Sports Hall of Fame cancels banquet for second year. The Mason County Sports Hall of Fame will not hold an in-person induction event/banquet, for the second year in a year. Stating COVID-19 as the reason, the organization’s board of directors instead will pre-record the induction event. A press release stated: “The Board of Directors has always taken pride in the…
Spectrum Health community update, posted April 29, 2021. LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital provides a bi-weekly community update regarding activities and current information. Some content will be related to the COVID-19 pandemic as new information becomes available or changes occur. Other content will be general information related to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. For the latest COVID-19 information, visit www.spectrumhealth.org/covid.…
More April showers possible overnight; cloudy Friday. The weather is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, with offices in Scottville, Ludington, and Manistee: Partly cloudy skies tonight with periods of showers late. Low temperature of 39 degrees. Winds northwest at 10 to 15 mph. Friday, April 30, 2021 Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny…
Teacher Spotlight: MCC’s Brooks Johnson, getting kids active. By Kate Krieger-Watkins, staff writer. Teacher Spotlight is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, with offices in Ludington, Pentwater, Shelby, Hart, Hesperia, Manistee, Montague, Whitehall, North Muskegon, and Fruitport. SCOTTVILLE – Mason County Central elementary physical education teacher Brook Johnson believes physical education is just as important as academics. “Teaching PE is…
Three-count SSCENT warrant arrest tops police activity. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, April 27, 2021: 2:17 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 26-year-old Ludington woman was arrested on an outstanding three-count State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics…
Obituary: Phyllis Bruni, 96, of Ludington. Phyllis Louise Williams Bruni of Ludington, Michigan passed away unexpectedly, but quietly, on April 22, 2021 at age 96. Phyllis was born on a farm west of Riverdale, Michigan on November 12, 1924 to Fred and Rhea Williams, the third of four children. She graduated from Riverdale High School in 1942 and attended Central…
Man convicted of CSC avoids jail due to state sentencing reform bill. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 60-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to five years probation for a conviction of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 27. Jack James Johnson, of 494 S. Pere Marquette Hwy., avoided a jail term for the high-court…
US News and World Reports ranks LHS in top 7% of Michigan high schools. Oriole News is a presentation of Ludington Area School District in partnership with Mason County Press. LUDINGTON — Every year US News and World Reports magazine ranks the best high schools around the state and nation. Ludington High School earned the distinction of one of America’s…
Avid hiker proposes plan to restore Riverside Park trails. SCOTTVILLE — Joan Young of Amber Township presented a plan to the Scottville City Commission during its regular meeting last week to restore the hiking trail at Riverside Park. Several years ago, former mayor Bruce Krieger, designed and created the trail that runs on the outer edge of the east side…
News Alert: Vehicle fire in Summit Township. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Riverton Fire Department has been dispatched to the 4700 block of South Pere Marquette Highway for a report of a vehicle fire.
Police news, April 27, 2021. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, April 26, 2021: 8:45 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 freeway north of Conrad Road, Amber Township. 2:23 p.m., alarm activation, Pere Marquette Township. 10:16 p.m.,…
Obituary: Susan Parkinson, 70, of Ludington. Susan Betty Parkinson (1950-2021). A child of God. . . First and foremost, this is what Sue would want you to know about her. And if she were writing this obituary, it would begin and end with that statement. Never one to use many words when four would suffice, those four would be it.…
Obituary: Marcella Heglund, 85, of Scottville. Marcella Valeria Heglund, 85, of Scottville passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington surrounded by her beloved family. Marcella was born on June 28, 1935 in Chicago, the daughter of Joseph and Valeria Lillian (Macyauskas) Astrauskas. On February 19, 1955 she wed Frank Heglund at St.…
LHS senior letters. LUDINGTON – Graduation is right around the corner and as part of the Ludington High School tradition, high school counselors are asking anyone interested in writing a letter to a graduating senior or the entire 2021 graduating class to send letters to Ludington High School, attn: Counseling Department, 508 North Washington Avenue, Ludington, MI 49431 or they…
Rain possible Wednesday. The weather is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, with offices in Scottville, Ludington, and Manistee: Cloudy skies tonight with showers and a possible thunderstorm late; 77% of rain. Low temperature of 49 degrees. Winds north at 6 mph. Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Rain showers early with overcast skies later. Rain in the evening. High 57;…
Full Court Press: Drag racer Danny Angell. Full Court Press is a sports and recreation webcast presented by House of Flavors, Inc. and Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Orthopedics. WEARE TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — Danny Angell has been drag racing since he was a teenager. The 26-year-old Mason County Central graduate said his grandfather, the late Dan Petersen of Riverton Township…
Scottville to offer swim lessons. SCOTTVILLE — The City of Scottville will be offering swimming lessons to children this summer at its Riverside Park swimming pool. The city is partnering with swim instructor Tess Hallead-Versluis. Hallead-Versluis is a certified swimming instructor who has has been a lifeguard and participated in swimming competitions. Classes are limited to eight kids per session…
Man arrested for domestic assault in Walmart parking lot. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Scottville man was arrested for domestic assault following several 911 calls reporting a male allegedly assaulting a female in the Walmart parking lot Friday, April 23, shortly before 7:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “The man was arrested and lodged in the Mason…
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