Season road weight restrictions begin Saturday. SCOTTVILLE — Seasonal road weight restrictions in Mason County will take effect on Saturday, March 5 beginning at 7 p.m. until further notice, according to the Mason County Road Commission. All county roads will be restricted by reducing the maximum axle load by 35% per axle and truck speeds to 35 mph. Weight and…
Police news, March 1, 2022. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Feb. 28, 2022: 7 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Schoenherr Road south of Hansen Road, Branch Township. 7:55 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, Main Street…
Obituary: Thomas Vissers, 72, of Ludington. Thomas Rodney Vissers, 72, of Ludington, formerly of Coopersville, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. He was born January 12, 1950 in Grand Haven to Robert and Mary (Meindertsma) Vissers. Tom graduated from Coopersville High School in 1969. He went on to study architecture at Ferris State College on a football scholarship. He married…
Obituary: Gail Sterley, 91, of Ludington. Gail M. Sterley, 91, of Ludington passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. She was born October 10, 1930 in Ludington to Claude and Ada (Kimball) Babcock. She graduated from Ludington High School and went on to marry the late Bernard Sterley on July 12, 1947. Gail was a hostess at Scotty’s Restaurant for 30…
Friends of the Ludington State Park encourage winter lantern hikes. Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Katie Provenzano, MCP Correspondent HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — On Saturday, February 26, the Friends of the Ludington State Park held its fourth and final lantern-lit hike of the 2022 season. The…
51st Circuit Court sentencings, Feb. 28, 2022. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The…
Local author’s book recounts stories told by Daniel Boone. Grown Locally is presented by House of Flavors Restaurant of Ludington and features locally owned businesses and locally produced products. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Bryan Broderick, a resident of Pentwater, had always heard family stories about how a distant relative had been friends with famous pioneer Daniel Boone. That evidence became…
Promise Zone student receives #BecauseWeWill education award. WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Samantha Goodman, a West Shore Community College Student and Mason County Promise Scholar from Fountain, was recently selected for a 2022 #BecauseWeWill $1000 education award. #BecauseWeWill is a new student voices campaign, sponsored in…
CTE criminal justice students hold safety event. West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. By Kim Beardslee, Correspondent. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Educational Service District Criminal Justice Program students recently held an all day event in the atrium of the West Shore Community…
Vehicle rear-ends bus. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A school bus was rear-ended by a vehicle while the bus was slowing down to pick up a child Friday, Feb. 25, shortly after 7 a.m. on Jebavy Drive south of Rasmussen Road,…
Recent births, posted Feb. 28, 2022 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following births have been reported: Lucy…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Feb. 28, 2022. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following recent death information…
MCC Educational Foundation’s auction begins Monday. Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central Schools in partnership with Mason County Press. SCOTTVILLE — The 27th annual Mason County Central Educational Foundation’s Community Auction begins at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28 and will continue until March 5. This is the second consecutive year the auction is being held online. …
Educator Spotlight: MCE’s Erika Trim. By Kate Krieger-Watkins, Staff Writer. Educator Spotlight is a presentation of is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, with offices in Scottville and Manistee, offering discounts for MEA members and school employees. CUSTER – Most people going into education do not get the opportunity to be in the classroom full time, teaching before they…
Trekking the NCT: Adapting to the power of ice. By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike…
79th District Court news, posted Feb. 27, 2022. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer.…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Feb. 27, 2022. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following recent death information…
Tapping Day will celebrate the spring harvest. Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Michigan ranks seventh in maple syrup production in the United States. On Saturday, March 19, the public will have the opportunity to see maple syrup being made…
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