Mason County Board of Commissioners District 4 Pere Marquette Township Precinct 2: Rita Copenhaver, Democrat: 367 Lewis Squires, Republican (incumbent): 521 Results are unofficial Mason County Press will report on the contested local races as results come and will post totals of the unofficial results once they have been tallied by the county clerk’s office.
Election results to date, City of Ludington mayor race City of Ludington Mayor Race Two precincts out of six reporting: Precinct 4: Mark Barnett: 263 Steve Miller: 166 Precinct 5: Mark Barnett: 273 Steve Miller: 200 Totals 2/6 precincts Barnett: 536 Miller: 366 Results are unofficial Mason County Press will report on the contested local races as results come and…
Mental Health Matters: A Thankful November By Cindy Boerema, West Michigan Community Mental Health November is the month that we reminisce on what we are thankful for in our lives. I am thankful that my son, Erik, 43, who has Down Syndrome has been able to be involved in Dimensions Unlimited program for 17 years. It is run through West…
Police news, Nov. 8, 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 activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Nov. 7, 2022: 8:17 a.m., alarm activation, Branch Township. 3:50 p.m., a 22-year-old Fountain man was cited for driving while license suspended following a…
Center for the Arts receives operational support grant LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA) has been awarded an operational support grant from the Michigan Arts & Culture Council (MACC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for $11,250 for the fiscal year of 2023. Organizations receiving a grant from MACC and the NEA are required…
Obituary: Kimberly King, 66, of Free Soil Kimberly “Kim” Ann King, 66, of Free Soil, formerly of San Diego, Cali., passed away at home on Thursday, November 3, 2022. Kim was born February 21, 1956, in Manistee, the daughter of Milan and Lucille (Garber) Tessman of East Lake. She graduated from Manistee High School in 1974. Kim’s top priority was…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Nov. 8, 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…
MCE school board election results CUSTER — The following are the results of the Mason County Eastern Board of Education election. Four seats were open with two named candidates. Curtis Stewart, 1,305 Tanya Hawke, 1,227 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…
Armed robber pleads ‘no contest’ in Oceana Co. case. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 51-year-old Mears man pleaded “no contest” Monday, Nov. 7, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court to armed robbery, agreeing to an 18-year minimum prison term. Harold Raymond Labeau, of 5845 W. 6th St., robbed and assaulted an elderly couple in Golden Township and then…
Sandcastles Children’s Museum receives grant from Community Foundation LUDINGTON — Sandcastles Children’s Museum has been awarded a grant of $5,000 from the Community Foundation for Mason County to build a new science exhibit called Michigan Woodlands. The new exhibit will complement the existing exhibit on the third floor called Grandpa’s Farm, just as Michigan farms often blend into wooded areas. Michigan…
Be kind at the polls The General Election takes place Tuesday, Nov. 8 with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mason County Clerk Cheryl Kelly said she wanted to remind voters to be kind to the election workers. “Many hours of training, setting up, and education have gone into preparation for this election, please be nice to the…
Fundraising campaign supporting conservation district SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Lake Conservation District is hosting a match campaign to raise funds throughout the month of November. An anonymous donor will match dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 total for the campaign. The funds stay directly in the community and fund conservation projects to protect natural resources and enrich the wellbeing of our area. The…
WSCC, Michigan Works partner with Ludington hospital for RN apprentice program The first-ever registered nurse (RN) apprentice program in the state of Michigan was signed into effect Thursday at a ceremony held at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant. Billed by Russell Davis, director of the Michigan Department of Apprenticeship, US Department of Labor as “a home run that can…
Thief or thieves cut catalytic converters from vehicles. 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. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the larceny theft of two catalytic converters in the 600 block of West First Street, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The…
Lakeshore Drive street closure LUDINGTON — Lakeshore Drive (M-116) will be closed beginning Tuesday, Nov. 8 until Wednesday, Nov. 9, for a sewer repair. Traffic will be detoured to Rath Avenue north to Tinkham Avenue.
Recent births, posted Nov. 7, 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: Charlie…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Nov. 7, 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…
Animal Shelter to hold cat and dog adoption event Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Animal Shelter will hold a free cat and dog adoption event Thursday, Nov. 17 from 3 to 6 p.m. and…
Severe thunderstorm warning issued, 2:39 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning, effective at 2:39 p.m., for Mason and Oceana counties, until 4:15 p.m. Severe thunderstorms were located along a line ine extending from 15 miles northwest of Silver Lake to 30 miles west of Grand Haven, moving northeast at 65 mph with wind gusts of…
The Vogue to offer encore showings of “Deer Camp ’86” By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MANISTEE — The Vogue Theatre has added two more showings of the locally produced, award winning movie “Deer Camp ’86” after it was sold out tonight, Friday, Nov. 4. The film will show again on Monday, Nov. 14 and — fittingly — Tuesday, Nov. 15. Both…
Local businesses defrauded roughly $250,000 by organized scam operation. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Businesses in Mason and Oceana counties were defrauded a total of approximately $250,000 by a sophisticated scam operation that involved cashing fake payroll checks. “There are three stores in Oceana that were impacted by a group of scammers that came up from Central America, Honduras,…
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