Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. When I asked to interview Erica Karmeisool, I expected a lively conversation about what it means to be female in a traditionally male setting. Erica is the founder of Ludington’s new Makers Market, 227 W. Ludington Ave., Ludington, and was recently named as one of the “Future…
LUDINGTON – Ludington is getting national recognition in a recent online voting competition to name Outside Magazine’s “Best Town in America.” However, today is the last day to vote and Ludington is falling behind in votes. Polling closes at midnight for a shot in the final four. Currently, Ludington is in the top eight. Voting can take place at www.outsideonline.com/2056761/best-towns-2016. Ludington…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The new Draft Comprehensive Plan for Pere Marquette Charter Township is now available for public review and comment. This draft update to the Comprehensive Plan is the result of over a year’s worth of community planning activities and public events through the Resilient Ludington project. A copy of the Draft Comprehensive Plan can be found on…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Free Soil Township man was injured Friday when the motorcycle he was riding collided into a tree. The man was driving the Yamaha TT-R230 west on Poplar Road and entered the curve onto North Reek Road when the bike left the roadway, according to Mason County Sheriff Deputy Ken Baum…
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 Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON – The following were arraigned recently in 79th District Court: Felonies – Jon Howard McKinley, 26, 5041 W. US 10, Pere Marquette Township, was arrested May 6 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) on…
CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old Custer woman received non-life-threatening injuries Thursday, May 12, at 7:52 p.m., in an off-road motorcycle crash in the 1400 block of E. US 10, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. She was operating a motorcycle through a field when she lost control and rolled it over, Cole said. Other Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity…
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 Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Tamara DeLynn Yeargan, 46, 602 E. Melendy St., Ludington, pleaded guilty on April 5 to charges of maintaining a drug house and controlled substance…
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 Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON – The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Alexander Levi Ellis, 22, 302 E. Melendy St., Ludington, pleaded guilty on May 10 to disorderly person – jostling and was sentenced to…
The SS Badger’s departure from Manitowoc, Wisconsin was delayed several hours tonight due to seaweed in the intakes, according to Capt. Jeff Curtis. The captain addressed the passengers after the ship departed from Manitowoc at 10:17 p.m. Eastern time and is expected to arrive in Ludington at 2:30 a.m. The Badger normally leaves Ludington at 8:30 a.m. and arrives in…
Story updated at 6:48 p.m. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A semi failing to stop at the traffic light collided with a school bus Thursday afternoon at the intersection of US 10-31 and Stiles Road. The crash occurred just before 4 p.m. Mason County Sheriff Sgt. Adam Lamb said a westbound semi went through the red light and…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The S.S. Badger set sail for the first time this season this morning following a ceremony designating the ship as a National Historic Landmark. The brief ceremony included speeches from Dr. Rick Plummer, executive director of the Mason County Historical Society; Dr. Bill Anderson, former director of Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries…
Local law enforcement activity Wednesday, May 11, 2016 includes: – 6:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Conrad and Amber roads, Amber Township. – 1:26 p.m., (Scottville Police Department), assault, W. Broadway Ave., City of Scottville. – 2:05 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), fraud, 700 block of E. Filer Ave., City of Ludington. – 2:47 p.m., (LPD), larceny,…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Harvest Festival Committee has announced that it has signed a contract with Clark’s Attractions from Ionia for this year’s Harvest Festival, scheduled for Sept. 15-18. The carnival company will bring attractions geared toward younger children. “The carnival has been a staple of the Scottville Harvest Festival in years past and the new company offers the community an…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Road Commission has announced that Rasmussen Road is closed to through traffic from east of Jebavy Drive (500 feet west of River Meadow Homesite Community) easterly to 1,200 feet east of Meyers Road due to construction. Local traffic and emergency vehicles access will be maintained. The project includes hot mix asphalt base crushing,…
Ruth Margaret Selby, 95, of Ludington passed away on May 9, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here.
Local law enforcement activity Tuesday, May 10, includes: – 3:44 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), domestic assault, 1000 block of Pineway, City of Ludington. – 10 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), larceny of a U-Haul trailer, 1000 block of W. US 10, Amber Township. – 7:38 p.m., (MSP), a 56-year-old Ludington man was arrested for possession of a firearm while…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 59-year-old Ludington man faces concurrent terms of seven to 15 years and seven to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday, May 10, in 51st Circuit Court to one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and one count of third-degree CSC. Arturo Ruiz Lopez, of 605 S. Washington Ave., appeared in…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Ludington man faces serving a three to 20 year prison term after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, May 10, to felonies of operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. In exchange for Jarred Mitchel Walkley’s pleas, one count of operating/maintaining a lab with hazardous waste and one count…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Branch Township man pleaded “no contest” in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, May 10, to a felony of interfering with an electronic communications device, or phone. In exchange for Roger Dean Newton’s plea, he faces serving up to four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence. Newton also pleaded guilty to…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Jaycees will be holding an open casting call for its newest fundraising event, the Stratford on the Avenue Theatre Festival, on Saturday, May 21 from 3-6 p.m. and Sunday, May 22 from 2:30-6 p.m. at the Mason County District Library, Ludington branch, 217 E. Ludington Avenue. The plays that have been chosen for the festival are…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Registration for West Shore Community College’s summer and fall semesters is underway for first-time, returning, and guest students and will continue to the first week of each term’s classes. The summer semester runs from June 6 through July 29. The fall semester begins August 29 and ends December 16. Students who register early for classes have the best…
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