Custer Christmas open house. CUSTER — A Custer area Christmas open house will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Custer Fire Station. The event will include hot chocolate, punch and cookies, donated by Custer village residents; face painting by Mason County Eastern National Honor Society students; prize drawings for adults and kids, donated…
Sunny skies expected today! Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 Sunny skies High 35; low 29 Precipitation: 0% Wind: SW 9 mph day; S 12 mph evening Humidity: 64% day; 75% evening Sunrise: 7:39 a.m.; sunset: 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 Opening day of Michigan firearms deer season. Mainly sunny skies. High 40; low 29 Precipitation:…
White Pine Village adding log car to train exhibit. See video here. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Historic White Pine Village received an addition to its railroad exhibit today, a log car donated by the Coopersville & Marne Railroad. In November 2017, the Mason County Historical Society acquired a locomotive and tender from the Coopersville & Marne…
Ludington Area Schools offers Giving Tree for second year. LUDINGTON — The holidays will be a little bit brighter for Ludington area families this year thanks to the Ludington Area School District’s Giving Tree Program. The program, now entering its second year, hopes to expand and help 95 families celebrate the 2018 holidays. The Giving Tree program was created in…
Woman sentenced to fines, costs for motorcyclists’ deaths. #MasonCountyNews. LUDINGTON — A 61-year-old Lennon, Mich. woman was recently sentenced in 79th District Court to pay $615 in fines and costs in connection to the July 14, 2017 deaths of motorcyclists Ken and Mary Ann Geurink of Branch Township. The couple died following the crash in the 5200 block of US…
Safe Harbor Credit Union hosting “Biggest Small Business Christmas Party.” AMBER TOWNSHIP — Safe Harbor Credit Union will hold its inaugural Biggest Small Business Christmas Party for area businesses on Saturday, Dec. 8. The event is taking place at the Graystone Event Center at the Holiday Inn, located at the corner of US 10-31 and Brye Road. Tickets are $35…
Lighthouse keepers looking for 2019 lighthouse keepers. Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) is seeking individuals to assist with its volunteer resident keeper program in 2019. Volunteers help the non-profit organization operate Big Sable Point Lighthouse, Little Sable Point Lighthouse, the White River Light Station and the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse. Clean and comfortable accommodations are offered free of charge within…
Free Soil Senior Center to hold benefit dinner Saturday. FREE SOIL — The Free Soil Senior Center will hold a fundraising spaghetti and chili dinner on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Free Soil Community Center, 8480 N. Democrat St. Cost is a suggested donation of $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 10…
Snow showers possible this morning. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 Mainly cloudy with snow showers in the morning. High 28; low 24 Precipitation: 40% Wind: NW 11 mph day; WNW 11 mph evening. Humidity: 63% Sunrise: 7:37 a.m.; sunset: 5:21 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018 Sunny skies High 35; low 29 Precipitation: 0% Wind: SW 9…
Scottville woman struck by truck after jumping out of vehicle. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Scottville woman was struck by a pick-up truck Monday night in the 3400 block of Johnson Road, east of Dennis Road. According to law enforcement personnel on the scene, the woman had jumped out of a parked 1996 Dodge Neon car, into the path of…
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…
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