Chamber accepting awards nominations. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting 2018 award nominations – and has added a fourth category this year to honor small businesses. The awards will recognize the 2018 Mason County Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Community Service, and Future Five. Nominations will be…
Dense fog advisory tonight; rain Monday. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Mason County, along with much of west Michigan, is currently under a dense fog advisory until 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4. Widespread dense fog has developed with visibility locally falling to less than 1/4 mile. Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 Periods of rain. High 44; low 17 Precipitation: 100% day;…
Man who injured local teacher in 2014 arrested again. #MasonCountyCrime #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The man who seriously injured a local teacher in a hit and run crash nearly five years ago has been arrested again on charges, among others, involving his driving. Brian Keith Blackburn, 29, no address listed, was arrested Monday, Jan. 28 by the…
Local movie launches Reformed Church’s Beat the Winter Blues series. AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Reformed Church is launching its February weekend series Beat the Winter Blues beginning Saturday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. with the viewing of locally-filmed movie “God Bless the Broken Road,” written and directed by Mason County resident Harold Cronk. The church will also show…
Lakeshore Food 4 Kids packages available for weekend. LUDINGTON — It’s been a long week of no school due to the weather. However, the Lakeshore Food 4 Kids backpack program is still providing its services to Ludington Area School District elementary students. Bags are available today until 4 p.m. at Lakeshore Food Club, 920 E. Tinkham Ave. Limited delivery is…
Lucille “Sis” (Mulholland) Bos, 99, of Ludington and Hart. Lucille “Sis” (Mulholland) Bos, 99, entered into God’s loving arms on Thursday, January 31, 2019. She was born Lucille Evelyn Anderson in Chicago on April 3, 1919, the second of Ernest and Helna Anderson’s five children. She enjoyed a great childhood, playing in Gallistal School’s playground across the street and…
Crashes top police activity. #MasonCountyCrime MASON COUNTY – Local police stayed busy during the winter storm with vehicle crashes Thursday. No injuries were reported. The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019: -1:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Jebavy Drive and Jagger Road, Pere Marquette Township. – 7:52 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office),…
Temps to rise into the teens today. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 Partly cloudy skies in the morning becoming more cloudy in the afternoon. Overcast in the evening. High 19; low 15 Precipitation: 10% day; 20% evening Wind: SSE 7 mph day; S 11 mph evening Humidity: 78% day; 84% evening Sunrise: 8:02 a.m.; sunset: 5:55…
Closings and cancellations, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. This list may be updated. Please do not post cancellations in the comment section. If you have a cancellation, please email editor@mediagroup31.com. Presented by La Probadita Mercado & Taqueria, 19 S. State St., Hart; 231-873-4069, Facebook. Baldwin Community School Covenant Christian School Fountain Head Start Hart Public Schools Hesperia Community Schools Gateway to…
Recent deaths, posted Jan. 31, 2019 #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to MCP: Lucille Evelyn (Mulholland) Bos, 99, died on Thursday, January 31, 2019. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Ludington, with visitation starting at 10 a.m. Visitation will also be held on…
Consumers ends natural gas conservation appeal. JACKSON — Consumers Energy announced that its emergency public appeal to conserve natural gas is ending at midnight tonight for all customers – commercial, industrial and residential. “There is no doubt the gas reduction efforts by residents and businesses across the Lower Peninsula played a key role in helping maintain natural gas flow in…
Scottville man injured after rear-ending Oceana plow truck #OceanaCountyNews LEAVITT TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) – A 27-year-old Scottville man injured after rear-ending an Oceana County Road Commission snowplow truck with his 2013 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck Thursday, Jan. 31, shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Filmore Road near 176th Avenue. The man was transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus…
128 temporary workers laid off from Whitehall Industries. LUDINGTON — Whitehall Industries recently laid off 128 temporary employees due to a decrease in production orders from Tesla, the electric car company that Whitehall Industries produces parts for. Whitehall also temporarily shut down its Madison Street plant for four to six weeks but the company plans on re-hiring about 50 temporary…
Harsco Plant to close, employees informed this morning. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Harsco Rail officials informed the approximately 160 employees of the Ludington plant today that the manufacturing will be shutting down the plant this summer, the end of the second quarter. Official notice from the company has not been announced publicly, but employees have posted about the plant closing…
No injuries in semi vs. car crash. #MasonCountyNews GRANT TOWNSHIP – No one was injured in a car vs. semi truck crash during the winter storm Wednesday, Jan. 30, shortly before 3 p.m. on US 31 at LaSalle Road, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the Hart post. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office…
Mayor’s corner: Getting things done. #MayorsCorner #LudingtonNews By Mayor Steve Miller, City of Ludington. Here’s how it gets done outside of city hall: Keeping the city safe is a year round job, regardless of the task and weather conditions. Nothing exemplifies this better than the unenviable job of snow removal. Starting in the dead of night, when the city curbs…
Democrats scheduled to meet Feb. 7. LUDINGTON — The next general membership meeting of the Mason County Democratic Party will be Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, located at 107 S. Harrison. Those attending are asked to bring canned goods for the challenge against the Mason County Republican Party.
Spectrum Health Medical Group physician offices to be open Friday, Feb. 1 All Spectrum Health Medical Group physician offices and all outpatient rehabilitation locations, including cardiac rehab classes will be open on Friday, February 1, 2019. Patients are advised to call their physician’s office with any questions or concerns related to this week’s closings.
Consumers asking gas customers to turn thermostats down. Consumers Energy today called for all customers to voluntarily reduce their gas usage as a result of an unexpected gas incident in southeast Michigan. “As a result of an unexpected incident at a gas compressor station this morning in southeast Michigan, we are asking customers to temporarily reduce gas usage at this…
Mail delivery suspended again on Thursday. The US Postal Service announced that it is extended all deliveries again Thursday for zip codes that include all Mason, Oceana, and Manistee counties — zip codes beginning with 486 through 491 and 493 through 499, an area that includes most of western Michigan. The closure is due to the extreme cold temperatures forecasted.…
Winter storm warning extended to Thursday evening. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. The National Weather Service has extended the winter storm warning to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The warning had originally been set to expire by 1 p.m. on Thursday. Lake effect snow showers along with blowing and drifting snow could reduce visibilities to near zero at times. Additional…
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