Fire destroys Free Soil house. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL — An early morning fire destroyed a house at 2759 E. Michigan St. in the village Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Free Soil/Meade Fire Department and Fountain Area Fire Department were initially dispatched at 4:48 a.m. and Grant Township Fire Department was dispatched at 5:52 a.m. Free Soil/Meade Fire Chief…
Locally filmed movie puts new twist on deer hunting. Firearm deer season is a special tradition for hundreds of thousands of hunters in northern Michigan. A new movie filmed almost exclusively in Mason and Oceana counties, tells the story of a group of friends who travel from Detroit to northern Michigan to enjoy a hunting excursion. Their excursion, however, goes…
Mike Shwartz: Holocaust survivor became local ‘Cheeseman’. Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: Last week, in honor of Hanukkah, we told the story of the Benow and Schoenberger families and their influences as Jewish merchants Scottville and the surrounding area, including…
Home invasion charges top recent arraignments. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Laura Marie Huck-Chadwick, 38, of 916 N. Rath Ave., Ludington, was arrested Dec. 12 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on a felony charge of first-degree home invasion. Probable cause hearing: Dec. 23 at 1:45…
79th District Court sentencings, dismissals, posted Dec. 18, 2020. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Nicole Christine Jaquinde, 48, of 7112 Baltic Dr. SW, Byron Center, pleaded guilty Nov. 3 to operating a vehicle with a high blood alcohol content and was sentenced to two days in jail…
Obituary: Betty Boulton, 96, Ludington. Betty J. Boulton, 96, of Ludington, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at Village Manor Assisted Living. Betty was born on December 1, 1924 in Ludington, the middle of nine children of Warren and Agnes (Osborn) Genson. She graduated from Ludington High School in 1943, and married Sidney “Chips” Boulton on December 25, 1943…
Spectrum Health Community Update, Dec. 16, 2020 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 spectrumhealth.org/covid-19. The…
Group surveying public about internet connectively. Connecting Mason County is a grassroots collaborative effort to provide better broadband internet access to Mason County. The group is launching a broadband internet access survey for Mason County that begins today, Thursday, December 17. The survey will help the group put data together around where and what internet access issues Mason County residents…
LUDINGTON — Andrew Michael Desmarais, 32, of 99 W. Ivan St., Victory Township, was arraigned Wednesday in 79th District Court on three misdemeanor charges of breaking into a vehicle to steal property. Desmarais was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 15, about 5:30 p.m. in Scottville by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Scottville Police Department following an investigation into three separate vehicle…
Five-Cap December food distributions help 1,891 households SCOTTVILLE — December can be a complicated time to keep ends up, with winter heating and holiday shopping costs on top of other expenses. To help ease the burden for low-income families and senior citizens, FiveCAP, Inc. distributed hundreds of food boxes this month in Mason, Newaygo, Manistee and Lake counties. The back-to-back…
Man found sleeping in closet arrested for trespassing, public intoxication. #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. LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old Ludington man was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 16, shortly after 10 a.m. for trespassI ng and public intoxication at the Longfellow Towers apartment complex on East Court…
Rain and snow possible Friday night, Saturday. The weather is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, with offices in Scottville, Ludington, and Manistee: Partly cloudy skies tonight with a low temperature of 19 degrees. Winds east at 2 mph. Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 Cloudy early with periods of light rain and snow later at night. High 37; low 30…
Obituary: Marilyn Novak, 82, of Hudson, Fla. Marilyn A. Novak, 82, of Hudson Fla., passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 15, 2020. She recently moved to Ludington to be with her daughter, June. She was born March 7, 1938, in Maria, Texas. Marilyn was adopted into the loving home of Herman and Beatrice Arseneau, at 6 weeks of age. She graduated…
Shop with a Cop/Shop with a Hero. Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Over 85 children have been participating in the annual Shop with a Cop/Shop with a Hero program held at Meijer and Walmart. In this video, Ludington Police Officer Chad Skiba talks…
Health department announces vaccine distribution plan. District Health Department #10 has announced its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan once the vaccine arrives in the area. Distribution of the vaccine is planned in phases. The health department is expected to be receive the first shipment of Moderna vaccine the week of Dec. 21 and plans to begin vaccinating the week of Dec.…
Judge Wadel reflects on 18 years on the bench, 45-plus year law career. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Judge Peter Wadel has spent the past 18 years serving as the 79th District Court judge in Mason and Lake counties. He was first elected to the position in 2002 following the retirement of Judge John Carney. He then subsequently served…
Ludington man sentenced for aggravated stalking. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to one year in jail in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 15, for a felony conviction of aggravated stalking. Matthew Jason Case, of 926 E. Tinkham Ave., was also ordered to six months on GPS monitoring following his release from jail and…
Man serving 25 years for child porn sentenced for CSC. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old Casnovia man who was sentenced last month in federal court to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 15, on two convictions of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Jeffrey Lee Steiger, whose last known…
Full Court Press: MCC basketball coach Brent Lyon Full Court Press is a presentation of House of Flavors, Inc. and Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Orthopedics. SCOTTVILLE — Today on MCP’s Full Court Press, Toni Swinehart speaks with Mason County Central girls junior varsity Coach Brent Lyon about the 2020-2021 season. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press…
Man pleads ‘no contest’ to aggravated assault, avoids CSC conviction. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 60-year-old Amber Township man pleaded “no contest” to aggravated assault in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Dec. 15, avoiding a fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) conviction. Paul Arthur Cilman, of 3192 W. Conrad Road, was sentenced to serve a one-year discretionary jail term and…
Scottville man arrested for breaking into vehicles. #MasonCountyCrime SCOTTVILLE — A 32-year-old Scottville man was arrested in the 100 block of West State Street Tuesday, Dec. 15, around 5:30 p.m. following an investigation into three separate vehicle break-ins in the city, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The arrest came after a joint investigation by the sheriff’s office and…
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