Community foundation to hold grant seeker workshop. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Nonprofit charitable organizations serving the Mason County region are eligible to apply for a grant from the Community Foundation for Mason County (CFMA). To learn more about the application process, the Foundation is hosting a free grant seekers’ workshop, Wednesday, September 6 at 10 a.m. in the conference room at the Ludington &…
Crashes, warrant arrests top police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Friday, Aug. 11, 2017: – 4:05 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Beaune and Fountain roads, Hamlin Township. – 6:23 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, US 10 and Maple Road, Branch Township. – 7:40 a.m., (MCSO), gas drive-off, $60.37 in…
Obituary: Mildred (Billie) Louella Jabrocki, 97, Ludington. Mildred (Billie) Louella Jabrocki, 97, of Ludington, passed away on August 8, 2017 at Tendercare of Ludington. Billie was born on June 16, 1920 in Scottville, the daughter of the late Harley and Anna (Anderson) Sprague. She attended Scottville area elementary schools and graduated from Ludington High School with the class of 1938.…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Douglas Wayne Anderson, 78, of Ludington, died on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Steven Bell, 59, of Ludington, died on Tuesday, August 9, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Mary Tucker, 72, of Ludington, formerly of Hart, died on…
Obituary: Danny Petersen, 65, Pentwater. Danny Arthur Petersen, 65, of Pentwater, passed away unexpectedly on August 11, 2017. Dan was born on September 23, 1951 in Ludington, the son of Carlyn and Mary (Mills) Petersen. After his father passed away at the age of 52, Dan left Scottville school to take over the family business, C. Petersen & Sons,…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Donald B. Spencer, 83, of Baldwin died Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. David A. Verduin, 74, of Fountain died Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. Diane R. Bolton, 61, of…
Cocaine delivery, computer crime tops recent arraignments. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Lonnie Michael Dietz, 48, of 2090 N. Fourth St., Sheridan Township, was arrested May 24 by the State, Sheriffs, Chiefs Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) on felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine), one…
79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 11, 2017. #MasonCountyCrime. By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Jason Michael Ogan, 42, of 6574 E. Glen Ln., Sheridan Township, pleaded no contest August 1 to domestic violence and was sentenced to 11 days in jail with credit for 11 days served;…
Woman injured in rollover car/deer crash. #MasonCountyCrime CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Custer woman received minor injuries when her vehicle rolled over after hitting a deer on Custer Road near Powers Road Thursday, Aug. 10, at 5:05 a.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. She was traveling southbound on Custer Road when the crash occurred, Cole said. Police reported…
Man, whose body was found in Lake Michigan, stayed at Hamlin Lake resort. #MasonCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — For more than a month, the identity of a man’s body found floating in Lake Michigan on the Fourth of July near the Leland Harbor in Leelanua County was a mystery. That mystery was solved this week when authorities…
CSC case, crashes among police activity. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017: – 6:01 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Quarterline and Countyline roads, Grant Township. – 6:30 a.m., (MCSO) car/deer crash, no injuries, Dennis Road south of Fountain Road, Victory Township. – 8:25 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), criminal sexual…
Recent births, reported Aug. 9, 2017. #MasonCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Colin Michael Pacholski, the son of Emily and Jeffrey Pacholski of New Lenox, Ill., was born August 3, 2017. John Ethan McDonough, the son of Dawn German and John McDonough of Ludington, was born August 4, 2017. Miles Henrik Lindenau, the son of Amy and Carl Lindenau…
Roadside nap leads to arrest. #MasonCountyCrime SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Irons man was arrested for open intoxicants in a vehicle Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 2:46 a.m. after Mason County sheriff’s deputies found him “sleeping in his running vehicle roadside” at Custer and Sugar Grove roads, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other recent police activity in Mason County includes:…
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