LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has announced the lineup for its fifth annual Rhythm and Dunes community concert series. A Zac Brown tribute band, 20 Ride, will perform on Saturday, July 23 and Mick Adams & The Stones, a Rolling Stones tribute band, will perform Saturday, July 30. Both shows will be at Waterfront Park beginning at 7 p.m. 20…
LUDINGTON — Mason County Clerk Cheryl Kelly will be the guest speaker at the March 7 meeting of the Mason County Democrats. The 7 p.m. meeting meets in the Maple Room at Oakview Medical Care Facility, 1001 Diana Street. Kelly will be discussing new voter regulations, how to vote by absentee ballot, how to register to vote and the deadlines for the…
LUDINGTON – House of Flavors Restaurant will attempt to break the world record for largest ice cream dessert made. The Ludington restaurant plans to build a half mile ice cream desert, made from 12,700-plus scoops of ice cream, along eight city blocks of Ludington Avenue between Park and Harrison streets in order to break the record held in the Guinness Book of…
The Great Lakes Energy People Fund recently awarded $9,363 in grants to three Mason County organizations. Caritas Food Pantry, a ministry of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Custer, received $4,216 for a heating and cooling system; the Scottville Optimist Club received $3,500 for stackable chairs for its hall; Sandcastles Children’s Museum in Ludington received $1,647 for a traveling exhibit and Sable…
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. Paisley Shae Haynes, the daughter of Curtis and Myrtie Haynes of Scottville was born February 19, 2016 at West Shore Medical Center in Manistee. Zoey Jean Corbett, the daughter of Ashley and Michael Corbett…
The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016: – 7:32 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles and Groth roads, Victory Township. – 1:25 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 50-year-old Berkley, Michigan man was arrested for operating without insurance, US 10 and Filburn Rd., Branch Township. – 1:37 p.m., (Ludington Police Department),…
By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. Arraignments LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Janice Lee McClung, 57, of 1416 Edgewood Dr., Holland, was arrested Feb. 16 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for a felony of fleeing and eluding and misdemeanors of operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL) and…
By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Isaiah G. Gardenhire, 35, of 7171 E. Stolberg Rd., Sheridan Township, was found guilty Jan. 6 of felon in possession of firearms/weapons and fourth-offense habitual offender. He was sentenced Feb. 16 to three to 20 years in prison, with credit for three days…
LUDINGTON — Darius Fluellen was arraigned Wednesday in 79th District Court on a seven-count felony warrant stemming from a two-month investigation involving the illegal sale of cigarettes; stealing ATM (automated teller machine) cards; and identity theft. Fluellen, 19, of Detroit, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 23, by Mason County Sheriff’s Office detectives. MCSO also has the same seven-count warrant for another 19-year-old…
The following is local enforcement activity Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016: – 8 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Scottville and Wilson roads, Custer Township. – 12:02 p.m., (MCSO), a 42-year-old Ludington man was arrested for probation violation, 1900 block of N. Lakeshore Drive, Hamlin Township. – 1 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), fraud, 1000 block…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Students participating this year in the West Shore Educational Service District’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) digital media program had an opportunity to submit a photograph into a class photograph competition. The top three winners were Devin Battenfield of Mason County Central High School, Calvin Chase of Walkerville High School, and Lauren Keller of Mason County Central.…
Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990.Closed for Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016: Mason County Eastern junior varsity and varsity girls basketball games scheduled for tonight at Crossroads Academy has been cancelled. The games have been scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26 beginning at 5 p.m. with the bus leaving at 3 p.m. The JV will play in the…
Kassandra Rae Frederick, 21, of Ludington passed away February 24, 2016 at home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Janet I. Ramsey, 91 of Ludington, passed away February 23, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CUSTER — Mason County Eastern elementary students recently collected bottles of water for the residents of Flint. As a reward, the class that collected the most water, third grade taught by Scott Hansen, had a special visitor Thursday morning. Pediatrician Kari Leikert was read a book to the class about helping others. She also spoke about…
LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital is opening its new Convenient Care Walk-In Clinic on Monday, February 29. People who feel ill or have minor injuries, but don’t require emergency care, will be able to get immediate medical attention without an appointment. The Convenient Care Walk-In Clinic is located at 7 Atkinson Drive, Suite 113 in the medical office building attached to…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ludington Police Department is seeking a warrant for the arrest of a Fountain man after he apparently confessed to a series of window peeping incidents over the last several months. The suspect was found after LPD received a complaint Tuesday by Ludington resident Brandon Martinez. Martinez also posted a video on his Facebook page…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — When Journey High School closed its doors at the end of last school year, Mason County Central Schools formed Spartan Academy, offering an alternative program of its own. Enrollment in the year-round program has exceeded school officials’ expectations and they have plans to continue the program. “When Journey announced it was closing its doors,…
LUDINGTON — Mason County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 19-year-old Detroit man on a seven-count felony warrant Tuesday, Feb. 23, following a two-month investigation involving the illegal sale of cigarettes; stealing ATM (automated teller machine) cards; and identity theft. MCSO also has the same seven-count warrant for another 19-year-old Detroit man who remains at large, according to a press release…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 24-year-old Scottville woman was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 1:28 p.m. in the 4800 block of W. US 10 on an outstanding failure to appear warrant in reference to unpaid child support totaling $2,079. Other local law enforcement activity Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 includes: – 1:26 a.m., (Michigan State…
LUDINGTON — Members of MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)/MOMSnext recently collected over 730 food items to be donated to the Mason County Salvation Army food pantry. Shown are the members who collectively donated the largest amount, 250. The mothers support group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Cornerstone Baptist Church from 9 to 11 a.m. with childcare provided.
Susan Faith Grondsma, 55, peacefully passed away on Sunday February 21, 2016 at home. Susan was born to her father, the late, John Grondsma and her mother Julia (Burroughs) at Oceana Hospital of Hart. Susan attended Pentwater schools and married Richard Swiger on July 8, 1983. Her hobbies included arts & crafts, Westerns and genealogy. She was very artistic and…
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