Trooper Butterfield memorial service scheduled for Sunday. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A public memorial service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. for Michigan State Police Paul Butterfield, who was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 9, 2013 on North Custer Road. The memorial service will be held at the roadside memorial that stands in…
Muskegon man believed to be major drug dealer arrested. #MasonCountyCrime. LUDINGTON — A Muskegon man, who is believed to be a major drug dealer, was arrested recently by the local police. David Ramone Wilson, 46, of 519 McLaughlin Ave., Muskegon has been arraigned twice in 79th District Court over the past two weeks. Wilson was apprehended by law enforcement on Foster…
Local 4-H member wins award at State Fair. LANSING — A local 4-H club member was recently chosen as one of five winners of the Great Neighbor Community Service Award at the Michigan State Fair on Saturday, Sept. 2. Kendra Lewis’ essay was chosen as the top five out of 1,000 entries from 4-H and FFA members. Kendra is a…
Recent deaths, posted Sept. 6, 2018. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to MCP: Dee McCumber, 56, of Branch died on Thursday, Sept. 6 at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville Jacob D. Bostrom, 96, of Branch, died on Monday, August 27, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Saturday,…
Upcoming speakers at Ludington Optimist Club. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Optimist Club meets every Tuesday at noon at the American Legion Post 76, 318 N. James Street. The following speakers will be presenting during the remainder of September: Sept. 11, Amy Marsh, Ludington Area School District, backpack program Sept. 18, David Greenwood, caption telephone, a device that converts a caller’s…
Sheriff, undersheriff observe state House 9/11 ceremony. LANSING — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, right, and Undersheriff Derrek Wilson, left, were invited by State Rep. Curt VanderWall to the Michigan Capital today for the House of Representatives’ annual Sept. 11 ceremony. The observance memorializes Michigan first responders and members of the military who died in the line of duty during the…
Arts center to feature Ossawald Crumb exhibit. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107 S. Harrison St., will celebrate its 10th year on Sunday, Sept. 16 with a special viewing of pieces of the original Ossawald Crumb, created by Robert Stearns, son of Justus Stearns. Stearns created the character as Ludington’s Paul Bunyan. The collection is on…
Custer sculpture to pay tribute to Johnny’s. CUSTER — The Village of Custer announced today the launching of its fundraising campaign to build a sculpture. The sculpture will be part of the Mason County Historic Sculpture Trail and the Mason and Lake Music Heritage Trail. The theme of the sculpture will be “Johnny’s Bandstand,” honoring the iconic entertainment business that…
Scottville seeking rocks to prevent PM River erosion. SCOTTVILLE — Scottville Mayor Bruce Krieger has put out a call for people to donate rocks to the city to be used to help stabilize the banks from erosion along the Pere Marquette River at Riverside Park. Krieger said the Pere Marquette Watershed and Conservation Resource Alliance have agreed to request the…
4 women who recently passed have left legacies around the county. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Within the last week, Mason County has lost four influential women, Helen Gancarz, Patsy Hagerman, Beatrice McCormick, and Doris Lundberg. The legacies these women have left behind have impacted business, farming, logging, sports, health care and the faith community of rural Mason County. Helen Gancarz,…
Obituary: Doris Lundberg, 93, Pentwater. Doris Lundberg, 93, of Pentwater, passed away on September 3, 2018. Doris was born on February 27, 1925 in Derby, England, the daughter of the late Samuel and Edith (Bennett) Poole. When she was 15, she left school to attend typing class and was soon working as a typist for the British government during…
Scottville passes rental ordinance. #ScottvilleNews. SCOTTVILLE — Scottville City Commission passed a residential rental property inspection ordinance during its regular meeting Monday, Sept. 4. The ordinance, similar to the ordinance adopted by the City of Ludington a few years ago, allows the city to inspect residential rental properties. It also requires all residential rentals to be registered with the city…
Ludington man pleads to criminal sexual conduct against 8-year-old child. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Ludington man pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal sexual conduct today in 51st Circuit Court and faces up to 30 years in prison for sexually violating an 8-year-old female child. Ray Thomas Kelly, 66, 203 Washington Ave., apt. 5, was arrested…
Girl, 4, seriously injured after being run over by lawnmower. LOGAN TOWNSHIP — A 4-year-old Muskegon girl was seriously injured Sunday evening, Sept. 2, when her father, a 27-year-old Muskegon man, accidentally backed over her with a riding lawnmower, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “LIFE EMS transported the child from the scene directly to Hackley Hospital in Muskegon for…
Obituary: Beatrice McCormick, 96, Fountain. Beatrice (Klopfenstein) McCormick, 96, of Fountain passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Beatrice was born on March 8, 1922 near Fountain, the daughter of Lee and Selma (Blohm) Klopfenstein and attended Fountain School. On November 4, 1939 she married Gerald W. McCormick in Scottville and they celebrated 68 years together before Gerald preceded her in death…
Roadside argument leads to three-count warrant arrest. #MasonCountyCrime PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 39-year-old Muskegon man was arrested on three outstanding warrants following a verbal domestic dispute that erupted alongside the road on Pere Marquette Highway near Chauvez Road Friday, Aug. 31, at 5:28 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Deputies responded to a report of two people arguing…
Scottville woman sentenced to jail, rehab. LUDINGTON — A Scottville woman was sentenced to up to a year in jail today for the felony charge of controlled substance possession. Lauren Charlene Spinner, 27, of 103 N. Reinberg Ave., appeared in 51st Circuit Court where Judge Susan Sniegowski sentenced her to serve five months up front of a one year sentence,…
Man sentenced to one year jail for failing to register as sex offender. LUDINGTON — A 51-year-old man will spend a year in jail after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. Raymond Harold Snay, no address listed, was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. He was initially charged as a repeat offender, with offenses including…
Sheridan Twp. man heading to trial for home invasion and other charges. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Sheridan Township man charged with multiple counts is taking his case to trial after he turned down a plea agreement from the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney today in 51st Circuit Court. Michael Ryan Albaugh, 29, of 7008 E. Oakridge St.,…
Recent deaths, posted Sept. 4, 2018. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to MCP: Doris Lundberg, 93, of Pentwater, died on September 3, 2018. Service times are pending. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Beatrice (Klopfenstein) McCormick, 96, of Fountain died on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral and Cremation, Scottville. Dawna Jean Wilson,…
Hospital to hold blood drive Sept. 13 LUDINGTON — Michigan Blood is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lower level classrooms at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Donors should park on the north side of the hospital off Lawndale Street and enter through the surgical entrance. Appointments are encouraged, but not required.…
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