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Active for Life Expo is June 23. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Senior Center will hold its seventh annual Active for Life Expo on Thursday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at OJ DeJonge Middle School. The event is free. Lunches will be sold at $1 for the first 200 visitors. There will be 40 vendors sharing exceptional…
Marine animals to be featured at libraries. LUDINGTON — Children and families are invited to meet marine animals at the Mason County District Library on Monday, June 20 at 1 p.m. at the Ludington library and Wednesday, June 22 at 1 p.m. at the Scottville Library. Humans live on land but share the planet with a large variety of sea…
Det. Sgt. Posma honored by sheriff’s association. Mason County Sheriff’s Office Det. Sgt. Tom Posma was recently presented with the Michigan Sheriff’s Association’s Presidential Citation and Medal for his 30 years of service in law enforcement. Posma began his law enforcement career in 1992 after graduating from West Shore Community College with a 4.0 grade point average. He worked for…
Manistee man charged in shooting of Free Soil man. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FILER TOWNSHIP (Manistee County) — A 37-year-old Manistee man has been charged for allegedly shooting a 31-year-old Free Soil Friday evening. Leonard Roger Sannes was arraigned in Manistee County’s 85th District Court and charged with assault with intent to murder, felonious assault and two counts of felony…
Rupert Wates opens Ludington State Park series Wednesday HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Rupert Wates opens the 2022 summer entertainment series at Ludington State Park Wednesday, June 15, at 7 p.m. at the amphitheater located south of the walking bridge over the Big Sable River in the park. The singer/songwriter was born in London, studied at Oxford, and for 10 years performed…
Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital hosts Lakestride Family Fun Run LUDINGTON — Over 160 runners and walkers participated in the Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Lakestride Family Fun Run on Friday, June 10 in downtown Ludington. The first one over the finish line was Eliza Schwass of Ludington, with a time of 5 minutes, 58 seconds. Schwass was closely followed by Tyler Albrecht…
Weekend police news, June 13, 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 police activity over the weekend in Mason County: Friday, June 10, 2022: 3:05 p.m., (Ludington Police Department) a 37-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on two outstanding failure to appear warrants, Olmstead…
Obituary: Rochelle Herban, 92, of Ludington, formerly of Scottville. Rochelle Ruth Herban, 92, of Ludington, formerly of Scottville, passed away on June 9, 2022. Rochelle was born on February 15, 1930 in Ludington, the daughter of William and Mamie (Marquand) Rohrmoser. She graduated from Scottville High School with the class of 1948. On September 8, 1951, she married the love…
Request for Bids: Mason County Road Commission: Gravel & 2NS Material. Bids are due no later than 11 a.m. on Tuesday June 28, 2022. Download document here.
Firefighters extinguish fire at Timbers in downtown Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Firefighters from Ludington Fire Department and Pere Marquette Township Fire Department spent about an hour extinguishing a fire at Timbers Steak and Seafood restaurant, 320 S. James St., Saturday, June 11. Ludington Fire Department was dispatched at 9:39 p.m. About 10:30 p.m., LFD Fire Chief John…
News Alert: Fire on South James Street. LUDINGTON — Ludington Fire Department has been dispatched to Timbers Restaurant, 320 S. James St. for a reported fire.
Free Soil man shot in Filer Township. FILER TOWNSHIP (Manistee County) — A 31-year-old Free Soil man was injured during a shooting incident that occurred about 10 p.m. on Friday, June 10, 2022 in the 2200 block of Maple Road, near Adamczak Road. According to Manistee County Sheriff Brian Gutowski, a 37-year-old Manistee man was arrested following the incident. Gutowski…
District court arraignments, posted June 11, 2022. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Tony Lamont James; year of birth, 1992; controlled substance deliver/manufacturing of methamphetamine, habitual offender third conviction; offense date, Jan. 1, 2022; arrested by Ludington Police Dept.; arraigned on June 6, 2022; probable cause conference, June 15, 2022 at…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted June 11, 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…
Request for Proposals: Request for Proposals: Registered Dietician Services West Michigan Community Mental Health With locations at: West Michigan Community Mental Health Office locations: 920 Diana Street, Ludington, MI 49431 105 Lincoln Street, Hart, MI 49420 1090 N. Michigan Avenue, Baldwin, MI 49304 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) West Michigan Community Mental Health (WM CMH) is inviting prospective proponents to submit…
Shelby school board selects Olmstead; Mesyar, Forner interviewed. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor and Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHELBY — The Shelby Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to offer its superintendent position to Shelby High School Mark Olmstead during a special meeting Thursday evening. Prior to taking action, the board of education interviewed Olmstead and Dan Mesyar, who is currently…
Obituary; Cathy VanSickle, 73, of Branch. Cathy Lou VanSickle, 73, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022 at her home in Branch. Cathy was born on December 28, 1948 in Ludington, the daughter of Donald and Helen (Koikas) Abrahamson. She graduated from Ludington High School then attended Kendall College of Art and Design. She enjoyed her life with her partner,…
Aubree Genta receives MCC Courage of Gabe Award. Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central Public Schools in partnership with Mason County Press. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central fifth grade student Aubree Genta received the MCC Upper Elementary’s Courage of Gabe Award today, June 10, during the school’s end-of-the school year awards ceremony. The…
One injured in Walhalla crash. 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. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A two vehicle crash in Walhalla Thursday afternoon resulted in one person being transported to the hospital. Emergency personnel were called to the scene, US 10 east of Walhalla, at 3:40 p.m.…
Obituary: David Hammond-Koskey, 68, of Ludington. Lt. David Michael Hammond-Koskey, PA, 68, of Ludington passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 from complications from a stroke. Dave was born October 2, 1953 in Wausau, Wisc. to Edmond and Joyce (Kinney) Koskey. He graduated from Wausau High School in 1971 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was trained as an LPN…
VIDEO: MCC Middle School Girls Track Team, Conference Champs. Full Court Press is a sports and recreation webcast presented by Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Orthopedics. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Girls Middle School Track Coach Keri Sanders has coached for over two decades. For the first time in her career, the team recently won the conference championship. Toni Swinehart speaks…
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