Rain expected later today. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers in the afternoon. High 54; low 40 Precipitation: 100% Wind: SSE 11 mph Humidity: 82% day; 95% evening Sunrise: 8:18 a.m.; sunset: 6:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 Cloudy skies early followed by partial clearing. High 53; low 37 Precipitation: 10%…
LASD board to hold facilities work session tonight. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area School District Board of Education will hold a special work session meeting tonight to discuss the recent facilities study and the concept scenarios. The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in the high school media center at 508 N. Washington Ave. See related story here.
Driver injured after single vehicle crash. #MasonCountyNews. SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Fountain woman received what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries following a single vehicle crash on Decker Road east of Campbell Road about 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. According to the Michigan State Police on the scene, the woman was driving eastbound on Decker and apparently swerved to…
Fountain man recovering following crash with road grader; fund raising page established. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. A fund raising page has been set up to help with medical expenses for Bill Steckel, 55, of Fountain, who was injured Friday, Oct. 26, in a vehicle crash at the corner of Amber and Fisher roads in Victory Township. In a post…
Woman arrested following disturbance in Victory Township. #MasonCountyCrime. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Victory Township woman was arrested Sunday morning after causing a disturbance with her neighbors. Neighbors had called 911 complaining of a disorderly person who had damaged a yard. During the arrest, the woman allegedly threatened and fought deputies, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The woman…
Recent deaths, posted Oct. 29, 2018. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Donald Lee Albrecht, Sr., 87, of Ludington, died on Sunday, October 28, 2018. A Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be held on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 10 a.m. at St. Simon Catholic Church with The Rev. Wayne B. Wheeler, Jr.…
Cloudy today. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 49; low 38 Precipitation: 20% Wind: NW 8 mph day; SSE 5 mph evening Humidity: 80% day; 93% evening Sunrise: 8:17 a.m.; sunset: 6:39 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers in the…
Learning with Legos: MCC Space and Environment class explores Mars. #MasonCountyEducation. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Students in the Mason County Central Space and Environment Class have been learning what colonization could be like on Mars. Over the past several weeks, freshman-level class, taught by Mike Weinert, has been working in groups, studying the necessary survival tools that would…
79th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 28, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – the following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: – Marlette Marie Sheldon, 58, of Ludington, was found guilty Oct. 22 of trespassing and was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days served; 30 days discretionary jail for one…
Fountain man seriously injured following morning crash involving road grader. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Fountain man was seriously injured Friday morning, Oct. 26, when his Chevrolet pickup truck collided with a Mason County Road Commission grader. According to Mason County Sheriff Sgt. John Balowski, the an initial investigation revealed the pickup was northbound on Amber Road and failed to…
Safe Harbor Credit Union Halloween parade is Saturday. LUDINGTON — Safe Harbor Credit Union Children’s Costume Halloween Parade will be this Saturday October 27. The event will begin 12:30 p.m. at the Mason County Courthouse where there will be Halloween games, prizes, and free giveaways for the children who come and participate. At 2 p.m., when all the games and…
Taxi owner/driver violated state law because he is a registered sex offender. The owner of an Amber Township-based taxi service, that was recently shut down by the state, is a convicted sex offender, a violation of the Michigan Limousine, Taxicab, and Transportation Network Company Act (Act 345 of 2016). MCP reported on Thursday, Oct. 25, that the company had been…
Sheriff: 14 car/deer crashes in last two days. MASON COUNTY – The Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to 14 car/deer crashes in the last two days, according to Sheriff Kim Cole. The following is recent MCSO activity: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018: – 1:33 a.m., a 24-year-old Hart man was cited following a traffic stop for driving while license suspended, Pere…
Cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain today. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 Cloudy with a slight chance of rain. High 51; low 37 Precipitation: 20% Wind: ESE 4 mph Humidity: 69% day; 83% evening Sunrise: 8:13 a.m.; sunset: 6:43 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 Cloudy with a slight chance of rain. High 50; low…
Democrats to hold November meeting. LUDINGTON — The November meeting of the Mason County Democratic Party will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, located at 107 S. Harrison. For more information, call the Mason County Democratic Office at 231-425-4155 or call Ed Miller at 757-3729.
Obituary: Sylvia Wyrick, 79, Riverton Township. Sylvia Jean Wyrick, 79, of Riverton Township, Scottville passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at her home. Sylvia was born on May 7, 1939 in Red Cloud, Neb., the daughter of Lloyd and Betty (Pinner) Gailbraith and was married to Ronald Svacha in 1955. Sylvia and Ron celebrated aver 41 years together before Ron preceded…
Taking the wheel: Samuels appointed first female director of road commission. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission recently appointed Mary Samuels as its manager/director, making her the first woman in that position. Samuels has been the clerk/finance director of the road commission for nearly 19 years. In July she was appointed interim director, replacing…
State shuts down taxi service for operating without license, hiring sex offender. LANSING — The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (CSCL) recently issued a cease and desist order against Town & Country Taxicab and Delivery Service LLC of Ludington for operating as a taxicab carrier without having registered with LARA, as required…
Reimink named emergency management coordinator of the year. Mason County Emergency Management Coordinator Liz Reimink was recently awarded the Michigan Emergency Management Coordinator of the Year for a jurisdiction less than 60,000 people by the Michigan Emergency Management Association (MEMA). The MEMA Facebook page stated that “Liz has been on the leading edge of training and exercise and has been…
Over 50 participate in Spartan Mile race. SCOTTVILLE — Over 50 Mason County Central elementary students participated in the Spartan Mile race Wednesday evening at Riverside Park. The event, for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, was sponsored by the varsity cross country team. Participants received chocolate milk, a slap bracelet, a ribbon, and a MCC cross country wristband. Medals…
Partly cloudy skies today. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 Partly cloudy skies early and then mostly overcast later in the day. High 51; low 36 Precipitation: 10% Wind: S 5 mph Humidity: 73% Sunrise: 8:12 a.m.; sunset: 6:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 Cloudy with a slight chance of rain. High 49; low 37 Precipitation: 20%…
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