LUDINGTON — The weekend of June 11 and 12 is being called a “Love Ludington Weekend” and will include several activities. The weekend will feature favorite annual traditions like the Ludington Lakestride Half Marathon, 10K and 5K races, and “Pirates of the Caribbean” shoreline cruise on the S.S. Badger. It will also incorporate new traditions like a Guinness World Record attempt…
The following is local law enforcement activity Wednesday, May 4, 2016: – 9:34 a.m., (Ludington Police Department) malicious destruction of property (MDOP), 700 block of E. Tinkham Ave., City of Ludington. – 11:55 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 24-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for improper transport of medical marijuana, US 10 and Scottville Road, Scottville. – 12:19 p.m.,…
Stanley Paul Barauskas aged 92 of Ludington passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility. Stanley was born on May 8, 1923 in Chicago, the son of Kazimieras and Julijona (Bachulis) Barauskas and moved to Ludington as a child with his family to establish a farm in Riverton Township. Stanley graduated from St. Simon’s High…
Beverly Ann (Gray) Miller, 87, of Ludington passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Ocean County Medical Care Facility in Hart. Beverly was born on March 21, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Edward E. Gray and Eleanor Marie (Droeste) Gray. Beverly attended Belleville High School and graduated with the class of 1947. She married the late,…
SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central elementary students participated in All Children Exercising Simultaneously (ACES) Day today at 10 a.m. at Spartan Community Field. The event is observed across the country as part of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, along with National Physical Education Week and is known as the “world’s largest exercise class.” The MCC students learned various dance…
EAST LANSING — Mason County Central High School senior Nolan Asiala is among the 19 new award recipients to receive a $1,200 scholarship from the Michigan Education Association this year. The scholarship is awarded to public school students from across the state who will be attending a Michigan public university next fall. Among the 438 applications submitted for scholarship awards this year, the MEA Scholarship Fund…
The following is local law enforcement activity Tuesday, May 3, 2016: – 9:49 a.m., (Scottville Police Department), breaking and entering, N. Main St., City of Scottville. – 11:50 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 22-year-old Scottville man was cited for no insurance and driving an unregistered vehicle, Pere Marquette Hwy. and Marrison Rd., Summit Township. The police news is…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Ludington Area Tea Party will hold its regular monthly general meeting on Thursday May 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Gospel Light Baptist Church, 105 N. Dennis Rd, Ludington. Featured speaker will be Mason County Drain Commissioner Jim Riffle. He will explain the responsibilities of drain commissioner and give an update on the condition of Mason County drains.…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Twelve local residents have recently completed a seven-week certified nurse aid (CNA) course in a first of a kind collaborative effort. The course was conducted in partnership with Newago County Medical Care Facility, Michigan Works West Central, and West Shore Community College. The class was designed to meet a local employment need for certified nurse aids and…
LUDINGTON — A dodgeball tournament is being held this Friday, May 6, 2016, at Ludington High School’s Hawley Gymnasium to benefit Area 24 Special Olympics. Admission to the event is free with donations accepted at the door. Cost to play is $160 minimum donation per team with six to eight players per team. Minimum age to play is 14. All…
GRAND HAVEN – Ludington High School student Ruby Henrickson recently won the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for Michigan’s Second Congressional District for her oil painting titled “Static”. Congressman Bill Huizenga met with the top 10 finalists Monday evening at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum in Grand Haven to announce the winner of this year’s competition. “Congratulations to Ruby on winning the…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — The two men involved in a two vehicle crash on South Pere Marquette Highway Monday night were arraigned by the Mason County Magistrate Tuesday afternoon in 79th District Court. Andrew Lawrence Barrette, 53, 105 W. Melendy St., Ludington, has been charged with a felony of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol…
LUDINGTON — A National Maritime Heritage Preservation grant, entitled “The Cleaning, Preservation, and the Public Display of Fresnel Lighthouse Lenses,” has been awarded to the Mason County Historical Society for its new Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, Dr. Rick Plummer, executive director for the historical society, announced today. The grant, in the amount of $52,335,has been awarded by the US…
The following is local law enforcement activity Monday, May 2, 2016: – 1:57 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), disturbance, 700 block of E. Ludington Ave., City of Ludington. – 2:46 p.m., (LPD), larceny, 300 block of W. Ludington Ave., City of Ludington. – 3:26 p.m., (LPD), domestic assault, 100 block E. Whittier St., City of Ludington. – 3:16 p.m., (LPD), disturbance,…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Educational Service District Career & Technical Education (CTE) Allied Health students recently competed at the state Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition against other high school students from around the state for a chance to advance to the HOSA International Leadership Conference. A total of 2,525 students from Michigan took part in the competition.…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Jim Shanklin was watching television when he noticed fire around the chimney of his single-wide mobile home at 5525 N. Custer Road, about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday morning. He said he called 911 and then followed the dispatcher’s instructions of getting out of the home. However, he decided to take action while waiting for…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — Two Ludington men were arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated following a two vehicle on South Pere Marquette Highway north of Meisenheimer Road Monday night about 7 p.m. The crash occurred when a northbound Audi A4, driven by a 26-year-old man, crossed the centerline and struck a southbound Chevrolet…
LUDINGTON — The city has hired a contractor who has made temporary repairs to its wastewater treatment plant. Residents who live in its vicinity have recently been complaining about the odors coming from the plant, which, according to City Manager John Shay have been because of an expiring aeration system and high volume use by industrial contributors to the system.…
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