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#TheLand #MasonCountyAgriculture #MasonCountyPress Our series, The Land, features local stories about local agriculture, one of this area’s top industries. The series is sponsored by Ludington Beverage Company, a family owned, fourth generation business. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CARR SETTLEMENT — When you think of the diverse agriculture industry in west Michigan, you probably don’t think about camels. But, this little…
#MasonCountyHeroes #MasonCountyNews #DowntownLudington #LoveLudington LUDINGTON — Tonight’s grand finale to the 2016 Friday Night Live series will be the annual Blessing of the Badges at 8:15 p.m. During the event, the area’s emergency services personnel — which includes firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, and 911 dispatchers — will receive a blessing by Pastor Henrik Lidman of Prayer and Praise…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in 79th District Court: Felonies – Nicholas James Piehl, 22, 810 N. James St., Ludington, was arrested July 28 by Ludington Police Department (LPD) on felony charges of forgery, uttering and publishing (two counts), larceny from a building and habitual offender second offense. Preliminary hearing: August…
#MasonCountyNews #Ludington LUDINGTON — A 9-year-old was injured Friday morning after she drove a pickup truck into a tree at a residence at 110 N. Lavinia Street. The pickup was westbound on Court Street when it left the south side of the street and then drove into the yard of the house located on the southeast corner of Lavinia and…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in 79th District Court: – Jesse Allan Goodrich, 33, 1414 N. Lakeshore Dr., Hamlin Township, pleaded guilty on July 26 to attempted assaulting/resisting/obstructing and assault and battery. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail, one year discretionary jail for two years on count two,…
#PentwaterHomecoming2016 By Ron Beeber. Contributing Writer. PENTWATER — Are you going to Pentwater’s Homecoming Grand Parade Saturday, Aug. 13? Pentwater Service Club members and other volunteers hope spectators will bring a few extra bucks to put into their collection canisters along the parade route to help pay for the July 3 and Homecoming fireworks displays. The Pentwater Chamber of Commerce…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews The following is police activity Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016: 1:20 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), disturbance, 800 block of South Washington Avenue, City of Ludington. 1:25 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 20 year-old Clio woman was cited for driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a traffic stop, Blaine and State streets, City of Scottville. 2:17 a.m., (LPD), minor…
#MasonCountyEntertainment #Ludington LUDINGTON — Free movies at Rotary Park begin tonight with the movie “Norm of the North.” The movies will continue over the next three Thursdays. Concessions, selling hot dogs, bratwursts, popcorn and beverages, will open at 7 p.m. and the movie begins about 8:45 p.m. Other movies include: “Minions”, Aug. 11; “The Good Dinosaur”, Aug. 18; “Inside…
#OceanaCountyNews #PentwaterHomecoming2016 By Ron Beeber. Contributing Writer. PENTWATER — With the 43rd annual Pentwater Homecoming Sand Sculpture contest just around the corner Friday Aug. 12 at Charles Mears State Park, now is the time to start planning your masterpiece. Over 50 teams of families and friends are expected to turn out with their pails, shovels, water spritzers and shaping tools.…
#MasonCountyNews #LudingtonPoliceDepartment LUDINGTON — Over the past five months three people have been saved from heroin overdoses by Ludington police officers. Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett recently recognized the four officers on the Ludington Police Department Facebook page. On March 15, 2016 Sergeant Stephen Wietrzykowski and Officer John Wells were dispatched to an address on South Washington Avenue for an…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountySeniors SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Area Senior Center, 140 S. Main Street, is hosting a slide show presentation today by Collette Travel about Costa Rica. The slide show is at 2 p.m. The travel opportunity is being offered as one of the center’s ongoing travel fundraisers and is scheduled for March 11-19, 2017. The travel experience includes breathtaking scenery:…
#MasonCountyNews #LudingtonNews LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Ludington woman was injured after being struck by a vehicle in the crosswalk at the intersection of Rath and Ludington avenues Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 10:58 a.m., according to the Ludington Police Department. The injured pedestrian was transported by Life EMS to Spectrum Ludington Hospital, and the driver was cited for failure to…
#WesternMichiganFair #MasonCountyPeople The #WesternMichiganFair takes place August 9-13, 2016. Mason County Press, along with the Western Michigan Fair Association, presents this series of videos and stories about the fair. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — 4-H A Lot has been an active Mason County 4-H club for the past 30 years. These days it is under the leadership of…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews SCOTTVILLE — No one was injured in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 11:56 p.m. at the intersection of Main and Third streets, where a vehicle had lost its steering; ran off the road; and struck a Michigan State Police trooper’s patrol car from the Hart post and a Scottville Police Department car, which were parked at…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPeople The Lakeshore Resource Network is collecting donations of school supplies for area students heading back to school in the fall. Supplies will be used in a backpack program providing students in need with a backpack filled with the basic school supplies, and other goods . Backpacks will be distributed to middle school and high school students at Ludington,…
#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. Serenity Grace Frey, the daughter of Morgan Anderson and Michael Frey of Ludington, was born July 21, 2016. David Leonardo Rendon, the son of Yoanna Chavez-Fortuna and Nicanor Rendon of Shelby, was born July 22, 2016. Stella…
LUDINGTON — The 2016 primary in Mason County had low voter turnout. Only 4,714 out of 22,551 registered voters voted. Cheryl Kelly was elected clerk. Kelly has been the appointed clerk for over a year. She received 2,690 votes while her opponent Mary Alway received 1,014 votes. Both Kelly and Alway ran as Republicans and there is no Democratic challenger,…
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#MasonCountyElection Ludington Pct. 1: Clerk: Mary Alway, 37; Cheryl Kelly, 119 Ludington Pct. 2: Clerk: Alway, 18; Kelly, 74 Custer Township: County Clerk: Alway, 68; Kelly, 162 Township Clerk: Lyetta Genung, 84; Ann Larr, 145 Trustee: George Allison, 186; Larry Larr, 146 Rural Fire Authority 1 mill: 166 yes; 47 no Rural Fire Authority .5 mill: 149 yes, 64 no
#OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is searching for James Randolph Hepworth, 37, of the Pentwater area, who was last seen leaving his workplace in Ludington Monday, Aug. 1, at noon . Hepworth, who works at Haworth in Ludington, was last seen in his vehicle, said OCSO Lt. Craig Mast. Hepworth…
#MasonCountyNews SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Planning Commission is beginning work on a five-year update to the county zoning ordinance. A variety of current topics will be addressed during the update ranging from electronic signs to barn weddings and “tiny houses”. The planning commission created an online survey to receive public input on these topics and other zoning issues. The…
