Shaken, Not Stirred: Billy. #ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. Billy entered my home in August, 2015. He was the result of some little carnival game at the Western Michigan Fair. I took my young son Nelson. I have always paid for the ‘Day Band’ for my children at carnivals throughout the years,…
Students of Character: Early lessons in giving. #StudentsOfCharacter is brought to you by House of Flavors restaurants of Ludington and Manistee. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A few months before Adison Thorne of Scottville was to celebrate her 6th birthday in September 2015, she brought an idea to her parents, Megan and Mike Thorne. Instead of getting birthday…
Friends of the Sheriff’s Office Fund donates to school cooker. #MasonCountyLawEnforcement. SCOTTVILLE — The Friends of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office charity fund recently donated $2,500 for the fabrication and purchase of an outdoor cooker to be used for fund raising by area schools. The cooker was dedicated Friday night at the Mason County Central vs. Ludington High School varsity…
Recent births, reported Oct. 21, 2016. #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. Reese Angeline Lynch, the daughter of Pamela and Larry Lynch of Ludington, was born October 15, 2016. Nathan Luis Romero, the son of Christine and Christopher Romero of Ludington, was born…
Hospital honors volunteers. #MasonCountyNews HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital honored its volunteers Thursday night with a banquet at Lincoln Hills Golf Club.The hospital’s 110 active volunteers gave more than 21,000 hours of service to the hospital and community in the past year. All volunteers were invited to the dinner with special recognition given to volunteers who have…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. Alice M. Saxton, 97, of Ludington passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2016, in Florida. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. Bennie Frederick Pfefferle, 73, of Ludington, Michigan, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2016 at home. Arrangements by Oak…
MCC 7th graders learn innovation. #MasonCountyEducation #MasonCountyCentral SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central seventh grade students got some hands-on learning Friday morning. The school partnered with Makers Market of Ludington and Carrom Company to teach the students some skills. There was only a half day of school Friday, because the teachers were holding in-service training in the afternoon. During the…
Obituary: Betty Walden, 84, Scottville. #MasonCountyDeaths. Betty Walden, 84, of Scottville, passed away peacefully; October 17, 2016, happy in the knowledge that she will be with her God and her loved ones, whom she has missed so much. Betty was born on February 11, 1932, in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Hershal and Gladys Anders. She was raised and…
#MasonCountyNews #CourtNews CSC, domestic violence top arraignments. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felony – Armando Ramirez, Jr., 19, 208 E. Melendy St., Ludington, was arrested October 17 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on a felony charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Preliminary hearing: November 2 at 11:15…
#MasonCountyNews #CourtNews 79th District Court sentencings, dismissals. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: – Julio Rocha, 30, 5742 N. 126th Ave., Hart, pleaded guilty on October 10 to driving while license not valid and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year, must not operate a vehicle until…
County government phones down. LUDINGTON — The Mason County government telephone system is currently down, which affects the following offices: the Court House, Sheriff’s Office, Animal Control and Scottville Offices . County Clerk Cheryl Kelly said the issue is due to a power failure somewhere affecting all circuits. No estimate of the time service will be restored is available, therefore…
#MasonCountyNews Frontier customers unable to make 911 calls for 90 minutes. MASON COUNTY — Frontier Communications customers were not able to make 911 calls in Mason and Oceana counties for an hour and a half Thursday evening, Oct. 20, according to Mason-Oceana 911 Director Ray Hasil. The cause of the outage and how wide spread it was are unknown. “Customers…
Fugitive apprehended following multi-department search. #MasonCountyCrime #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Police arrested Jessie O’Connor, 35, at 4:45 p.m. Thursday following a search that began at 7 a.m. O’Connor was wanted by Ludington Police Department in connection with two previous domestic violence complaints that occurred in the city of Ludington; he was also wanted as a parole absconder by the Michigan…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews ‘Person of interest’ has long rap sheet, police say. LUDINGTON — Police continue to search for Jessie O’Connor, a “person of interest” in a domestic violence case who has a lengthy criminal history, according to Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. “The Ludington Police Department is looking for information regarding the location of Jessie O’Connor,” Barnett said in a…
Miss Ludington Area reflects on why domestic violence awareness matters. By Shelby Soberalski, Miss Ludington Area. Editor’s note: October is domestic violence awareness month. In the last year, I’ve been very open about my life and my family. In all honesty, I can’t really talk about my relationship with my sister Jolee, without talking about our other sibling, Sara. Biologically,…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews Police seek info about stolen Suburban. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a stolen 1999 Chevy Suburban. “On Oct. 19, 2016 at 7:06 p.m., the Ludington Police Department was dispatched to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 400 block of North Emily Street,” Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett said.…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews Man attends court hearing, gets arrested on another charge. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Fountain man was arrested at the Mason County Courthouse Wednesday, Oct. 19, by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. He was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Lake County for simple assault, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. He had been at the courthouse for…
Missing 4-year-old found. #MasonCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP– After searching for about two hours, search and rescue personnel found a lost 4-year-old boy Wednesday night. He was uninjured. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was initially called to the 1100 block of West Dewey Road, about half mile east of Amber Road, about 5 p.m. to search for the…
Something stinks about Scottville commission candidate’s campaign letter. #MasonCountyElection #Scottville By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A city commission candidate has been trying to convince Scottville voters that the city is somehow profiting from its water and sewer account. However, a letter distributed recently to select households in the city only tells a small portion of the truth. Ed Hahn…
House of Flavors gets world record. LUDINGTON — House of Flavors restaurants found out today that it has achieved the Guinness World Record for longest frozen dessert. The attempt was made on June 11, 2016 when an eight block sundae was created by several thousand people. The longest ice-cream dessert measures 905.48 m (2,970 ft 8.95 in) “This record was…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews Police seek ‘person of interest’ in domestic violence case. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Jessie O’Connor, who is a “person of interest” in a domestic violence incident that occurred Wednesday, Oct. 19. “The Ludington Police Department is looking for information regarding the location of Jessie O’Connor,” states a press release issued…
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