LPD weekend report.

August 3, 2020

LPD weekend report. #MasonCountyCrime 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 activity of the Ludington Police Department over the weekend: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020: – 12:49 a.m.​, loud noise complaint, subjects contacted and quieted down, 1200 block of North Lakeshore Drive, City of Ludington.​ –…

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Theft investigations top police activity.

August 3, 2020

Theft investigations top police activity. #MasonCountyCrime 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 activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Thursday, July 30, 2020: – 10:12 a.m., alarm activation, Hamlin Township. – Noon, stolen kayak, 1800 block of West Hansen Road, Amber Township. The…

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CMH offering free mental health and wellness app.

August 3, 2020

CMH offering free mental health and wellness app. West Michigan Community Mental Health (WMCMH) is providing a free mental health and wellness app. Called myStrength, the free app offers access to clinically proven tools to manage stress, depression, anxiety, substance use disorders and other common behavioral health conditions along with COVID-19 resources. Users may choose to complete self-directed courses or…

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Partly cloudy skies Tuesday.

August 3, 2020

Partly cloudy skies Tuesday. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. The weather is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, with offices in Scottville, Ludington, and Manistee: Partly cloudy tonight with a low temperature of 51 degrees. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 Partly cloudy during the day. Mostly clear in the evening. High 70; low 49. Precipitation: 20% day; 10% evening. Wind:…

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Candidate profiles: 101st House of Representatives 

August 2, 2020

Candidate profiles: 101st House of Representatives  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Primary Election takes place on Aug. 4. During the election, nominations are made from both the Republican and Democrat parties to decide who each respective party’s candidate will be in the November General Election. These profiles will feature the candidates who are running in contested races.  Both…

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Funeral notice: Duane Cooper, 78, Summit Township.

August 2, 2020

Funeral notice: Duane Cooper, 78, Summit Township. Duane G. Cooper, 78, passed away May 24, 2020 (see obituary here). A Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be held at 10: 30 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Simon Catholic Church, with Rev. Wayne B. Wheeler, Jr. presiding. Burial, with military honors, will follow about noon, at…

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Coolman becomes board certified nurse practitioner, accepting patients. 

August 2, 2020

Coolman becomes board certified nurse practitioner, accepting patients.  Amber Coolman, a nurse with Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Obstetrics & Gynecology, recently became board certified as a nurse practitioner in women’s health. She will now be taking her own patients at the OB/GYN clinic located at 250 Nelson Road in Ludington, working alongside doctors Marian Fuller, Dan Gentry, and Margaret Gustafson,…

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Rain, cooler temps, Monday.

August 2, 2020

Rain, cooler temps, Monday. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. The weather is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, with offices in Scottville, Ludington, and Manistee: Considerable cloudiness tonight. Occasional rain showers after midnight. Low temperature of 58 degrees. Winds north-northeast at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain, 50%. Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 Showers in the morning then cloudy…

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Body of kayaker recovered in PM River.

July 31, 2020

Body of kayaker recovered in PM River. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol deputies recovered the body of Nicholas Howard King, 64, of Commerce Township, about 10 a.m. today, Friday, July 31, 2020 in the Pere Marquette River. According to Sheriff Kim Cole, King’s kayak was discovered by passersby in the river about…

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Emergency personnel searching for missing kayaker. 

July 31, 2020

Emergency personnel searching for missing kayaker.  BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel have been searching for a missing kayaker since since Thursday evening. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, the 64-year-old Commerce Township man’s kayak was found overturned in the Pere Marquette River about a mile south of Budzynski Road at 8:45 p.m. Thursday. Personnel from MCSO Dive Team, Branch…

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Recent arraignments include assaulting police officer charges.

July 31, 2020

Recent arraignments include assaulting police officer charges. #MasonCountyCrime By Alan Neushwander. Contributing writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Christian Lee Mitchell, 29, of 508 E. Danaher St., Ludington, was arrested July 24 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on a felony charge of assault/resisting/obstructing a police officer. Probable cause hearing: Aug.…

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Safe Harbor Credit Union breaks ground for new building.

July 31, 2020

Safe Harbor Credit Union breaks ground for new building. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Safe Harbor Credit Union officially broke ground at its new location at 5511 W. US 10, between Jebavy Drive and Pere Marquette Highway today, Friday, July 31, 2020. The new location will replace the growing credit union’s present site at 1200 E. Tinkham Ave. in the City…

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Obituary: Dewey Knott, 44, Fountain.

July 31, 2020

Obituary: Dewey Knott, 44, Fountain. Dewey G. Knott, 44, of Fountain passed away suddenly Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He was born November 22, 1975 in Ludington to Harry and Pansy (Medley) Knott.   Dewey graduated from Mason County Eastern in 1995. Dewey was always helping anyone in need. He loved his time working at the Briggs Farm. Dewey enjoyed four-wheeling, mud…

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Police news.

July 30, 2020

Police news. #MasonCountyCrime 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 Wednesday, July 29, 2020: – 7:38 a.m., alarm activation, Logan Township. – 10:23 a.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 east of Jebavy Drive, Pere Marquette Township. – 11:19 a.m.,…

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Recent births, posted July 30, 2020

July 30, 2020

Recent births, posted July 30, 2020 The birth announcements are a presentation of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.  The following births have been reported: (Unless indicated otherwise, births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital). Briggs Axel Jabrocki, the son of Ashley and Daryl Jabrocki of Scottville, was born Saturday, July 18, 2020. Atreus Adam Alejandro Solis, the son of Crystal Boldridge and…

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Recent deaths, posted July 30, 2020

July 30, 2020

Recent deaths, posted July 30, 2020 This post is a presentation of Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133. The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Edward F. Burgess, 83, of Lake Placid, Fla., and summer resident of Ludington, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.  Funeral arrangements by…

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The Scoop: Water safety.

July 29, 2020

The Scoop: Water safety. LUDINGTON — Today on MCP’s The Scoop, Kate Krieger-Watkins interviews Mason County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Deputy Mark Willis about water safety.  The Scoop is a presentation of West Shore Bank.

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Police news.

July 29, 2020

Police news. #MasonCountyCrime 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: Saturday, July 25, 2020: – 3:40 p.m., (Michigan State Police), attempted breaking and entering, a key snapped off in the key lock when an intruder or intruders attempted to…

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