By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 48-year-old Scottville man was sentenced to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 14, for convictions of assault of prison employee and assault and battery. Martin John Conway, 48, of 306 Crowley St., Scottville, became unruly while intoxicated at the Mason County…
By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 54-year-old Riverton Township man convicted of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and stealing/retaining a financial transaction device without consent was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 15, to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence and ordered to pay nearly $5,000 in restitution. Dean Alan Drake testified…
By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Ludington man faces serving three months of a one-year discretionary jail sentence after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 15, to resisting and opposing police. Manuel Joe Vega, of 1090 Lancer Lane, testified that on Nov. 21 he was “feeling suicidal” and was cutting himself when Mason County Sheriff’s…
By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 16-year-old Ludington boy was sentenced as an adult in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, March 15, for felony convictions of breaking and entering with intent and possession with intent to deliver marijuana. Isaiah Samuel Pena, of 909 S. Washington Ave., received a sentence of 10 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail…
By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — A 37-year-old Branch man faces 70 months to 30 years in prison for three felony counts involving alleged sex crimes. Charles Clayton Rose, Jr., of 479 S. Tyndall Rd., is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC); second-degree CSC and accosting a child for immoral purposes. Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola presented a…
Lorna Collins, 73, of Ludington passed away on Monday, March, 14, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications from charities that want to provide event volunteers and receive funding from proceeds accrued during from the 2016 Gus Macker 3-On-3 Charity Basketball tournament. Completed applications are due in the Chamber of Commerce office by the close of business on Monday, April 25, 2016.…
SCOTTVILLE — Think spring, like this prairie crabapple tree (malus ioensis) being featured on the Mason-Lake Conservation District’s annual spring tree sale fundraiser order form. This tree’s showy flowers are great at attracting bees for pollinating fruit trees and garden fruits and vegetables. Its plentiful golf-ball size fruits are great for wildlife like deer, rabbits, upland birds and even foxes. New for…
LUDINGTON — Three suspects were arrested for separate assault-related incidents of Mason County Sheriff’s deputies over the weekend. The first incident resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old Ludington man for resisting and opposing a police officer following a 911 call reporting a disturbance inside the Ludington Public Library Saturday, March 12, at 12:28 p.m. A Mason County Sheriff’s deputy,…
Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Nathaniel James Rondell, the son of Michelle and Shea Rondell of Manistee, was born March 10, 2016. Amelia Rose Masar, the daughter of Elizabeth Edel and Michael Masar, was born March 12, 2016. If…
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and offers a perfect opportunity to talk to your doctor and ask yourself, as well as family and friends, if it is time to be screened for colorectal cancer screening. While colorectal cancer remains the nation’s second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women, it can be prevented if detected at an…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College has invited an expert to campus to speak on one of the themes of the recent play, “Breaking the Code.” The play tells the real-life story of Alan Turing, a famous mathematician who in 1952 was arrested and chemically castrated because of his homosexuality. Students had questions: how have lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…
Alice Moline, 80, of Ludington, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.
LUDINGTON — An intoxicated kayaker who apparently was harassing fishermen along the pier Saturday night has ended up in jail after fleeing conservation officers in a kayak and then later allegedly punching a sheriff’s deputy. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said a Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer received a complaint Saturday night of an intoxicated man harassing fishermen…
Life In Circles, by Stephanie Wagner. Today, we introduce a new weekly series, Life in Circles, written by Stephanie Wagner. This introductory article sums up the theme of her series: In late January, a snowstorm moved through Washington D.C. and shut down most of the city. By now, many of you have likely seen the news story where two female…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The Lockdown Company, which is installing The Boot door safety device in local schools, has donated $40,000 towards the project, which is being funded through community donations. Rob Couturier, company founder, said Mason County has been unlike any other community his company has worked with. “The community support for this project has just been amazing,” Couturier…
MUSKEGON COUNTY — The owner of a Ludington funeral home who is facing felony charges for allegedly burying an empty urn without cremating the deceased person, along with drunk driving charges, was arrested again today. Thomas Claude Clock III, 60, who owns Clock Funeral Home of Ludington, Inc. and Clock Funeral Home of Whitehall, Inc., was arrested by Whitehall Police Department…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court magistrate: Felonies – Dijon Lamar Grimes, 19, of 19315 Benetler St., Detroit, was arrested March 3 by the Mason County…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Rolando Jesse Villarreal, Jr., 43, no address listed, was found guilty March 1 of malicious destruction of property (MDOP) under $200 and…
The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, March 10, 2016: – 7:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Chauvez and Custer roads, Custer Township. – 9:31 a.m., (MCSO), larceny of a CD player from a vehicle, 3000 block of W. US 10, Amber Township. – 10:30 a.m., (MCSO), larceny of a lawnmower, 9000 block of E.…
LUDINGTON — Mason County area hotels reported a record year in rental income in 2015, the Ludington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today. In 2015, Ludington area hotels generated $12.3 million in room rentals, a 3.4 percent increase over 2014 and a 30.3 percent increase compared to five years ago in 2011. Room rental income is one metric to…
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