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Senator Stabenow tours Harsco Rail.

July 19, 2016

#MasonCountyJobs #MasonCountyNews #PereMarquetteTownship By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow toured the Harsco Rail today and discussed pressing rail and manufacturing issues with various rail advocates and business guests. The Railway Engineering-Maintenance and Suppliers Association (REMSA) coordinated the event. REMSA is a non-profit trade group representing over 340 railway engineers, contractors, and consultants and maintenance-of-way suppliers across…

Alabama man rejects 15-30 year deal, faces up to life in prison for CSC.

July 19, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Monroeville, Alabama man rejected a plea offer of 15-30 years in prison Tuesday, July 19, in 51st Circuit Court, and now his case is headed to trial. Mark Alan Saporita-Fargo faces two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a fourth-offense habitual offender designation. Due to his…

Ludington man faces 6 months in jail for 3rd-offense domestic violence.

July 19, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old Ludington man faces serving six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty Tuesday, July 19, in 51st Circuit Court to third-offense domestic violence. Travis Michael Wahr, of 300 Sherman Oaks Dr. Apt. 322, initially faced a felony count of assault by strangulation, which is punishable…

Homeless man sentenced for video game theft.

July 19, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 37-year-old homeless man was sentenced to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a felony conviction of larceny in a building Tuesday, July 19, in 51st Circuit Court for stealing video games from a Ludington apartment. David Robert Southern was also ordered by Judge Susan K.…

Wal-Mart grant helps offset food pantry costs.

July 19, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #LakeshoreResourceNetwork #MasonCountyPeople PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Wal-Mart Community Grant Program made a donation of $2,000 to the Mason County Mobile Food Truck Tuesday morning. The check was presented during the truck’s monthly food dispersal at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 121 N. Nelson Road. The food truck is part of the Lakeshore Resource Network, whose mission is to provide a…

3 crashes on US 10 Monday.

July 19, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to three two-vehicle crashes on US 10 Monday, July 18. The following is police activity Monday, July 18, 2016: 9:50 a.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10 and Nelson Road, Pere Marquette Township. 12:30 p.m., (MCSO), two-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 10 and Meyers Road, PM Township.…

Dr. Umran observes 40 years practicing medicine in Mason County.

July 18, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #SpectrumHealth LUDINGTON — Dr. Nizar Umran has reached a milestone that few have achieved in the Ludington area—40 years in practice in the same community and the same hospital. The 40th anniversary of the founding of the surgeon’s practice occurred Sunday, July 17. His long service was recognized by colleagues at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital early Monday morning, before he…

LAS and Spectrum team up to offer sports physicals for student athletes.

July 18, 2016

#LudingtonAreaSchools #MasonCountySports #SpectrumHealth LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area School District and the Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital sports medicine program have teamed up to provide free sports physicals for the school year beginning this September. Physicals for student athletes entering grades 7 through 12 will be held Monday, July 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at two Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital medical offices—not…

Obituary: Douglas Kelly, 89, Ludington.

July 18, 2016

#MasonCountyDeaths Douglas Roland Kelly, 89, of Ludington, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016. He was born June 14, 1927, in Ludington to Marion and Grace (Woodall) Kelly. He was employed as a water treatment plant operator for the City Of Ludington and also worked at the Mason County wastewater facility. Doug graduated from Ludington High School with the Class 1945.…

Deputies arrest woman lying in road.

July 18, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Scottville woman was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s deputies for disorderly person and probation violation Monday, July 18, at 3:22 a.m., at US 31 and Fountain Road after she was reportedly found intoxicated lying in the roadway, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other weekend police activity includes: Friday, July 15, 2016:…

Scottville Optimist Club to honor educators Tuesday; evening will include activities, music and movie.

July 18, 2016

#MasonCountyEntertainment #Scottville #ScottvilleOptimist #MasonCountyCentral By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Optimist Club will be honoring educators Tuesday, July 19, and, along with the Mason County Central Education Foundation, will present a family friendly evening, which will include an activity night, live musical entertainment and a free movie at the Scottville Clown Band Shell. The evening is the first…

Charter academy to offer public tours beginning Tuesday.

July 18, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyEducation #Scottville #GatewayToSuccessAcademy By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Gateway to Success Academy will begin offering tours to the public, beginning Tuesday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The new charter school, which is still under construction, is located at 526 N. Scottville Road in the former Foster’s grocery market building. The new building, however, is barely…

Reader frustrated by lack of concern for abandoned chicken.

July 18, 2016

Dear Editor, I received quite a shock tonight. I clean a local business office on a weekly basis. I actually almost forgot to clean it this weekend, and then at 6 o’clock tonight, I suddenly remembered. I got food, went to the office, ate my dinner quickly, and got down to cleaning. The last step was to take the garbage that the…

Obituary: Myrna Beemer, 88, Free Soil.

July 17, 2016

Myrna J. Beemer, 88, of Free Soil passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Tendercare of Ludington. Myrna was born on November 14, 1927 in Lakeview, the daughter of Joseph and Leah (Mitchell) Taylor and graduated from Lakeview High School with the class of 1945. On March 21, 1946, she married the love of her life, Versal Beemer in Lakeview,…

Obituary: Victor Larson, 67, Victory Twp.

July 17, 2016

#MasonCountyDeaths #MasonCountyAgriculture Victor Edwin Larson, 67, passed to his rest July 16, 2016, at the family home in Free Soil, Michigan, following a six-year valiant battle with cancer. Born June 7, 1949, in Ludington, Michigan, Victor was the third of eight offspring born of the late Edwin and Margie (Miller) Larson. Victor attended Cedar Lake Academy in Cedar Lake, Michigan,…

Beach closed after 5 people swept off breakwater.

July 17, 2016

#MasonCountyNews #LudingtonLUDINGTON — Ludington Police Dept. has closed Stearns Park Beach and the north breakwater due to high winds and waves on Lake Michigan. Police Chief Mark Barnett reported that five people had been swept off the north breakwater this afternoon. They were assisted to safety by bystanders and no one was seriously injured. The area is closed until weather…

Shaken, Not Stirred. The cell phone rant — you knew it was coming.

July 17, 2016

#ShakenNotStirred #MasonCountyPress Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Cell phones. Oh, you knew I’d get to this one… Symbiosis, according to dictionary.com: [sim-bee-oh-sis] 2. psychiatry. a relationship between two people in which each person is dependent upon and receives reinforcement, whether beneficial or detrimental, from the other. OK, so why did I use the second definition, dealing with psychiatry to illustrate my point? Because cell phones are driving some of us CRAZY! My first episode of insanity and…

Life in Circles: Roots & wings, Amy Mortensen.

July 16, 2016

#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. True confession time. This week’s interview feels a little like a cheat. I will readily admit that I chose it so that I could have dedicated time to catch up with an old friend. A beautiful old friend who I haven’t seen in over five…