionate outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting and fishing,…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Entrepreneurs with a new or existing business idea can win $5,000 in start-up funds in the Momentum 5×5 Competition, returning to Ludington on Tuesday, August 13. Participants may apply now to the contest; no business plan is required. Then, five finalists will be chosen to present their business ideas to a panel of judges at Epworth…
SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG), and family members ages 10 years and up, can learn basic CPR at the monthly GRG meeting Wednesday, May 15, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at the Scottville Area Senior Center, 140 S. Main St. Any “kinship caregiver” raising a young relative is eligible to join the GRG program. Those interested are asked…
LUDINGTON — A 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested on Friday, May 10, 2024 by Ludington Police Department for assault by strangulation. Police were called to the 500 block of North Washington Avenue at 10:07 a.m. for a report of a domestic assault. The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. Support Local…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 62-year-old Lake, Mich. man received serious injuries following a two vehicle head-on crash on Hoague Road west of US 31 Friday, May 10. The crash occurred about 5 p.m. The man was injured after a vehicle, driven by a 31-year-old Montague man, turned left into his path. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured…
John “Jack” Treml, 88, of Custer, died on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Friends may meet with his family for a time of visitation on Friday, May 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Custer. The Rosary will be prayed for Jack starting at 7:30 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Jack…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is a report of activity from Mason County law enforcement from Thursday, May 9 to Sunday, May 12, 2024. Thursday, May 9, 2024 5:56 a.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Car/deer crash, no injuries, Conrad Road near Stiles Road, Amber Township. 5:37…
Mary E. Halvorson, 81, of Ludington, died on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. The…
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, may 18, 2024 for Ann Louise (Nelson) Kasley, 58, of Ludington who passed away on March 15, 2024. The service will take place beginning at 3 p.m. at the amphitheater at the Ludington State Park with visitation beginning at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in her honor would be appreciated to…
Lucita Bullard, 73, of Custer, died Tuesday, on April 30, 2024. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. The easiest…
Harry Lee Fargo, 84, of Fountain, died on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. The…
Loreli L. Kravako, 85, of Ponce de Leon, Florida, died on Thursday, May 9, 2024 in Custer. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts…
Dennis Franklin Houk, 79, of Pentwater, died on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Support Local News Receive email alerts and recaps starting at $10 per month Thank you for reading…
Patricia Evelyn Petersen, 91 of Ludington, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024. She was born March 27, 1933, in Muskegon, the daughter of the late Carl L. and Elizabeth A. (Przybylski) Adamczyk. Pat graduated from St. Simon High School with the Class of 1950. The following year, Pat married Don Demery Petersen on November 10, 1951 at St. Simon…
Movie was filmed mostly in Mason and Oceana counties By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief GRAND RAPIDS — A locally produced film is being released in theaters nationwide at the end of this month. “Deer Camp ’86” was written and produced by Harold David Cronk of Scottville and Eric Michiela of Holland under the pseudonyms Bo Hansen and Riley Taurus. The super…
LUDINGTON — Lake Michigan Carferry Service announced today that it has again moved the SS Badger’s first sailing of the 2024 forward to 9 a.m. on Friday, May 17. In April, LMC had announced the first sailing was to be June 1. The Badger’s coal-powered boilers will be lit this weekend. The Badger’s 2023 sailing season was cut short in…
Spartan News is presented by Mason County Central Schools in partnership with Mason County Press. Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Over 450 people attended Mason County Central’s third annual Community Agriculture Night Wednesday at the Upper Elementary parking lot. The event included a variety of farm, industrial and educational displays, wagon rides, the Michigan Farm Bureau Farm Science…
LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Fort Campbell, Tennessee man pleaded guilty to all four counts in connection to an attempt to enroll as a Mason County Central High School student last February after meeting an MCC student online. Kevin Gerald Flick is convicted of child sexually abusive activity, child sexually abusive material possession and two counts of using a computer to…
The FBI was informed of the threat directly by Snapchat which relayed the message to local law enforcement. LUDINGTON — A bomb threat was made via the social media app, SnapChat, at OJ DeJonge Middle School Wednesday evening, May 8, according to a joint press release from the Ludington Police Department and Ludington Area Schools. “The Ludington Police Department was…
By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Charles Keith Moody, 35; four counts of delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance (narcotics/cocaine) and fourth offense habitual offender; arrested Feb. 1 by Ludington Police Department; arraigned May 2; preliminary hearing: May 22; bai: $100,000 cash. -Marshon Lafon Heath, Jr., 27; three counts…
