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Krieger re-elected Scottville mayor, commissioners sworn-in. SCOTTVILLE — Bruce Krieger was re-elected mayor Monday during the Scottville City Commission’s organizational meeting; Marcy Spencer was re-elected mayor pro-tem. Scottville’s commission elects its mayor and mayor pro-tem every two years, both are also elected commissioners who vote on matters that come before the commission. Krieger was recently elected as a second ward…
Emergency personnel rescue woman from water-filled car in ditch. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Firefighters and EMS personnel rescued a 90-year-old Midland woman after she drove her car into a ditch on the southwest corner of US 10-31 and Stiles Road Monday evening. The crash occurred about 6 p.m. According to Mason County Sheriff Sgt. Jeremy King, the woman, who has dementia,…
Darr Road bridges to re-open Tuesday. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Two Darr Road bridges that have been under re-construction since June will be re-opened on Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Mason County Road Commission announced today. The bridges are located between Sugar Grove and Mavis roads over the South Branch of the Lincoln River, and also south of Fountain Road over the…
Hospital honors veterans LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital held its annual Veterans Day ceremony Monday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m. The ceremony included speaker Fred Reader, Jr. , a U.S. Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient. Reader is an emergency medical technician at Life EMS and also a firefighter/EMT with Pere Marquette Township Fire Department. He was one of…
Police: 20 crashes over the weekend, 12 involving deer. #MasonCountyNews MASON COUNTY – The Mason County Sheriff’s Office and the Hart post of the Michigan State Police responded to a combined 20 vehicle crashes over the weekend, and a dozen of those crashes involved deer. The following is police activity over the weekend in Mason County: Friday, Nov. 9, 2018:…
Library book club to meet Nov. 20. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County District Library Scottville branch is hosting a book club that meets on the third Tuesday of the month, beginning Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. The group will be reading “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante, the first in a four book series about two friends from Naples, Italy.…
Cloudy today, snow showers possible tonight. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 Cloudy skies today with late night snow showers. High 33; low 25 Precipitation: 20% day; 60% evening. Wind: NW 6 mph Humidity: 71% Sunrise: 7:36 a.m.; sunset: 5:22 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 Mainly cloudy with snow showers in the morning. High 28; low 24…
North breakwater closed due to weather. LUDINGTON — The north breakwater has been closed to pedestrian traffic today, Saturday, Nov. 10, due to weather conditions, according to Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett.
Homeless youths need our support, help Letter to the editor by Cynthia Arneson Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is November 10 to 18. Imagine being a 17-year-old high school senior and finding yourself homeless and on your own. It is a stark existence fraught with despair. There are currently more than 2 million homeless youth in the United States, with Michigan ranking sixth in…
Obituary: Angeline Krause, 88, Ludington. Angeline Loretta Krause, 88, of Ludington, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Angeline was born on December 13, 1929 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Nicholas and Veronica (Banks) Stark. She graduated from Onekama High School in 1947 and married the late Jack Krause. Angeline was a dedicated mother to three daughters. She enjoyed crossword…
Obituary: Patrick Payment, 76, Ludington. Patrick Hoyt Payment, 76, of Ludington, passed away on November 2, 2018. Patrick was born on December 5, 1941 in Ludington, the son of Hoyt and Ann (Findling) Payment. He was wed to Des Neiges “Dee” Marquis on July 24, 1999 at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Scottville. Patrick graduated from St. Simon High School…
Free Soil, Hoague roads open to traffic. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission has announced that Free Soil and Hoague roads have been re-opened to through traffic. Both roads were reconstructed and resurfaced. The gravel shoulders were placed and gront slopes graded. Final restoration will be completed in the spring of 2019. Construction on Free Soil Road took place…
Scottville Optimist Club donates to MCC Schools. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Optimist Club recently donated $2,100 to Mason County Central Schools. The money will be divided amongst the track and field team, wrestling team and forensics team. here are: Optimists – Howard Vanderlaan, Julie VanDyke, Joe Knowles, Ben Nelson from MCC, Nancy Sanford, Mark Watts and Diane Watts.
Cloudy with snow today. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Cloudy with snow. High 35; low 27 Precipitation: 90% day; 70% evening Wind: N 11 mph day; WNW 17 mph evening Humidity: 80% Sunrise: 7:32 a.m.; sunset: 5:25 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 Cloudy with snow showers mainly during the morning. High 32; low 25 Precipitation: 40%…
Time to be a senior. Scottville senior center’s Visscher moves into retirement. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Marcia Visscher has been at the helm of the Scottville Area Senior Center for nearly five years. Next week, she will step down as director and move into the role of retiree. “I’ve loved it, it’s been so much fun,” she said. “I…
Community Veterans Day program scheduled for Sunday. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Allied Veterans Council will hold its annual Community Veterans Day program on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Edwin H. Ewing American Legion Post, 318 N. James St. The public is invited to attend. A luncheon will be held afterwards for veterans and their families. On…
Car/deer crashes plague motorists. #MasonCounty The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, Nov. 5, 2018: – 6:30 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Custer Road north of Manales Road, Sherman Township. – 10:03 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 48-year-old Ludington man was arrested for domestic violence, 5000 block of Jebavy Drive, Hamlin Township. Tuesday,…
Recent arraignments include narcotics arrest. 79th District Court arraignments. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Xavier Ignacio Zamora, 24, 201 W. William St., Ludington, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for a felony of delivery/manufacture of a narcotic/cocaine less than 50 grams…
79th District Court sentencings, posted Nov. 8, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Westley Michael Badour, 20, homeless, was found guilty Oct. 31 of larceny less than $200 and was sentenced to 28 days in jail with credit for 28 days served; 93 days discretionary jail for one…
Snow shower possible today. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 Cloudy skies. A shower of rain or wet snow possible. Late night snow showers possible. High 38; low 29 Precipitation: 10% day; 70% evening Wind: WNW 5 mph Humidity: 66% day; 79% evening. Sunrise: 7:30 a.m.; sunset: 5:26 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Snow during the morning…
VanderWall easily wins 35th senate seat. Curt VanderWall will be the next state senator to represent this area. The Ludington Republican easily defeated his opponents, Democrat Mike Taillard and Libertarian Timothy Coon. VanderWall received 72,739 (63%) of the votes, Taillard received 39,989 (35%) and Coon received 3,035 (3%). Currently VanderWall is the representative of the 101st Michigan House of Representatives…
