#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyRoadConstruction #AmberTownship AMBER TOWNSHIP — Meyers Road, north of US 10 will be under construction starting Tuesday, July 12. Construction will include crushing and shaping the existing asphalt surface and resurface with new asphalt, according to the Mason County Road Commission. Traffic will be maintained by the contractor, Team Elmer’s of Traverse City, however the public is encouraged to utilize…
#DowntownScottville #MasonCountyNews SCOTTVILLE — Summerfest weekend begins Friday evening, July 8, in Scottville with a car cruise around the Scottville and Custer area. The car cruise is followed by music by Blindsided at the Scottville Clown Band Shell. Saturday events include: Car show on South Main Street, beginning at 9 a.m. Scottville Area Senior Center strawberry social from 11 a.m. to…
LUDINGTON — Ludington author Michael W. Nagle will be at The Book Mark, 201 S. Rath Ave., on Saturday, July 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. to discuss his book “Justus S. Stearns, Michigan Pine King and Kentucky Coal Baron, 1845-1933.” Nagle will highlight Stearns’s contributions to the development of Ludington with the presentation, “Justus S. Stearns, Ludington’s First Citizen”…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews CUSTER — A 53-year-old Hart woman was arrested by Mason County Sheriff’s deputies following a traffic stop Wednesday, July 6, at 6:49 p.m. on South Main Street for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant of third-degree retail fraud issued in Muskegon County. Other police activity Wednesday includes: 1:06 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, minor injuries, Jebavy Dr. and…
#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The youngest victim of the semi, two-car crash Tuesday afternoon, July 5, on southbound US 31 near Stony Lake Road is listed in critical condition, said Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Craig Mast, and charges against the semi driver are pending. Connor Julius Weston, 4, of Port Huron was the most…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews The following is police activity Tuesday, July 5, 2016: 12:58 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), disturbance, 200 block of S. Rowe St., City of Ludington. 1:47 a.m., (LPD), personal protection order violation, 200 block of E. Loomis St, City of Ludington. 3 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Jebavy Dr. and Bryant Rd., Pere Marquette Township.…
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. Sabrina Genevieve Padilla, the daughter of Chelsi Nutter and Edward Padilla Jr. of Scottville, was born June 27, 2016. Erich Roger Wilcox, the son of Katherine and Wesley Wilcox of Manistee, was born June 28, 2016. Isabella Ann…
#MasonCountyNews #DowntownScottville SCOTTVILLE — Cole’s Antiques Villa, located at 120 N. Main Street, was the recent recipient of a mini grant of $2,500 from the Scottville Downtown Development Authority. The purpose of the grant is to encourage downtown businesses to make improvements to their business, which will help them grow and also help the town grow. The money was used…
#MasonCountyNews #YoungEagles PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Pilots Association will offer its Young Eagles program on Saturday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mason County Airport, located at 5300 W. US 10. Free airplane rides are being offered to children ages 8 to 17. Local pilots are volunteering their time and planes for the…
#DowntownScottville #MasonCountyBusiness #MasonCountyNews #Smith&EddyInsurance SCOTTVILLE – Smith & Eddy Insurance was recently named one of Fremont Insurance Company’s Five Star Agency award winners. “Congratulations to the entire Smith & Eddy Insurance team on achieving this recognition, we appreciate and value their partnership and we are proud to have them as part of the Fremont Insurance network of agencies,” said Fremont Insurance Company COO…
#MasonCountyNews SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Lake Conservation District is offering well screening day on Tuesday, July 12 at the district’s office, located in the US Department of Agriculture Service Center, 655 N. Scottville Road. The conservation district, as part of the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance (MAEAP) is offering the free nitrate testing service from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. that day.…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Mason County clerk candidate Mary Alway will be the guest speaker for this month’s Ludington Area Tea Party meeting, scheduled for Thursday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Gospel Light Baptist Church, 105 N. Dennis Road. Alway is running as a Republican for the position. Her opponent is Cheryl Kelly, who is the current clerk, who was appointed…
#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. A 25-year-old Ludington semi-truck driver rear-ended two vehicles, one of which was transporting a family of five from Port Huron, on US 31 near Stony Lake Road Tuesday afternoon, July 5, in heavy southbound traffic, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. Jonathon William Ashley was driving a 2016 Freightliner owned by…
#MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Jeremy Richard Sobers, 39, 3757 N. Reek Rd., Sherman Township, was arrested July 3 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on felony charges of assault by strangulation, domestic violence and two counts of resisting/opposing/obstructing police. Sobers was arrested after allegedly knocking a Mason County sheriiff’s deputy to the ground and repeatedly punching the deputy in the…
#MasonCountyNews #HamlinTownship HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Scottville woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Jebavy Drive. According to Dep. Ken Baum of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, a Chevrolet Impala, driven by the 19-year-old woman, was north on Jebavy Drive and rear-ended a Chevrolet Camaro, driven by a 63-year-old Ludington man. Dep. Baum said the driver…
District Health Department No. 10 is urging the public to be aware of the transmission of rabies through bats. Bats are among the most common animals in Michigan to transmit rabies, a rare disease that is fatal if untreated, so while fear isn’t warranted, caution is. The following advice comes from the health department: If you are bitten by a…
Elizabeth “Betty” Cisco, 91, of Scottville, peacefully passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Tendercare of Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral & Cremation, Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here.
#LetFreedomRing #TheDeclarationOfIndpendence IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of…
Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. A few years ago I replaced my beloved supercharged Buick with a brand I’d never had before. It was not an intellectual decision, rather one based on emotion. It has a ‘Hemi’ V8 engine with rumbling twin exhausts, massive chrome wheels and a design reminiscent of…well, I’m not sure what. ”Male Compensation”,…
#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. I have to admit, I have been guilty of taking my blessings for granted lately. The daily toll of the mom taxi, combined with a traveling husband, a 130-year-old house, two part-time jobs, and the internal pressure to make it all happen effortlessly has gotten…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College will be hosting College for Kids 2016, August 1 – 5. The five-day College for Kids is a hands-on opportunity to explore higher education through arts, sciences, communications and recreation in a day-camp atmosphere on the college campus and features 20 plus action-packed learning adventures designed for motivated learners grades 4 – 8. “Through…
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