Holman elected Ludington mayor; Henderson wins councilor seat. #MasonCountyElection By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Kaye Holman has been elected the mayor of Ludington, narrowly defeating Cheri Stibitz-Rozell by eight votes (see results below). Holman, 75, will serve as mayor pro-tem/councilor-at-large until Dec. 31 and then will be sworn in as mayor, a position that she will serve until the…
#MasonCountyElection. LUDINGTON — Curt VanderWall is likely to win the 101st Michigan House of Representatives seat. The Republican from Pere Marquette Township is currently leading Democratic opponent Dan Scripps by 53% with 75 percent of precincts reporting. The 101st District covers Mason, Manistee, Benzie, and Leelanau counties. With 24 out of 25 precincts reporting in Mason County, VanderWall has won…
#MasonCountyElection. SCOTTVILLE — Incumbent Connie Duncil is keeping her commissioner-at-large seat in the city of Scottville. Duncil defeated challenger Ed Hahn, 222-177. Sue Petipren defeated Nick Cilman, 127-78, for the Second Ward Commissioner seat. The two will be sworn in during the next city commission meeting, on Monday, Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m. See results as they happen atwww.Facebook.com/MasonCountyPress or…
#MasonCountyElection LUDINGTON — Incumbent Les Johnson defeated Tom Rotta for the Ludington third ward councilor seat, 493-159. See results as they happen at www.Facebook.com/MasonCountyPress or www.Twitter.com/MasonCoPress
Hamlin man charged with accosting a child for immoral purposes. #MasonCountyPoliceNews #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Hamlin Township man has been charged with the felony of accosting children for immoral purpose, habitual offender. Scott Earl Odekirk, 46, 3550 Stearns Dr., was arrested on Nov. 4 by Mason County sheriff deputies and was arraigned in 79th District Court.…
Duo arraigned for drunk driving, drugs, in grocery store parking lot. #MasonCountyPoliceNews LUDINGTON — Bryan Patrick Lund, 30, 68 W. Hoague Road, Grant Township, and Nicole Lynn Kaiser, , 28, 50 Wayne Road, Pentwater, were arraigned Monday, Nov. 7, in 79th District Court after their arrest Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office in the Save-A-Lot parking lot,…
Mason-Lake Conservation District seeks new directors. #MasonCountyNews. SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Lake Conservation District is seeking candidates to run for its board of directors. The MLCD is considered a local entity of government with the purpose of striving to be the natural resource stewardship hub for residents in Mason and Lake counties. The District works on programs dealing with soil erosion,…
#MasonCountyDeaths. Carole Jan Schierholt, 78, of Branch peacefully passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Spectrum Health of Ludington, with her family by her side. Carole was born on April 30, 1938 in Pontiac to the late Ernest and Ella (Smith) Engel. She attended Ludington High School and graduated with the class of 1956. She graduated from Ferris State…
Rose Mary (RoseMary) Hansen, 88, peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at her home in Ludington. RoseMary was born to the late Joseph and Nellie (Moran) Gibbs on June 10, 1928 in Manistee. She attended Manistee High School and graduated with the class of 1946. She married Arthur Hansen on October 2, 1948 at the Holy Trinity Episcopal…
Robert James Allard, Sr., 90, of Ludington passed away on Saturday November 5, 2016 at Tendercare of Ludington. He was born on October 23, 1926 in Hattiesburg, Miss., son of the late Daniel and Alma (Hansen) Allard. Robert was drafted into the U.S. Navy on March 14, 1945, serving until his honorable discharge on July 25, 1946. Robert married the love…
Pentwater woman arrested for smuggling drugs into jail. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews LUDINGTON — A warrant is being requested for a 28-year-old Pentwater woman for allegedly smuggling contraband into a correctional facility after she was found to have suspected drugs hidden in her mouth when she checked into the Mason County Jail to serve a weekend sentence on an additional drug conviction…
Man, woman arrested for drunk driving, drugs, in grocery store parking lot. #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Manistee man was arrested Sunday afternoon by Mason County sheriff deputies on drunk driving and drug charges after the man’s vehicle struck two vehicles in the Save-A-Lot parking lot, 5530 W. US 10. The man was charged with operating a vehicle while…
Man injured following tractor accident. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old man was injured Sunday afternoon in a traffic accident in the 4900 block of North Darr Road. Fountain Area Fire Chief Roger Berndt said the man told emergency personnel that he was attempting to move the tractor and didn’t sit down. “He put the clutch…
Driver in morning Riverton crash identified. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Matthew Jon Broersma, 39, of Custer, is currently in serious condition at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Broersma was involved in a single vehicle crash on Chauvez Road between Hoganson and Schwass roads Sunday morning. Initially, it was reported that…
Custer man injured following morning crash. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old Custer man was seriously injured following a single vehicle crash Sunday on Chauvez Road. The man was traveling east in a Ford Escort station wagon, according to Mason County sheriff deputies on scene. The vehicle left the roadway as it entered the curves just before…
Shaken, Not Stirred: Election. #ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. Pretty soon, it’ll be over. Well actually, it won’t. Regardless of what the election results are Tuesday night, we will usher ourselves into yet another expansion of “politics of personal destruction”. My greater concern, again, regardless of the outcome, has to do with…
3 running for Ludington mayor: Castonia, Holman, Stibitz-Rozell. #MasonCountyElection Ludington city council and mayoral election stories are brought to you by Ludington Yacht Sales, www.ludingtonyachtsales.com, 888- 231-1698. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Three people are running for the seat of mayor, left vacant by Ryan Cox who resigned last spring due to a change of residency. The winner will…
Student writes in support of VanderWall. Dear Editor, My name is Trey Posma. I am 16-years-old and am a junior at Mason County Central High School. I am writing this letter to you to show my support for Curt Vanderwall as state representative. Even though I am not old enough to vote, I want the community to know what I…
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