Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. On Dec. 14, 2012, Mason County Sheriff-Elect Kim Cole was driving home from the Michigan State Sheriff’s Association Sheriff School. Kim had been elected just over a month prior to that, after spending over 25 years as a road deputy. He received a phone call from then-Custer Fire Chief John Allison (who has since passed away).…
Letter to the Editor, by Rep. Dan Benishek, Michigan’s 1st Congressional District. Some of the fondest memories of my youth involve heading out into the woods western Upper Peninsula to hunt with friends and family. My father had been killed in a mining accident when I was a kid, but I learned to hunt and shoot from people in our community…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has given the all clear at Covenant Christian School. The school received a bomb threat about noon today. At 4:57 p.m. the school texted its staff and parents stating the sheriff had declared the school safe and that school is scheduled to resume Wednesday, Jan. 20. A bomb…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 53-year-old Riverton Township man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 19, to embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and stealing/retaining a financial transaction device without consent. In exchange for Dean Alan Drake’s guilty pleas to the two counts, two other counts of stealing/retaining a financial transaction device without consent were dismissed.…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old Amber Township man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 19, to possession of burglar tools and attempted first-degree home invasion. Jeffery Thomas Nitz, of 3786 W. Forest Hill Circle, testified that last November he used a drywall scraper to pry open a door in the 3700 block of Forest…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Today’s bomb threat to Covenant Christian School may be part of a national spoof. The school, located at 2980 W. U.S. 10-31, received a bomb threat shortly after noon today. National news agencies have reported that dozens of bomb threats have taken place today in the Midwest and Northeast, via telephone. Reuters reported…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Covenant Christian School was evacuated this afternoon after the school received a bomb threat. School staff contacted Mason-Oceana 911 at 12:07 p.m. and the school was immediately evacuated while emergency personnel responded to the school at 2980 W. U.S. 10-31. Students and staff were bused to Mason County Reformed Church at U.S. 10-31…
Recent local law enforcement activity includes: Friday, Jan. 15, 2016: – 10:15 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), rollover crash, no injuries, Stiles and Meisenheimer roads, Riverton Township. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016: – 1 p.m., (MSP), two-car crash, minor injuries, Meyers Road and US 10, Pere Marquette Township. – 7:25 p.m., (MSP), car/deer crash, Custer and Kinney roads, Eden Township.…
Thomas Wencil Peplinski, 80, of Ludington passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at home with family by his side. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Scottville City Commission is going to review parking times in the 100 blocks of Main Street. During the commission’s Jan. 4 meeting, it passed a resolution to limit the parking times on the west side of the 100 block of North Main Street to two hours. Since that time, City Attorney Tracy Thompson has…
SCOTTVILLE — The 25th Annual Family AfFAIR will be held Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mason County Central High School. Every year, hundreds of people from local businesses and community agencies get together to provide a free, whole day of fun for local families. Over 55 groups and organizations each year bring intriguing and entertaining…
BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Fountain woman who was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for larceny from a building may also face charges of aggravated domestic assault and tampering with an electronic communication device following an incident Sunday, Jan. 17, at 4:06 a.m. in the 100 block of South Stephens Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Police…
Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990. Monday, Jan. 18, 1016: Mason County Central Schools. Ludington Area Schools. Ludington Area Catholic. Mason County Eastern Schools. West Shore ESD and CTE. Pentwater. Covenant Christian School.
Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Today’s weather was cold, windy and snowy, but that didn’t stop members of the Riverton Township Fire Department from spending their Sunday afternoon wading in North Oxbow Lake, training for an ice rescue. Several area fire departments, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, are trained in ice rescue. “Our coverage…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A Custer woman was injured during a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 10 about 1:10 p.m. The crash occurred when a west bound Chevrolet pickup lost control and struck an eastbound Dodge pickup truck head on. The woman was a passenger in the eastbound Dodge. The drivers of the two vehicles were not injured. Responding to the…
The two children involved in a two vehicle crash last week on U.S. 10 are back home. Father Wayne Wheeler of St. Simon Church shared a posting on his Facebook page from a family member of 5-year-old Emmett VonSprecken and his 6-year-old sister Abigale. The post stated the children came home Saturday, after being at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital since…
Richard R. Rybicki, 85, of Free Soil, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 15, 2016 at his home. Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation, Manistee. See MCP death notice archives here.
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – James Ray Wabsis, 46, of 2239 E. Marrison Rd., Custer, was found guilty Jan. 11 of driving while license suspended (DWLS) and operating with a blood alcohol content (BAC) over .17. He was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital’s Win With Wellness Fit Club encourages kids to live healthy and active lifestyles. On Thursday, Jan. 14, kids were given the opportunity to snowshoe at Ludington State Park. For more information on Win With Wellness, click here.
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Ludington State Park is offering a free Saturday “Lantern Lit Ski and Snowshoe Event” on January 23, and February 6, weather permitting. These events will be offered each of the designated Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitors can bring their cross country skis and/or snowshoes out to ski or walk a lighted groomed trail through Ludington…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Brayden Paul Chavalia, 21, of 407 S. Main St., Scottville, was arrested Jan. 2 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for felonies of first-degree home invasion and two counts of resisting/opposing police. Probable cause hearing: Jan. 20 at…
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