Right to Life to hold oratory contest. LUDINGTON — Mason County Right to Life and Right to Life of Manistee County are hosting their annual It’s a Matter of Life or Death Oratory Contest on Saturday, march 3 at 2:30 p.m. in the West Shore Bank Room of the Mason County District Library Ludington Branch. Entry is free; refreshments will…
WSCC Fall Dean’s List. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College has released its Dean’s List for the 2017 Fall Semester. Full-time students achieving a semester grade point average of 3.75 or above receive high honors and full-time students with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749 receive honors. Part-time students are eligible for the Dean’s List when their…
79th District Court sentencings, dismissals posted Jan. 26, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Steven Douglas Jolly, 59, of 310 S. Jackson, Ludington, was found guilty Jan. 16 of two counts of domestic violence and was sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for 30 days served;…
MCC grad named to Albion College Dean’s List. ALBION — Local student Margaret Alway was named to the Albion College Dean’s List for the fourth time at the end of the fall 2017 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above in four graded courses. Margaret Alway is majoring in anthropology…
Obituary: Karla Battice, 62, Walhalla. Karla Kay Battice, 62, of Walhalla, died peacefully on January 24, 2018. Karla was born on September 28, 1955 in Custer, the daughter of Robert F. and Marian Battice. She was a true fighter and her family meant everything to her. Karla was a member of The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of…
Taco Bell disturbance leads to arrest. #MasonCountyCrime. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 45-year-old Mason County man was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on a failure to appear in court warrant. Deputies were initially called to Taco Bell, 4418 W. US 10, at 6:14 p.m. for a reported “disturbance” inside the restaurant. While investigating, deputies discovered…
Assault, vehicle theft top arraignments. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Matthew Alan Wittman, 29, of 3131 N. Pere Marquette Hwy., Ludington, was arrested Jan. 11 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for a felony of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm and two misdemeanor counts…
Robotics comes to LHS. #MasonCountyEducation By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Ludington High School robotics team is only a couple months old, the team was formed in October. Currently there are about 16 students on the team, under the guidance of coaches Karen Shineldecker and Carrie Moeggenberg. “We don’t really know everything we are supposed to know but we…
Ludington man gets 7-40 year prison term for meth. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Judge Susan K. Sniegowski of the 51st Circuit Court handed down a 7-40 year prison term to a 28-year-old repeat offender for meth Tuesday, Jan. 23, but not without giving the Ludington man some solid advice to beat his addiction. “I find this to…
Winter’s return yields many crashes. #MasonCountyNews With return of snow Tuesday morning, several motorists ran into some slick spots on local roads, causing several non-injury crashes. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Jan. 22, 2018: – 12:20 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 16-year-old Bear Lake juvenile was apprehended for marijuana possession and tobacco possession, US 10…
Father-daughter ball to be held Feb. 2. AMBER TOWNSHIP — West Shore Pregnancy and Family Support is hosting a Father-Daughter Ball on Friday, Feb. 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Graystone Event Center, located adjacent to the Holiday Inn Express, 4079 W. US 10-31. Cost of the fundraising event is $25 per couple and $10 per extra guest.…
Democrats to hold upcoming meetings. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Democratic Party will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. in the West Shore Bank Room of the Mason County District Library Ludington Branch. Democratic 35th state senate candidate Cary Urka of Manistee County will speak at the meeting. In 2016, Urka ran as a…
Citizens voice opinions on Father Marquette Memorial. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Over 40 people expressed their opinions about what Pere Marquette Charter Township Board of Trustees should do about the Father Marquette Memorial on Buttersville Peninsula. The purpose of the public meeting, held Tuesday at L.F. Peterson Auditorium was to give the public an opportunity to…
Obituary: Lowell Moore, 89, Ludington. Lowell William Moore, 89, of Ludington passed away Monday, January 22, 2018. He was born July 30, 1928 in Muskegon to Earnest and Mary (Woodard) Moore. Lowell graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1946 and attended Muskegon Community College. Following in his father’s footsteps, Lowell started work at the Muskegon Post Office at the…
County board resolution opposes marijuana legalization. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Board of Commissioners is expected to take a vote on a resolution to oppose the legalization of marijuana during its monthly meeting in February. The commission’s Courts and Public Safety Committee voted 2-1 today to place the resolution on the board’s Feb. 13 meeting.…
Ludington man sentenced to jail for stalking. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 23, for a conviction of aggravated stalking. Eric Keith Avery, of 1218 S. Madison St., Apt. 5, pleaded guilty to the felony…
Ludington woman sentenced for using counterfeit money. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Ludington woman convicted of uttering and publishing a counterfeit bill was sentenced to serve 90 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 23. Melissa Marie Collins, 32, of 1007 N. James St., was initially charged with…
Committee hears sheriff’s courthouse security proposal. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has presented a courthouse security proposal to the Mason County Board of Commissioners’ Public Safety and Courts Committee. Cole’s proposal calls for the equivalent of hiring two full-time persons to provide security at Mason County Courthouse, a total of 4,160 hours a…
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