Recent births, reported March 31, 2017. #MasonCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Tucker Andrew Schimke, the son of Synamon and Andrew Schimke of Free Soil, was born March 23, 2017. Random Corwin Marlow, the son of Mindi and Jeffery Marlow of Ludington,…
LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is advising patients and visitors of the hospital to use the Ludington Avenue entrance during construction of Lawndale Street beginning March 31. Construction is expected to be completed sometime in June. Traffic disruption is inevitable with such an extensive project, and Lawndale St. will be closed to through traffic. However, the city and its…
West Shore Bank title sponsor for sand angel world record attempt. Event will be benefit for cancer patients set for June 10 at Stearns Park Beach. Open to all. LUDINGTON — Ludington’s Guinness World Record sand angel attempt this summer has a title sponsor and official name. The June 10 event at Stearns Park beach will be known as Be Someone’s Angel…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Mikala Linn Raven, 30, of Ludington, died on Monday, March 27, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Kenneth Essler, 86, of Ludington, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Gary Wayne Wickery, 78, of Ludington, died on Monday, March…
Rollover crash, assault top police activity. #MasonCounty #PoliceNews The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, March 28, 2017: – 7:30 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 46-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a warrant, Pere Marquette Township. – 11:30 p.m., (MCSO), a 27-year-old woman was arrested on a warrant, Amber Township. Wednesday, March 29, 2017: – 2:14…
5 vehicles involved in Chauvez Road crash. #Riverton #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway and Dan Vargas of MCP. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Five vehicles were involved in a crash on Chauvez Road Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred about 5 p.m. when an eastbound pickup truck was attempting to make a left turn into the Indian Summer processing plant parking lot and was…
Body found may be missing man James Hepworth. #MasonCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. CADILLAC — Human remains found Tuesday, March 28, in a heavily-wooded area may likely be the remains of James Hepworth, 37, of the Pentwater area who has been missing for approximately eight months. The badly-decomposed body was found at about 1 p.m. by a cadaver dog approximately…
FiveCAP receives $1.2 million in federal funding. SCOTTVILLE — FiveCAP, Inc. was recently awarded $1.2 million from the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a press release from U.S. senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow. The funding will be used to support expanded Early Head Start programs for children through the Scottville-based agency’s Early Head Start Child Care…
Domestic violence cases spike over the weekend. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office handled three domestic violence cases over the weekend, and the Ludington Police Department investigated two domestic violence incidents. The following is police activity in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, March 24, 2017: – 7:54 a.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injuries, US 31 freeway…
Special Olympics teams take the gold at state tourney. #Area24SpecialOlympics. GRAND RAPIDS — While the Ludington Orioles boys basketball team was representing Mason County this weekend in the state finals in East Lansing, two other basketball teams represented the area at a state tournament and took home gold metals Saturday. The Area 24 Special Olympics teams, A24 Green and A24 Black,…
The Orioles have made all of Mason County proud. #GoOs #StateChampionship By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EAST LANSING — The story of the 2016-2017 Ludington Orioles boys varsity basketball team isn’t so much about a basketball game as it about citizenship, sportsmanship, and unity. While the Orioles lost to the New Haven Rockets Saturday 45-36 in the Michigan High School Athletic…
Domestic violence, PPO violation arrests among police activity. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews The following is recent police activity: Tuesday, March 21, 2017: – 8:45 a.m., (Michigan State Police), hit-and-run crash, Hansen and Dennis roads, Amber Township. – 2:46 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 24-year-old Ludington man was arrested for domestic violence, 400 block of Fourth Street, City of Ludington. Thursday, March 23,…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Rodney Dale Shaffer, 72, died on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his home in Custer. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Paula Duford, 67, of Hart, died on Friday, March 24, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Charlot Mary Mahoney, 85, of Fountain,…
Farm Bureau presents gift basket to Ag Week baby. #MasonCountyAgriculture. LUDINGTON — As part of the celebration of National Agriculture Week, (March 20-24th) the Mason County Farm Bureau presented a gift basket to the family of a baby born during the week. The gift basket was presented Wednesday to Melissa and Mike Russell of Ludington, and their new son, Kevin Robert…
Rendezvous Bar donates to Friends of Sheriff’s Office fund. WALHALLA — Riley’s Rendezvous Bar donated $1,000 to the Friends of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Friday. The money was raised during a bean bag toss tournament held earlier this month at the bar, along with 50/50 drawings that were held during the Superbowl and also the Daytona 500. The Friends of the…
Weapons charge tops felony arraignments in District Court #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Kristin Brooke Hoffman, 26, of 6736 Potter Rd., Bear Lake, was arrested Mar. 15 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on a felony charge of Dangerous Weapon – Miscellaneous – Attempt and a…
District Court Sentencings posted March 24, 2017. #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Sophia Jeanne Johnson, 29, of 604 N. Harrison St., Ludington, pleaded guilty Mar. 14 to impaired driving and was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served; 93 days discretionary jail for one year;…
Recent births, reported March 23, 2017. #MasonCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Gustavo Marcos Lopez-Mitchel, the son of Guadalupe Lopez and Christian Mitchell of Ludington, was born March 13, 2017. Oliver Thomas Donald, the son of Alexa Gavrilides and Thomas Donald of Scottville, was…
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