Governor appoints Earl to broadband consortium. LANSING – Hamlin Township resident Seth Earl was recently appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to the Michigan Consortium of Advanced Networks created by Executive Order 2018-2. The consortium is housed within the Executive Office and serves in an advisory capacity to the Governor. The consortium is being directed to submit a final report by Aug. 1,…
79th District Court sentencings posted March 9, 2018. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – John Charles Papes, 60, of 259 W. Fountain Rd., Sherman Township, was found guilty March 5 of taking a deer without a license and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year and…
Home invasion tops 51st Circuit Court sentencings. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Tyrone Gardner, 55, of 502 3rd St., Ludington, was found guilty Jan. 2 of first-degree home invasion, possession of burglar’s tools and fourth-offense habitual offender and was sentenced Feb. 27 to concurrent prison terms of 12…
Exhibit, reception to honor photographer Sue Brown tonight. LUDINGTON — The art of award winning photographer Sue Brown will be featured today during a one day exhibit and reception at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts from 5 to 7 p.m. In February, Brown was named the 2018 Photographer of the Year by the Professional Photographers of Michigan. Brown…
Dearborn Heights man arraigned for accosting children. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Dylan Matthew Singer, 25, of 24627 Lehigh St., Dearborn Heights, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for felonies of computers/Internet – communicating with another to commit a crime, accosting children for immoral purposes…
Police busy with crashes. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, March 6, 2018: – 9:02 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle rollover crash, minor injury, Stiles Road near Jagger Road, Amber Township. – 3:15 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, with injuries, US 10 and Nelson Road, Pere Marquette Township. – 9:08 p.m., (MCSO), a 32-year-old Muskegon…
Recent deaths, posted March 9, 2018. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Marjorie Eliza Ann (Hull) Peterson, 97, of Ludington died on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Thomas Frank Briskey, 84, of Ludington, died Saturday, March 3, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133 has sponsored this posting. Full list of…
The disappearance of Flight 2501 next winter writers series topic. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The disappearance of Flight 2501 will be the topic of the next and final edition of the Ludington Winter Writers Series. The event will feature author, maritime historian, and diver Valerie van Heest on Thursday, March 15, 7 p.m., at United Methodist Church, 5601 W. Bryant…
Female shooting group beginning. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Gun ownership and the complex laws surrounding the use of firearms is a significant topic around the nation. The 2017 Pew Research reported 42 percent of American households currently own a gun and 22 percent of women personally own a firearm. With women being the largest growing segment of this historically male dominated…
ESD entering into contract negotiations with new superintendent candidate. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — During a special meeting Wednesday, the West Shore Educational Service District board of education unanimously voted to enter into contract negotiations with Dr. Jason Jeffrey for the position of superintendent. The board held a second interview with Jeffrey and following voted to empower board…
DNR awards $40,000 grant to Friends of Ludington State Park playground project FLSP nears $202,000 goal, donations still needed, so construction may take place in June HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Recreation Division has awarded a $40,000 match program grant to Friends of Ludington State Park for the playground planned for the Hamlin…
Speeding truck hits school bus head-on. #OceanaCountyNews WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 2003 Dodge Ram pickup truck hit a Pentwater school bus that was transporting approximately 20 students Tuesday afternoon, March 6, on West Hammett Road west of North 72nd Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. No one was injured in the head-on crash, but both the…
WSCC hosts high school art competition. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Community College Art Department is hosting the 20th annual Regional High School Art Competition and Exhibit in the college’s Manierre Dawson Gallery, located in the Arts and Sciences Building. Student artwork will be displayed through March 22, and a reception for the artists will be held on March 11, at 2…
Ludington woman injured in two-vehicle crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 63-year-old Ludington woman was transported by Life EMS to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital following a two-vehicle crash on US 10 near Nelson Road Tuesday afternoon, March 6. According to Sgt. Jeremy King of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was trapped inside the…
Judges raise concerns about courthouse security; proposal moving forward. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Mason County Board of Commissioners’ Public Safety and Courts Committee passed a proposal Tuesday, March 6, by Sheriff Kim Cole to provide security personnel at the Mason County Courthouse. The proposal will now go to the county Finance Committee. The public safety and…
Man sentenced to jail for choking ex-wife’s male friend. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Sheridan Township man was sentenced to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 6, for a conviction of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation. Marvin Lee Brault…
Homeless man to serve a year in jail for stealing phone charger from library; drug possession. #MasonCountyCrime. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old homeless man was sentenced to one year in jail for convictions of larceny in a building, marijuana possession and fourth-offense habitual offender in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 6. Fremont Kerricks pleaded guilty to the…
Radio host Jack O’Malley announces candidacy for 101st House seat. #Election2018. LAKE ANN — Longtime WTCM morning radio host Jack O’Malley today announced his run for the Michigan House of Representatives 101st District. O’Malley, a resident of Almira Township, announced his intention to run on his popular radio show this morning. “I’ve spent over 30 years, every weekday morning, having…
Scottville commission discusses downtown parking angle. #ScottvilleNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A frequent conversation at City Commission has been the angle of parking in the 100 block of South Main Street, downtown Scottville. In 2011 the streetscape was rebuilt to through funds from the Downtown Development Authority. As part of the design, the angle of parking was changed…
Water billing procedures discussed at Scottville commission meeting. #ScottvilleNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Two Scottville property owners addressed City Commission about concerns of their water bills. The concerns were not about rates but about procedures. Marilyn Carey, who along with her daughter, Jordan Munford, owns two rental homes in Scottville, said that she had noticed the December water…
Recent deaths, posted Feb. 28, 2018. #MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Donald E. Clem, 85, of Irons died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at home. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services, Scottville. Linda S. Plummer, 58, of Branch died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services,…
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