By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Fire severely damaged a St. Mary’s Lake cottage on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Emergency personnel were dispatched to 6671 S. Lorne Dr. at 4:08 p.m. According to Riverton Fire Department Chief Joe Cooper, a homeowner from across the lake noticed thick black smoke coming from the roof of the unoccupied house. Cooper said…
On Friday, Feb. 7, at 9 a.m., Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole will host Coffee with Sheriff Kim Cole at State and Main Coffee Shop, 101 S. Main St. He will discuss his plan for patrols in Scottville and will also share information relevant to the sheriff’s office around the county. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — As the City…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Dozens of well-wishers attended an open house for retiring Mason County Administrator Fabian Knizacky Friday afternoon at the Mason County Airport terminal. Knizacky has been county administrator for 31 years. He was the first person to hold the position. Kaitlyn Szczypka, who has been deputy administrator for the past year will officially…
Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. LUDINGTON — Ice breaks up around the North Breakwater Lighthouse on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. _____________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month.…
LUDINGTON — A Mason County Jail inmate attacked a corrections deputy Monday morning, Jan. 27, was arraigned earlier this week in 79th District Court. Harvey Darnell John Jackson, 28, was arraigned on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. His actions required a deputy to be transported to the hospital for medical treatment, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “On…
By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Misdemeanors -Verna Kay Pena, 53; fourth-degree child abuse; arrested Sept. 1 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Jan. 23; pretrial: Feb. 10; bail: $500 personal recognizance. -James Warren Howe, 49; second offense domestic violence; arrested Jan. 24 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office;…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025: 10:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway north of Lattin Road, Summit Township. 4:52 p.m., (MCSO), a 48-year-old Manistee man was arrested for methamphetamine…
Geraldine Rogers, 88, of Free Soil went home to be with Jesus on January 22, 2025, with her daughter Francine and son in law, John, by her side. Geraldine was born on May 28, 1936 in Detroit to Homer Ora Massey and Beatrice Smith Massey, the oldest of five siblings. She attended grade school up to 8th grade in Plymouth.…
The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com. Dane Scott Richert, the son of Elysia and Nicholas Richert of Ludington, was born on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Mavis Elowen Bonnau, the daughter of Aubriana and Matthew Bonnau of Manistee, was born on Thursday, January 30, 2025.…
William Ronald Crilley, 85, of Ludington, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Western Michigan Fair Association was recently honored by the Michigan Harness Horse Association with its 2024 MHHA Fair Track Appreciation Award. In 2024, harness racing during the Western Michigan Fair had to be cancelled due to rain, which resulted in poor track conditions. The fair association then rescheduled the races for late September. During the…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025: 5:39 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Oceana Drive, Summit Township. 10:58 a.m., a 39-year-old Idlewild man was arrested on a felony larceny warrant issued in Lake…
Photo by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER — Mason County Eastern will hold its homecoming spirit week from Feb. 2-8. The week will include the homecoming game on Friday, Feb. 7 when the varsity boys basketball team plays against Pentwater High School. Crowning of the homecoming king and queen will take place during half-time of that game. The week will conclude…
LUDINGTON — The Community Foundation for Mason County has launched The Campaign for Mason County: Building a Stronger Community Together, a $5 million fundraising effort that aspires to meet Mason County’s urgent needs and opportunities by tripling the Community Foundation’s grant making capacity. Hamlin Township residents Lee and Joan Schoenherr have pledged $1 million towards the campaign. The Community Foundation…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Oceana County man facing multiple charges in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, including delivery of a controlled substance causing death, rejected a plea offer Tuesday, Jan. 28, of serving a minimum of just over 19 years in prison. Travis Michael Gale, who is lodged in the Mason County Jail on a…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Manistee man pleaded no contest in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 28, to assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Derrick Allen Henton stabbed Nathan Horacek of Mason County at a house party in the 500 block of Emily Street in Ludington last June. Horacek,…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Ludington Police Department Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025: 11:02 p.m., a 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a felony warrant issued by Muskegon County’s 60th District Court for failure to pay child support, 300 block of South…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College’s Humankind Series will present award-winning author Timothy Egan on Wednesday, Feb. 5 beginning at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Egan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Book Award recipient, is renowned for his works on pivotal moments in…
David Lee Luskin, 74, of Ludington, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Dave was born on April 30, 1950, in Ludington, the son of the late Edward Joseph and Arlene Marie (Polcin) Luskin. He was a 1968 graduate of Ludington High School. Shortly after graduation, he earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Central Michigan University. For over 30…
Ronald W. Ortquist passed away on January 27, 2025. Ron was born in Muskegon on June 5, 1940. He married his high school sweetheart, Janet Legard, in 1960. Ron and Jan moved to Ludington in 1965 when Ron took a position as assistant cashier at the National Bank of Ludington (NBL). He was quickly promoted to vice president and cashier…
LANSING — State Rep. Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) has been elected to serve as an associate speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 2025-26 legislative session. “I am honored to be selected by my peers to assume this leadership role,” VanderWall said. “I look forward to continuing to work alongside them to advance policies that matter to…
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