#MasonCountyPeople By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Sometimes doing the right thing means risking your own personal safety. That’s a choice that Amber Township resident Jared Shillinger made on June 25 when he was driving on North Stiles Road and came across a Mason County sheriff deputy dealing with an unruly subject. Deputy Matt Moss was just over a…
#MasonCountyNews #LudingtonHospital. LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has named Randall L. Kelley as its new president. He will officially assume his new role on September 26. His first day onsite at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will be Wednesday, September 28. Kelley has served as president or CEO at several hospitals during his career and most recently was working at Daudlin…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 26-year-old Ludington man was arrested in the Walmart parking lot, 4854 W. US 10, on five outstanding Newaygo County warrants after Mason County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a “suspicious person call” Monday, Sept. 19, at 8:45 p.m. The suspect was arrested on warrants for driving a vehicle while license suspended (DWLS); failure…
#OceanaCountyNews #Pentwater PENTWATER — Hannah Harris, a 10-year-old Lansing girl, drowned after falling off a paddle board in Lake Michigan near Charles Mears State Park Monday, Sept. 19. The drowning was a “terrible tragedy,” said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Hannah was not wearing a life vest. “At 3:47 p.m., the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, along with…
#ScottvilleHarvestFestival SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Harvest Festival committee will hold a wrap-up meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mason County District Library Scottville branch. Committee member Amy Williams said the purpose of the meeting will be to review this year’s festival and discuss options for the future. “We need to look forward at whatever…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. Joan Marie Allison, 77, of Ludington, passed away on Monday September 19, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Stanley Thomas Kazlauskas, 89, of Scottville passed away on Saturday September 17, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility…
#MasonCountyPeople LUDINGTON — Michigan, including the Ludington area, will be featured as the cover article in the October issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine, one of the leading photography magazines in America. Photographing Michigan in autumn is the subject of a story and photographs by Ludington photographers Todd and Brad Reed in Outdoor Photographer. One of the photographs was taken of…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — A 45-year-old Branch woman was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7:17 p.m. for operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) with a high blood alcohol content (BAC) or “super drunk driving” following a traffic stop at Taylor and Yonker roads. The following is other recent police activity: Thursday, Sept.…
#MasonCountyPeople #WalkToEndAlzheimers LUDINGTON — The Walk to End Alzheimer’s was held Saturday at Waterfront Park. The event raised $37,636, only $364 short of the group’s $38,000 goal. “That has never happened before,” said Karen Haldeman, one of the event’s organizers. “Normally, we are off by a much greater amount.” The Lakeshore Parrot Heads was the top organization team raising $11,000.…
#ShakenNotStirred. Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. He died August 20, just four weeks ago. He was killed by the United States government and the corporations it defends; Monsanto, Dow, and seven other chemical companies. We met over a half century ago. We weren’t friends then because we weren’t in…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP from area funeral homes. Robert Wayne Nelson, Jr., 54, of Ludington passed away on Tuesday September 13, 2016 at home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Richard A. Ferenz, 79, of Branch passed away on Wednesday September 7, 2016 at home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation…
#MasonCountyAgriculture AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) recently recognized Alway’s Shady Lane Farm, Inc. and Alway’s Farm of Amber Township as a verified farm in the cropping system for implementing appropriate pollution prevention practices. The program assists farmers to comply with state and federal environmental regulations and with…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Arts Council announced today that the executive director of the Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Corrin VanWyck, is resigning, effective Sept. 30. The council board has no immediate plans to replace VanWyck, according to board president Brad Reed. Instead the board will undertake a strategic planning process and to seek long term funding for…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews. By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies Lloyd Joseph Burden, 23, 3612 N. Stiles Rd., Victory Township, was arrested September 10 by MCSO on felony charges of assault/resisting/obstructing police and operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) second-offense. Preliminary hearing: September 28 at 11:15 a.m. Bail: $7,500/10 percent. Jerry…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 51st Circuit Court: Charles Clayton Rose, Jr., 38, 497 S. Tyndall Rd., Branch Township, was found guilty by a jury on June 29 to first degree criminal sexual conduct, second degree criminal sexual conduct, accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: -Jessica Elaine Bedker, 41, 7351 Maple Ln., Belmont, Michigan, pleaded guilty on September 12 to driving a vehicle while license suspended (DWLS) and was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days already served, 93 days discretionary jail for…
LaVonne Elizabeth VanSickle, 98 of Fountain passed away on Friday September 16, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. She was born on May 6, 1918 in Fountain, daughter of the late Herman and Caroline (Marquand) Hansen. She attended and graduated from Scottville High School. LaVonne married Howard VanSickle in 1946. He preceded her on October 8, 1968. LaVonne…
#ScottvilleHarvestFestival SCOTTVILLE — Michigan children’s author Ingar Rudholm will be at the Scottville Harvest Festival Gathering, located in the family tent Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rudholm will be reading from his book, “Traveling Circus,” which is a tribute to his mother. Rudholm was born and raised in Whitehall. “My mother owned Homestead Art Gallery on Mears Street,…
#MissLudingtonArea The Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant board of directors is accepting applications to compete for the title of 2016 Miss Ludington Area, which will take place on Saturday, December 3. Girls ages 17 – 24, or a senior in high school, from Manistee, Mason or Oceana counties are eligible to compete. Contestants will take the stage at West Shore…
#MichiganLegislature #MasonCountyPress By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LANSING — The Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this week that will provide benefits for dependents of Michigan’s first responders who die in the line of duty. Senate Bill 218 was introduced in the Michigan Senate in March 18, 2015 by Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City). The bill would amend Public…
#MasonCountyAgriculture GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Farm Bureau held its annual membership meeting Thursday at the Farmview Resort. During the meeting, members voted on several resolutions that include emphasis on zoning, agricultural education, and sound environmental policies. The organization is also passed resolutions that will influence the county farm advocacy group’s growth and economic well being. Farm Bureau is…
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