Ludington and Manistee harbors are scheduled for dredging this summer, the Army Corps of Engineers has announced. MCM Marine of Sault St. Marie, Michigan has been contracted to dredge Ludington harbor for $343,600 and Manistee for $396,460. The company is currently dredging St. Joseph harbor and is scheduled to dredge in Ludington next. Work in Manistee will begin July 15,…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) awarded West Shore Community College Police Academy graduate Daniel J. Dennis with the Outstanding Graduate Award. The recipient of the award must be in the top 10 percent of the class for academics, and successfully pass the skill areas including driving, firearms, physical fitness, and first aid. The class votes…
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. Mikayla Shae Cleaver, the daughter of Jennifer and Bryce Cleaver of Ludington, was born May 18, 2016. Keenan James Selby, the son of Brittany Levine-Bailey and Bryant Selby of Branch, was born May 19, 2016. Aden Jameson Ferwerda, the…
LUDINGTON — The Rotary Club of Ludington will hold a dedication of Rotary Park, formerly City Park, on Saturday, May 28 at 4 p.m. The park is located on Ludington Avenue between Lewis Street and Gaylord Avenue. During the program, the park, will be presented to the city. The makeover has included the construction of a new, modern, barrier-free restroom and storage…
LUDINGTON — SCORE, a service of the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce, will host two free workshops on customer service at the Book Mark, 201 S. Rath Ave. Customer Service 101 This is geared to the employees but management members should sit in so they are in the conversation and can listen to their employees’ perspective. The…
SUMMIT TWP. — Dan Scripps, who is running as a Democrat for the Michigan House of Representatives 101st District seat, will be hosting a town hall meeting Wednesday, May 24 at Summit Township Hall, 4879 W. Deren Road, at 7 p.m. Scripps is the only candidate running for the seat. The 101st House District includes Mason, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties.
Duane J. Baker age 80, of Fountain peacefully passed away on Monday, May 23, at Tendercare of Ludington. Duane was born on September 14, 1935 in Grand Rapids, MI to the late Jack and Irene (Laine) Baker. Duane attended Berlin High School and graduated with the class of 1955. He married Marilyn J. Bekkering on March 26, 1955 in Grand…
Five years ago Meghan McKenzie was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a year after she moved to Ludington to be with her fiancé, Brandon Cory. SLE is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs. The underlying cause of autoimmune diseases is not…
CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a larceny of a boat motor reported Sunday, May 22, at 6:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of South Scottville Road. Other recent local law enforcement activity includes: Sunday, May 22, 2016: – 10:40 a.m., (MSP), larceny, 5000 block of West US 10, Pere Marquette Township. –…
Merle M. Cornell of Ludington passed away on May 24, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Ludington. Dennis M. Grant, 64, of Ludington passed away Monday, May 23, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Each year since the early 1900s, a group of veterans gathers about a week before Memorial Day and places flags on the graves of veterans in Lakeview and Pere Marquette cemeteries, a similar ritual takes place at the other cemeteries in the county. The group is a tradition that has been carried on…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Members of the Pere Marquette Township Fire Department were mourning the loss of one of their brothers tonight. Dennis “Denny” Grant, died this afternoon, a day after he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Logan Township. Denny joined the on-call department in 1986 and worked his way up the ranks.…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Amber Township board of trustees continued its discussion on whether or not it should enter into a 425 agreement with the City of Scottville to transfer properties owned by two health care providers into the city’s governance. Dr. Lewis Squires, owner of Squires Family Chiropractic, 414 W. US 10, and Dr. Nick Simone of Simone Family…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — The remains of a historic school house that collapsed two years ago will be cleaned up sometime this summer. The Amber Township Board of Trustees approved the cleanup bid of $4,000 from Jabrocki Excavating of Scottville to clean up the Jones School, located at the corner of Johnson and Gordon roads. The school was the original school…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TWP. — Three people were injured following a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Custer and Hawley roads Monday afternoon. According to law enforcement on scene, the crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. when a Ford Edge crossover, driven eastbound on Hawley Road by a 22-year-old Coral, Michigan woman, apparently went through the intersection and…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. MEADE TWP. — Firefighters were able to prevent a grass fire from spreading to a nearby house and barn Monday afternoon, despite dry conditions and a slight breeze. Free Soil/Meade Fire Department was initially dispatched to 7940 N. Reid Road about 2 p.m. Because of a manpower shortage, the department requested aid from Grant Township Fire Department…
LUDINGTON — A public hearing will be held tonight to receive input on a request for an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the building located at 327 S. James St. R. Ship LLC of DeWitt, intents to renovate the former St. Simon Bargain Center in order to provide retail space on the first floor and construct three rental units on…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Property owners in the city who do not mow their lawns will face heftier fines if a new ordinance is passed tonight by City Council. The city already has a grass mowing ordinance, which states that if a property owner fails to cut grass or weeks that have exceeded 10 inches in height, the…
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