Felony failure to pay child support tops arraignments. #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Amber Dawn Peterson, 36, of 10116 W. Dunn, Odessa, Texas, was arrested by the Michigan State Attorney General’s Office for a felony of failure to pay child support/leaving the state. Preliminary exam: Feb. 14…
Felony drunk driving convictions top 51st Circuit sentencings. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Robin Kathi Wells, 52, of 304 W. Evergreen Lane, Scottville, was found guilty Nov. 7 of third-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) and was sentenced Jan. 23 to serve five months up front of…
79th District Court sentencings, Feb. 1, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Syerra Mae Wendt, 31, of 400 W. Third St., Scottville, was found guilty Jan. 23 of second-offense operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and was sentenced to serve 66 days in jail with credit for six…
Drunk, ‘out-of-control’ man arrested. #MasonCountyCrime. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Ludington man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies in the 300 block of North Jebavy Drive Wednesday, Jan. 31, around 9 p.m. following a 911 call “reporting a male subject, intoxicated and out of control,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The man was arrested on charges of…
Recent births, reported Feb. 1, 2018. #MasonCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Willow Lucille Verboam-Odekirk, the daughter of Tia and Jacob Verboam-Odekirk of Ludington, was born January 30, 2018. Antonio Kenyon Robertson Jr., the son of Nina Zamora and Antonio Robertson Sr. of Ludington, was born January 31, 2018. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored…
Recent deaths, posted Feb. 1, 2018. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Leslie R. Mortensen, 87, of Ludington died on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. James Earl Cooper, 97, of Ludington, died Monday, on January 28, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133 has sponsored this posting. Full list of 2017…
Fire departments respond to trailer fire. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Fire severely damaged a single wide mobile home Wednesday night at 1525 W. Dewey Road. Scottville Fire Department, Hamlin Fire Department and Custer Fire Department responded, along with Michigan State Police and Life EMS. According to MSP Trooper Matt Demny, the home belonged to Tessey Hathaway,…
Congressman Bill Huizenga, along with his wife and other lawmakers, was on a train that crashed into a garbage truck in western Virginia this afternoon, Wednesday, Jan. 31. Huizenga, who represents Oceana County and most of Mason County, was standing in the aisle of the train when he felt a loud bang and crash. “As we were just outside Charlotte,…
Teen pleads to attempted accosting children. #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — An 18-year-old Ludington man faces serving five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Wednesday, Jan. 31, to attempted accosting children for immoral purposes and harboring runaways. Jesus Maria Chavez, of 603 S. Washington Ave., was arrested last…
6 fire departments called to fire at Sargent Sand.#MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A fire at a hopper on the Sargent Sand Mining Co. property, 7690 M-116, resulted in six fire departments being dispatched Tuesday night. About 7:30 p.m. Hamlin Township Fire Department and Pere Marquette Township Fire Department were called to the scene where Mason-Oceana 911…
Scottville man arraigned on strangulation charges. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — Timothy A. Depue, 29, of 105 W. First St., Scottville, was arraigned in 79th District Court Monday on the charges of assault by strangulation and domestic violence. The charges stem from an incident that took place early morning Sunday, Jan. 28, in the 2000 block of 34th Street of Sherman Township.…
Recent births, reported Jan. 30, 2018. #MasonCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Emma Lynn Frey, the daughter of Allison Daugherty and Jordan Frey of Ludington, was born January 26, 2018. Elleanna Elizabeth Overholt, the daughter of Andrea and Trevor Overholt of Ludington, was born January 29, 2018. Clover Marie Emery, the daughter of Destinee Bennett and Taylor Emery of…
Hamlin man pleads guilty to heroin possession. #OceanaCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor HART — A 23-year-old Hamlin Township man who pleaded guilty to heroin possession less than 25 grams in Oceana County’s 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 29, testified that police arrested him when he was caught with heroin in his hand. Cody Morgan Denton, of 2630 N. Sherman Rd.,…
Riverton woman who forged grandmother’s checks for drug money sent to prison. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Riverton Township woman with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced in Oceana County’s 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 29, to serve a minimum of one year and one day to a maximum of 14 years in prison for a…
Father Marquette Memorial decals available. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Riverflats Coffee & Tea, 1975 S. Pere Marquette Highway, is giving away Father Marquette Memorial decals. Owner Paul Piper said someone stopped by the shop over the weekend and dropped off the decals and asked that they be given away to anyone wishing to support saving the memorial. The memorial, honoring…
LASD desk disposal raises questions, superintendent explains. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — MCP was contacted over the weekend by some concerned individuals who were asking why Ludington Area School District had disposed of several desks in a dumpster at Oaktree Academy. Oaktree is a private organization that leases a portion of the old South Hamlin Elementary building at…
Scottville man arrested for assault by strangulation, domestic assault. #MasonCountyCrime SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Scottville man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Sunday, Jan. 28, at 1:55 a.m. on a felony charge of assault by strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault in the 2000 block of 34th Street, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The…
Recent deaths, posted Jan. 29, 2018. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Marion Waldo, 88, of Dorr formerly of Baldwin died Sunday, January 28, 2018. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. Danyel Lynn VanderWall, 32, of Ludington, died on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Myrlin S. Davenport, 81, of Scottville, died…
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