Allied health students place at regionals, heading to state. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Career & Technical Education (CTE) Allied Health students from West Shore Educational Service District will compete this week at the state competition in Traverse City. Earlier this year, the students competed at the Regional HOSA competition against other high school students. Students competed in several categories including: CPR/first…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Betty Ann Lundberg, 87, died on Friday, April 22, 2017 at Oak View Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home, Ludington. Peter Daniel Johnson, 71, of Ludington, died on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Spectrum Health of Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home, Ludington. See full list of…
Editorial: Councilor’s choice to survey public with social media was appropriate. Editorial by MCP. During Monday’s Ludington City Council meeting, the council’s newest member, Councilor-at-Large Brandy Henderson, was admonished by Third Ward Councilor Les Johnson, for using social media to ask her constituents a question about what they thought about the idea of charging non-city residents to park at Stearns…
Scottville elementary schools in need of more boxtops. #MCCSchools. SCOTTVILLE — The PTCs at Scottville Elementary and Scottville Upper Elementary are collecting boxtops for fundraising and in need of more. Upper Elementary Principal Kevin Kimes reports that collections are down compared to previous years. Kimes said the school gets 10 cents per top from the company and the money is…
Grounded boat breaks up, closes state park beach. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The wreckage of a 76-foot long boat, The Tica, that ran aground near Big Point Sable last week has caused the closure of the Ludington State Park beach and has left debris along the shoreline. After sitting aground for almost a week, the boat…
Ludington council sets aside Stearns Park parking fee topic, for now. #MasonCountyNews #LudingtonNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council is setting aside the idea of charging parking fees at Stearns Park, however the issue may be brought up again in the future, Mayor Kaye Holman said. The council spoke in length during its regular meeting Monday about the…
Kindertransport survivor to speak at college Tuesday. #MasonCountyEducation. #WestShoreCommunityCollege. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College, in partnership with The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Muskegon, will host Kindtertransport survivor Dr. Renata Laxova on Tuesday, April 25, from 12:30-1:45 p.m. at the WSCC Center Stage Theater. Laxova was one of 669 Jewish children in Czechoslovakia saved from the…
MCE family engineering night. #MasonCountyEastern #MasonCountyEducation. CUSTER — Mason County Eastern Elementary recently held a Family Engineering Night with the West Shore Educational Service District. Parents and students were challenged to build a hot cocoa machine using only paper cups, push pins and masking take. Their next challenge was to make a three tier object using cups with a ball at…
WSCC community education includes family bonding events. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Registration is underway for community members interested in West Shore Community College’s Business & Community Education (BCE) Spring into Summer season programming. “Fun in the Sun Adventures,” “Homemade Summer,” “Mind, Body and Soul,” as well as art and business classes are among the series of classes, events and workshops which…
WSCC to honor students during ceremony Thursday. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College will be recognizing students’ academic and extracurricular achievements on Thursday, April 27. The Student Awards Convocation will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Center Stage Theater located in the Arts and Sciences Center and the public is invited to attend. A reception at 5:45 p.m.,…
Counterfeit bill possession; rifles, compound bow stolen. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a counterfeit bill possession case following an incident Sunday, April 23, at 1:37 p.m. at the Save A Lot store, 5530 W. US 10, involving a $100 counterfeit bill, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. In a…
Ludington council to discuss Stearns Park parking fees tonight. #MasonCountyNews #LudingtonNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — City Council is scheduled to discuss Stearns Park parking fees during its regular meeting 6:30 p.m. tonight at City Hall, 400 S. Harrison St. The topic has brought up a considerable amount of opposition since it was first brought up publicly in February.…
Two heroin overdoses take place in Ludington Sunday; both victims revived. #MasonCountyNews. LUDINGTON — Emergency personnel responded to two separate heroin overdoses Sunday afternoon and were able to revive the victims in both cases. Ludington Police Department, Ludington Fire Department, and Life EMS were called to the 500 block of North Rowe Street at 2:15 p.m. for a report of…
UPDATED: 4 survive plane crash in Grant Twp. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Four people survived a single engine plane crash Sunday morning in northwestern Mason County. The crash occurred about 11:20 a.m. in a field in the 11400 block of North Morton Road, just south of the Mason-Manistee counties line. The plane was piloted by a…
Obituary: William Hahn, 87, Ludington. #MasonCountyDeaths. William Henry Hahn, 87, of Ludington, passed away peacefully April 21, 2017 at Mercy Health in Muskegon. He was born August 26, 1929 in Manistee, to the late Edward Otto Leo and Meta Fredricka (Budde) Hahn as the youngest of five children. He grew up on the family farm in Parkdale and graduated from Manistee…
Sheriff’s office recovers body of Ryan Walsworth, missing since February. #OceanaCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office has recovered what it believes are the remains of Ryan Walsworth, a Mears resident who has been missing since Feb. 13. Sheriff Craig Mast said that sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 11 a.m. Saturday morning to the…
Spartan Proud: Melanie Weaver Barnett, running with the Wolverines. #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 Melanie Weaver Barnett, class of 1979. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. ANN ARBOR — Melanie Weaver Barnett sums up her experiences of attending and graduating from MCC…
Historical society withdraws millage request. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Historical Society has announced in a press release that it is withdrawing its request for a millage. “The Mason County Historical Society (MCHS) Board of Directors met today and decided unanimously to delay its proposed millage request in order to more clearly communicate to the public the pressing…
Injuries minor following Sherman Twp. crash. #MasonCountyNews. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Two people received minor injuries following a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Custer and Sugar Grove roads Friday afternoon. The crash occurred about 2:50 p.m. and involved a Dodge Ram pickup and a Ford Taurus. The Taurus, driven by a 50-year-old Manistee man, was southbound on Custer Road and…
Crashes, property destruction among Thursday police activity. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews The following is police activity in Mason County Thursday, April 20, 2017: 4:25 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Custer Road near Beyer Road, Sherman Township. 12:36 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), larceny, 600 block of North Saint Paul Street, City of Ludington. 4:06 p.m., (LPD), noise…
Obituary: Floyd Obel, 88, Ludington. #MasonCountyDeaths. Floyd P. Obel, 88 of Ludington passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Tendercare of Ludington. Floyd was born on November 22, 1928 in Manistee and was the son of Marius and Catherine (Nelson) Obel. On September 11, 1948 he married Doris R. Ferris in a ceremony officiated by The Rev. John Christensen and celebrated…
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