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Chamber announces Community Service Award nominees. There are seven nominations for the 2016 Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Service award. Nominees include: Tom and Patricia Ezdebski of Ludington, Dave and Shelia Preston of Ludington, Ed Santarelli of New York state, Rick Plummer of Ludington, Sally and Jerry Cole of Scottville, the Ludington Petunia Parade Committee, and Kathy…
Four businesses nominated for Business of the Year. Four businesses, including two real estate firms, have been nominated for the Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year award. Those businesses include Bayshore Real Estate of Amber Township, Lighthouse Realty of Ludington, Servpro of Manistee, Ludington and Cadillac (based locally in Amber Township), and the Shade Tree…
Fraud, disturbance top police activity. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, April 17, 2017: – 1:30 p.m., (Michigan State Police), fraud, 600 block of Stiles Road, Amber Township. Tuesday, April 18, 2017: – 8:48 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), disturbance, 500 block of East Danaher Street, City of Ludington. – 9:31 p.m., (MSP), car/deer crash,…
Another prom dress distribution night planned for Wednesday. Photo and story by Dan Vargas, MCP Staff. LUDINGTON — The first round of prom dress distribution took place Monday evening with another night planned Wednesday, April 19, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church at 501 E Danaher St, Ludington. During Monday’s event, 11 girls attended and were to…
#MasonCountyDeaths Recent deaths are brought to you by Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133. The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Jimmy Walter Weirauch, 81, of Baldwin, died on Sunday, April 16, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Ludington. Mondo Elizabeth Miney, 90, of Ludington, died on Wednesday,…
New public comment rules for Scottville commission. SCOTTVILLE — Scottville Mayor Bruce Krieger has changed the rules of public comment at City Commission meetings. In the past the City Commission has had rather loose rules when it comes to members of the public coming in and speaking their minds. Typically, the interaction between citizens and the Commission has been informal…
Spartan Proud: Teaching the world’s leaders how to be remarkable. #SpartanProud #MCCSchools. Spartan Proud is sponsored by Mason County Central Schools. This series features alumni of Mason County Central telling their stories. Today we feature Kevin Eikenberry, class of 1980. Kevin Eikenberry will make two rare professional appearances in Mason County on Tuesday, April 18. See below for details. By…
Reader: Historical society millage request wrong direction for history, culture and arts. Letter to the Editor by David Petersen, Amber Township. The issue of public funding for the activities of the Mason County Historical Society have come up once again. The Society had a millage passed in the early days of the development of White Pine Village that was not…
Ludington internal medicine practice joins Spectrum Health. LUDINGTON –Ludington internal medicine physicians Ralph Avedisian and Zane Knoer have integrated their Ludington-based practice with Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital and the Spectrum Health Medical Group. Another key member of the practice is nurse practitioner Christina Simone. The office is now known as Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Internal Medicine – Ludington. The change…
Attempted lighthouse break-in; tree falls on car. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — An intruder attempted to break into the Big Sable Point Lighthouse at the Ludington State Park Saturday afternoon, April 15, and in a separate incident, a tree fell on a 74-year-old man’s car Saturday, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The attempted break-in was reported at 2:59…
Coast Guard assists boater to shore after boat takes on water. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Ludington assisted an operator off of his vessel that he grounded off Big Sable Point Saturday, according to a press release from the Coast Guard. The operator was on his way from Pentwater to Traverse City, aboard a 76-foot pleasure…
Large to become foundation director. LUDINGTON — The Community Foundation for Mason County recently announced that it has hired Andrea Large as its new executive director. Large has been the superintendent of Ludington Area Schools for the past three years and will be retiring from that position effective June 30. Large will replace Jeanne Oakes, who has served as the…
Fountain heritage day. America at its best. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FOUNTAIN — Earlier today I attended Fountain Heritage Day in the Village of Fountain. The highlight of the event was the dedication of the very impressive sculpture in Fountain’s new Heritage Park. The sculpture, created by Rubin Llano of Oceana County’s Claybanks Township (west of New Era), depicts two massive…
Sheriff: Man with self inflicted knife wound seriously injured. Editor’s Note: MCP typically does not report on suicides and suicide attempts, unless the event occurred in a public place or on private property when others were put in immediate danger. #MasonCountyNews. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Traverse City area man was seriously injured Saturday morning after the man apparently stabbed himself…
Ludington trucker who rear-ended family will lose driver’s license. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews HART — The 26-year-old Ludington trucker who rear-ended a family of five and another motorist, nearly killing a 4-year-old boy July 5 on southbound US 31 near the New Era exit, will not have a driver’s license or a commercial driver’s license (CDL) for at…
Ludington native hired as new airport manager. #MasonCountyNews. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — John O’Connor has been hired as the new manager of the Mason County Airport. O’Connor will take over operations on May 1, replacing long time manager Dave Johnson who is retiring. As a Ludington native and Ludington High School alumni, John O’Connor began his aviation career at Mason…
Arraignments include 4 charged with operating meth lab. #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies James Alexander Kelsey, 36, of 7077 E. US 10, Branch Township, was arrested Apr. 6 by the State, Sheriffs, Chiefs Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) on felony charges of delivering a controlled substance, operating/maintaining a meth lab,…
79th District Court sentencings and dismissals #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander, contributing writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court at the Mason County Courthouse: Tia Marie Wells, 36, of 501 Adams St., Ludington, pleaded guilty Mar. 22 to operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) and was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one…
Recent births, reported April 14, 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. Jesus Eugene Haynes, the son of Sylvia Rodriguez and Jonathan Haynes of Ludington, was born April 1, 2017. Forest Troy Lemire, the son of Aleshia Moore and Wesley…
SSCENT conducts search warrant. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) detectives executed a search warrant for drugs in the 500 block of Fifth Street Thursday, April 13, according to Det./Lt. Andrew Ambrose. “SSCENT detectives, with the assistance of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit, initiated an investigation earlier in the evening that led…
Lake Jump raises over $22,400 for Sports Hall of Fame. #LakeJump #MasonCountySports LUDINGTON — This year’s Ludington Lake Jump, held last Saturday, raised $22,433.29 for the Mason County Sports Hall of Fame. Funds will be used for the proposed Sports Center to be located on the southwest corner of Ludington Avenue and Harrison Street. Over the past 18 years over…
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