By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court Felonies -Gavin David Newman, 25; possession of a controlled substance (narcotics/cocaine); arrested Aug. 9 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Sept. 9; preliminary hearing: Sept. 24; bail: $5,000/10 percent. -Shawn Roy Gert Sluyter, 51; third-offense domestic violence; arrested Sept. 7 by Mason…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Women Who Care of Mason County recently donated $8,880 to HELP Ministries to assist with expenses of medical transport. Hands Extended Loving People, 910 E. Tinkham Ave., is a non-profit organization with a fundamental mission to help people when other agencies cannot. It helps provide furniture, appliances, household goods, kitchenware, and also help with…
Doris Marie (Graber) Ford passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025, in Hart. She was born in 1925 in Lake, Michigan, daughter of Alice and Reuben Graber. She is survived by her brother Donald Graber and nephews. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Harold Ford, two sons, Bill and Bob Ford, and daughter Jean Ford. Doris was a…
John Russell Barnard, 69, of Scottville went home to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 11, 2025. John was born on January 24, 1956 in Ferndale, the son of Russell and Margaret (Owen) Barnard and graduated from Troy High School with the class of 1974. While a student at Troy, John was involved in…
Donna Jean (Dearwester) Hulick, 73, of Lebanon, Tenn. and formerly of Ludington, passed away Monday, September 8, 2025 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, John Hulick; daughter, Deborah (Hulick) Cottle; grandson, Evan Hulick, and her parents, Glenn & Elizabeth Dearwester. She is survived by her children, Tracey (Jim) Chapman of Lebanon, Tenn.; Tim…
LUDINGTON — A candlelight vigil will be held in honor of the late Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, Sept. 17 beginning at 6 p.m. Kirk, a conservative activist who encouraged public debate on social and political issues, was assassinated last week on a college campus in Utah. The local event will begin at the Mason County Courthouse with participants then walking…
The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com. Ezekiel John Fricke, the son of Morgan Fricke of Ludington, was born on Friday, September 12, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital. List of 2024 births List of 2023 births __________________________________ Please Support…
Robert A. MacEachern, 98, of Irons, died on Monday, September 15, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has released the name of the man who presumably drowned recently in Tallman Lake. The body of Estil Perrigan Jr., 61, of Holland, was recovered from the lake Friday afternoon following a brief search. Emergency personnel were called to the area of Tallman Lake Road and 20th Street…
This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by Hankwitz Heating & Cooling, 609 S. Washington Ave., Ludington; 231-843-2809. By Mark Varenhorst, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON — September 2 found me on the Rieth-Riley Construction Ludington dock once again meeting the tug Undaunted and barge Pere Marquette 41 as they had arrived in Ludington with a cargo of aggregate for Rieth-Riley. They…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Several hundred people showed up for the Scottville Harvest Celebration event Saturday at the Western Michigan Old Engine Club Grounds at Riverside Park. The event included performances by the Mason County Central Marching Band and the Scottville Clown Band along with a variety of other activities including crafts and games. Members of the MCC…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — In celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, West Shore Community College has organized a variety of activities on Wednesday, Sept. 17 to commemorate the vote taken on Sept. 17, 1787, by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, to…
John R. Barnard, 69, of Scottville, died on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with…
Bonnie L. Accardi, 90, of Baldwin, died on Friday, September 12, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — The body of a 61-year-old Holland man was recovered from Tallman Lake Friday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2025, following a brief search. Emergency personnel were called to the area of Tallman Lake Road and 20th Street at 1:13 p.m. for a kayak that was found floating upside down in the lake. After about an…
LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old Ludington man riding a bicycle was critically injured following a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Ludington Avenue and Robert Street Friday evening. According to Ludington Police Chief Chris Jones, emergency responders were dispatched to the scene at 6:50 p.m. Jones said the victim was unresponsive and was lying in the roadway when…
Prosecutor Beth Hand: “The amount of fentanyl possessed by Monroe is the most I have seen in my time here in Mason County.” LUDINGTON – A drug dealer pleaded guilty just as opening arguments of his jury trial were set to begin Wednesday, Sept. 10. Matthew Steven Monroe, 31, was charged with five counts including felonies possession with intent to…
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Dear Brothers Association (D.B.A.) will hold its annual Fun Run Saturday, Sept. 13. The event, which begins at 3159 N. Sherman Rd., is open to the public with all bikes, vehicles and classic cars welcome. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m. with fun run sign up beginning at 10 a.m.; departure is at noon and return is…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Men Who Care of Mason County recently donated $2,900 to Hospitality In the Name of Christ (INC), which operates a seasonal emergency men’s homeless shelter. According to Jason Robbins, executive director of shelter, said all the proceeds will be used for laundry facilities. Robbins said the organization spent $3,650 on laundry services in 2024…
Laurie Marie (Tyndall Stanfield) Gatton, 65, of Walkerville, passed away, Monday, September 1, 2025, in Baldwin, after a long hard battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born on October 5, 1959, in Ludington to Henry and Dorothy (Stickney) Tyndall and raised in Carr Settlement. Laurie attended Mason County Central Schools and graduated in 1977. She moved to North Carolina in…
Barbara Ann Bahr, 79, of Free Soil, died on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services, formerly Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please…
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