Semi slides off PM Highway. #MasonCountyNews. Get news updates directly to your phone or tablet. Download the MCP App from your device’s app store. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Slippery roads caused a House of Flavors manufacturing semi truck and trailer to slide off of Pere Marquette Highway, between the twin bridges, causing the vehicle to jackknife…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to MCP: James T. Chase, 87, of Scottville died on Friday, February 24. Funeral arrangements are pending at Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville. See full list of 2017 deaths here.
Driver injured following Free Soil Twp. crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FREE SOIL TWP. — A 62-year-old Free Soil Township woman was injured after the vehicle she was driving slide off the road, rolled over, and struck a tree Friday morning. The crash occurred at the intersection of Hoague, Rybicki, and Stephens roads. The Chevrolet Cruz was eastbound on…
Drug charges, assault top Mason County arraignments #MasonCountyCourts By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies Joshua Paul Barnaby, 44, of 3073 S. Pere Marquette Highway, Pere Marquette Township, was arrested Feb. 16 by the State, Sheriffs, Chiefs Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) on felony charges of delivering a controlled substance, delivery/manufacturing…
79th District Court sentencings, reported Feb. 24, 2017. #MasonCountyCourts By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: Rodney Leroy Saddler, 46, no address listed, pleaded guilty Feb. 8 to domestic violence and was sentenced to 34 days in jail with credit for 34 days served; 93 days discretionary jail for one year; no contact…
2016 was record tourism year for Mason County. #MasonCountyTourism LUDINGTON – Mason County closed another strong tourism season in 2016, with steady hotel room rental income from 2015, record-breaking attendance at signature events like the Downtown Ludington New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, and an increase in visitors to attractions like Ludington State Park and the S.S. Badger. “Ludington clearly…
Recent births, reported Feb. 24, 2017. #MasonCountyBirths 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. Chloe Ann Golembiewski, the daughter of Nichole Kolean and Eric Golembiewski of Hart, was born February 14, 2017. Anthony Dior Horton Jr., the son of Sharbria Lewis and Anthony Horton Sr.…
MSP investigates cash theft. #MasonCountyNews #Police News FOUNTAIN — Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post were called to the 6000 block of First Street to investigate a larceny of cash Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:25 p.m. No other information was immediately available, such as the amount of cash that was stolen. Other MSP activity Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017…
Weather spotter training to be offered. HART — A free weather spotter training course will be offered on Saturday, April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility, second floor, 701 E. Main St. Weather spotters are taught how to identify and report significant weather events that may have potential impact on the safety of…
Charging for Stearns Park parking not a wise choice. Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. It’s no secret that Ludington is one of the tourist hot spots along the Lake Michigan shoreline. One of the successes of Ludington and the surrounding area is free access to the beach. A recent discussion at the Ludington City Council may change that. While charging…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to MCP: Verna Rader, 65, of Scottville died on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home. See full list of 2017 deaths here.
Fountain to dedicate sculpture April 15. FOUNTAIN — The Village of Fountain will hold a day-long event, Fountain Heritage Day, celebrating the dedication of the village’s new sculpture on Saturday, April 15. Events begin at 10 a.m. with a horseshoe tournament to be held behind Delaney’s Restaurant on Main Street, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. The celebration will include…
Obituary: Elizabeth Miller, 85, Ludington. #MasonCountyDeaths. Elizabeth Ann Miller, 85, of Ludington, entered into heaven on Tuesday, February 15, 2017 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Elizabeth was born on April 22, 1931 in Muskegon, the daughter of the late Wilber and Margaret (Coyne) Shunk. She attended Muskegon Heights and Mason County Eastern schools. She graduated with the class…
Branch man, 20, faces up to life in prison for CSC. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — The attorney representing a 20-year-old Branch man who faces up to life in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting a boy who was 10 and 11 years at the time of the incidents made three motions on behalf of his client in…
#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Lynn Marie Cole, 51, of Ludington, died on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. James Donald Raap, 77, of Branch, died on Sunday, February 19, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer. Arrangements by Oak Grove…
Local man faces 7-40 years in prison for break-ins. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Sheridan Township man faces 7-40 years in prison after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 21, to two counts of breaking and entering with intent and fourth-offense habitual offender in connection to break-ins last August at Fountain Lumber Company…
Local woman admits to stealing her grandmother’s checks. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A Pere Marquette Township woman admitted to stealing her grandmother’s checks Tuesday, Feb. 21, in 51st Circuit Court when she pleaded guilty to one felony count of uttering and publishing. Danielle Renae Perow, 29, of 1141 Daisy Lane, Lot 13, appeared in court for…
Ludington researching possibility of charging for beach parking. #LudingtonNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The City of Ludington is researching the possibility of charging non-residents to park at Stearns Park. The city began discussing the topic in November during a finance committee meeting reviewing the 2017, 2018, and 2019 budgets. The budgets showed the general fund’s estimated expenditures would…
Attempted strangulation leads to jail, alcohol monitoring. #MasonCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to serve 45 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of attempted assault by strangulation Tuesday, Feb. 21, in 51st Circuit Court Ramon Munoz, of 204 E. Foster St., has already…
Three fugitives arrested. #MasonCountyNews #PoliceNews MASON COUNTY — Three fugitives were arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post in separate incidents over the weekend. The following is MSP’s recent activity: Friday, Feb. 17, 2017: – 5 p.m., a 31-year-old Mesick man was arrested on a fugitive warrant, 200 block of East Danaher Street, City of Ludington. Sunday,…
Search continues for missing Oceana County man. #MasonCountyNews #MissingOceanaCountyMan #BringRyanHome By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — It has been one week since 50-year-old Ryan Walsworth of Mears disappeared, and searchers continue their devoted efforts to find the man who is well-liked and popular in the Oceana County community. A trending phrase, #BringRyanHome, is circulating through social media in the…
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