PM Township to schedule future meeting on Father Marquette Shrine. 

December 27, 2017

PM Township to schedule future meeting on Father Marquette Shrine.  #MasonCountyNews #PereMarquette. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Pere Marquette Charter Township board of trustees will hold its regular year end meeting Thursday, Dec. 28 at 4 p.m. at the township hall, 1699 S. Pere Marquette Highway. The board is scheduled to meet in closed session to…

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Crashes, thefts keep police busy.

December 27, 2017

Crashes, thefts keep police busy. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017: – 11 a.m., (Michigan State Police), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 31 and Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township. – 11:08 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), ​fraud, Pere Marquette Township. The complainant reported that someone had paid a bill using their bank…

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DWLS arrests top MSP activity.

December 26, 2017

DWLS arrests top MSP activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent activity in Mason County of the Michigan State Police, Hart post: Friday, Dec. 22, 2017: – 2 p.m., a 27-year-old Ludington man was arrested for driving an unregistered vehicle, Hansen Road near Stiles Road, Amber Township. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017: – 12:55 a.m., a 37-year-old Grand Rapids man was arrested…

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Obituary: Cody Allen Smith, 24, Scottville.

December 25, 2017
Obituary: Cody Allen Smith, 24, Scottville.

Obituary: Cody Allen Smith, 24, Scottville. Cody Allen Smith, 24, of Scottville, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 following an automobile accident. Cody was born on October 11, 1993 in Manistee, the son of Jeremy Smith and Jody (Larr) Carlson. Cody graduated from Mason County Eastern High School in 2012, and received his associate’d degree from Ferris State University.…

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Wishing you a blessed and merry Christmas.

December 24, 2017

Luke 2: 1-20 (New International Version Bible):  In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,…

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Friday night fatal crash victim identified.

December 23, 2017

Friday night fatal crash victim identified. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Cody Allen Smith, 24, of Scottville died late Friday night following a single vehicle crash on Quarterline Road between Forest Trail and White Road. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene at 11:43 p.m. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, Smith was traveling southbound on…

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24-year-old dies following Grant Twp. crash.

December 23, 2017

Man dies following Grant Twp. crash. #MasonCountyNews. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 24-year-old man died Friday night following a single vehicle rollover crash in northern Mason County. Emergency crews were dispatched to Quarterline Road between Forest Trail and White Road about 11:50 p.m. The man, who was the lone occupant, was traveling south on Quarterline Road when the vehicle apparently left…

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Spartan Proud: Jorhie Beadle, cultivating our future farmers. 

December 22, 2017

Spartan Proud: Jorhie Beadle, cultivating our future farmers.  #SpartanProud #MCCSchools. Spartan Proud is sponsored by Mason County Central Schools. This series features alumni of Mason County Central telling their stories. Today we feature Jorhie Beadle, MCC Class of 2012. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. One of the struggles of growing up in a rural community such as Mason County is that…

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The Police Beat: Activity from Dec. 21, 2017.

December 22, 2017

The Police Beat: Activity from Dec. 21, 2017. The following is activity of law enforcement in Mason County for Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017: 1:53 a.m., State, Sheriff’s, Chief’s Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT), drug complaint, 714 N. Gaylord Ave., City of Ludington. 2:5 a.m., Michigan State Police (MSP), suspicious vehicle, East US 10 and Taylor Road, Branch Township. 8:59 a.m.,…

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Reach Out & Read winners.

December 22, 2017

Reach Out & Read winners. LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital recently held an art contest at Ludington Area Schools for its pediatric Reach Out & Read program. Thirteen students in grades K-12 were selected as winners and received a certificate from the hospital and a $10 gift card from Storybook Village in Pentwater. The winning artwork will be displayed at…

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Obituary: Sophie Yanusz, 91, Ludington.

December 22, 2017

Obituary: Sophie Yanusz, 91, Ludington. Sophie Yanusz, 91, of Ludington, passed away on December 21, 2017. Sophie was born on November 15, 1926, in Free Soil, the daughter of John and Barbara Kran.  She graduated from Scottville High School and married Albert Yanusz on November 26, 1947, after he returned from World War II.  They lived near Fountain where they…

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Recent births, reported Dec. 22, 2017.

December 22, 2017

Recent births, reported Dec. 22, 2017. #MasonCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Elizabeth Mae Lange, the daughter of Rebecca McWilliams and Skip Lange of Ludington, was born December 19, 2017. Bradford Scott Owens, Jr., the son of Rachelle Harris and Bradford Ownes Sr., of Baldwin, was born December 21, 2017. Jake Charles McKinley, the son of Alisha Lemire and…

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Hockey and skate registrations open at college. 

December 22, 2017

Hockey and skate registrations open at college.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Registration is underway for the third session of the Learn to Play Hockey and Learn to Skate programs at the West Shore Community Ice Arena. Learn to Skate is offered by the West Shore Blades Figure Skating Club in three age specific sections and begins Sunday, Jan. 7, and will run…

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Time to draw a line in the sand and fight for the cross.

December 21, 2017

Time to draw a line in the sand and fight for the cross. Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Last week, MCP posted a story about a Muskegon atheist who is threatening Pere Marquette Charter Township with legal action if the township does not remove the cross from the Father Marquette Shrine. Commenters on MCP’s Facebook page overwhelmingly agreed that Mitch…

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Truck topper stolen.

December 21, 2017

Truck topper stolen. #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police investigated the larceny of a truck topper in the 1400 block of LaSalle Road Wednesday, Dec. 20, shortly after 8:30 a.m. The following is other recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017: – 1:39 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), domestic assault, 400 block…

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West Shore Bank Spirit of Giving campaign to feed 1,148 families at Christmas. 

December 21, 2017

West Shore Bank Spirit of Giving campaign to feed 1,148 families at Christmas.  LUDINGTON – West Shore Bank, in partnership with Shop-N-Save of Ludington, Hansen Foods in Hart, Family Fare in Manistee, and Shop-N-Save in Benzonia, will be distributing 1,148 Christmas meals to food banks in Oceana, Mason, Manistee and Benzie counties as a result of the recent West Shore…

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Nickelsons’ tree farm earns honor as conservation district’s 100th environmentally verified farm.

December 21, 2017

Nickelsons’ tree farm earns honor as conservation district’s 100th environmentally verified farm. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Needlefast Evergreens, 4075 W. Hansen Road, recently helped the Mason-Lake Conservation District reach a new milestone; the 100th verification for Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) in Mason, Lake and Manistee counties. The local tree seedling nursery, also operating Jim Nickelson’s Christmas Trees, is one of…

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WSCC winter semester registration underway.

December 21, 2017

WSCC winter semester registration underway. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Registration for winter semester classes that begin Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at West Shore Community College is open to both returning and new students. “Students who register early for classes have the best selection of courses, as well as day and time offerings available to them,” said WSCC Director of Enrollment and Student Engagement…

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