The following are closings and cancellations for Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Please check this list for updates. Schools Baldwin Community School Covenant Christian School, Ludington Hart Public Schools Hesperia Community Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area School District Manistee Area Public Schools Mason County Central Public Schools, including Victory Early Childhood Center (Scottville Elementary holiday program has been…
Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Photo feature by Jeff Kiessel, MCP Contributor VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Members of the Ludington Area Curling Club get together at West Shore Community Ice Arena on Sundays to throw some stones. The group’s members wants to share their enthusiasm for the…
MASON COUNTY — The National Weather Service has upgraded the winter storm watch to a winter storm warning. The warning is in effect from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, to 1 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6. Heavy snow and blowing snow are expected with total accumulations between 4 and 10 inches with locally higher amounts possible. Winds are expected to…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity: Monday, Dec. 2, 2024: 6:20 p.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Angling Road south of Manales Road, Victory Township. 6:49 p.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Pere Marquette Highway north of Meisenheimer Road, Summit Township. 7:34…
Employment: Cleaning Person Weare Township is looking for a person to clean its township hall: Two hours a week (the first week will possibly be up to 8 hours), $30 per hour. Duties will include floors, bathroom, dusting, sanitizing, general housekeeping. Please send Resume to Weare Township Attention: Melanie Sayles 6506 N Oceana Drive Hart, MI. 49420 This is a…
Shirley Koviak, 89, of Fountain, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at Munson Hospital in Traverse City. She was born March 22, 1935, in Fountain, daughter of Charles and Ada (Goff) Williams. Shirley attended and graduated from Free Soil High School and was married to Ernest Koviak on August 14, 1954, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Custer. Shirley…
Cheryle Marie Seymour, 73, of Fountain, formerly of Ludington, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Cheryle was born on June 29, 1951, daughter of Raymond and Audrey (Cabot) Nargis. She attended Ludington High School and graduated from Mason County Central High School in 1979. On December 20, 1967, she married Gary Seymour. Cheryle loved sewing, crocheting, and doing anything…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College has announced its continuing partnership with the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) and AmeriCorps to bring a dedicated college completion coach to campus. This role is part of MCAN’s College Completion Corps, which places trained coaches on…
A winter storm watch is in effect beginning Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night. MASON COUNTY — An Alberta Clipper system is predicted to bring snow squalls, high winds and periods of heavy snow to west Michigan Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 4 and 5. The US National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for most of the western…
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The second annual Festival of Trees, to support United Way of Mason County, will be held from Saturday, Dec. 7 to Sunday, Dec. 15 at Stix Bar Biergarten, 1963 N. Lakeshore Dr. Each decorated tree is sponsored by a local business, group or organization. Visitors are invited to stroll among the trees, vote for their favorites, and…
SCOTTVILLE — FiveCAP, Inc. is sponsoring the Toys for Tots/Gifts for Teens program in partnership with Synergy Media, Inc. (WKLA-FM “Hits 96” and WKZC-FM 94.9 “The Big Dog”). The program provides all families the opportunity to have a toy or gift their children will love under the tree on Christmas morning. FiveCAP is currently accepting donations of new toys and…
Tamara (Tammy) Lynne O’Brien, 60, of Scottville, died peacefully in her home surrounded by family on November 30, 2024. She was born October 30, 1964, in Ludington, the daughter of Bruce Bedker and Nancy (Hewitt). Tammy attended Mason County Central Schools. Tammy excelled in owning and operating Tammy’s Cleaning Service and working as a beloved caregiver. She wed Carl Luttrell…
Nancy Lee Braley, 83, of Ludington, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, November 28, 2024, surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Born on April 20, 1941, she was the cherished daughter of Raymond Charles Hodge and Mary Louise Brunges Hodge . Nancy graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1959 and embarked on a career in…
Doris Mae Fraley Newland, 84, of Scottville, formerly of Manistee, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Doris was born on March 26, 1940, the daughter of Grover Fike and Margaret Henry Fike. She graduated from Hazel Park High School in 1958. On June 16, 1958 she married Norman Edward Fraley. Doris worked as a production worker at Four Star. …
Allen Perrigan, 81 of Fountain, was called home to be reunited with his wife, Tuesday November 19 after his brief battle with lung cancer. He was a beloved father, brother, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many. He was surrounded by his loving family and had his sons Johnnie, Greg and Tim Perrigan, granddaughters Jessica Croton and Jamie Stinnett and…
LUDINGTON — Lisa Williams, chief executive officer of West Michigan Community Mental Health, has accepted a position as a CEO for another behavioral healthcare organization in Florida. She will be resigning from the local position effective Jan. 31, 2025. Williams has been with WMCMH for 25 years and has served as its CEO for the past 11 years. “WMCMH has…
LUDINGTON — Tickets are now on sale for the 10th Pure Ludington Brrrewfest which will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Legacy Plaza in downtown Ludington. The winter craft beer festival will feature 20 Michigan breweries showcasing an array of beer, wine, mead, and cider to sample, complemented by music, food, and merchandise. Tickets are $40 and include seven…
LUDINGTON — Tours of the historic Cartier houses from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 will benefit Mason County Mutts. The cost is a $20 per person donation and includes a tour of the Cartier Mansion, 409 E. Ludington Ave., and the Ludington House, 501 E. Ludington Ave. Tickets may be purchased that day at the Cartier Mansion.…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Artist Allison Svoboda will teach traditional Japanese art of folding and drying paper on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at West Shore Community College. The workshop will take place in WSCC’s Arts and Sciences building, room 128. Participants…
The following is recent activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office: Friday, Nov. 29, 2024: 11:16 a.m., one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, Custer Road north of Decker Road, Sherman Township. 12:50 p.m., one-vehicle rollover crash, no injury, Custer Road south of Kinney Road, Eden Township. 3:38 p.m., one-vehicle crash, no injury, Custer Road north of Freeman Road, Free Soil Township.…
Elizabeth “Bettye” Mae Tyron, 77, of Ludington, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2024. Bettye was born on June 25, 1947 in Cherry Point NC, the daughter of Robert and Nadine (Rossiter) Lewis. She graduated from Oak Park High School in Illinois and received her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Michigan State University. On June 13, 1970, Bettye married…
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