By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Ludington man has been hospitalized following a near-drowning this afternoon at Ludington State Park. According to Mason County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Steve Hansen, the man was riding in a kayak when it flipped over near the Big Sable River dam. Hansen said he was participating in a video shoot. The…
Contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — The importance of bolstering student interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — STEAM — was the subject of a program for the Pentwater Service Club, Feb. 4. Aaron Myers, of the Michigan State University Extension office in Scottville, discussed the “4-H Tech Wizards” program that’s being introduced in…
PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club is calling on area individuals and organizations to join it in helping Boy Scout Troop 1145 raise the final $4,000 needed so eight local scouts and five adults can undertake a rugged, 12-day backpacking trek at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico this summer. “We’re down to the ‘final four,’” said Scoutmaster Rick…
LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it has arrested an out-of-state individual in connection to the January 19, 2016 bomb threat at Covenant Christian School in Amber Township. The threat, which was made by email, occurred just after noon on that day and meant that the school’s 90 students and its staff members had to be…
LUDINGTON — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Muskegon man in connection with the Jan. 28, 2016 overdose death of Adam Johnson, 28, Ludington. The overdose took place in Pere Marquette Township. The suspect has been charged with one count of delivery of a controlled substance causing death, a felony punishable by up to life in prison, along…
LUDINGTON — The Winter Writers’ Series sponsored by Mason County Historical Society and the Sable Points Lighthouse Association continues Thursday, February 18 with a presentation about Lincoln Township, a ghost town that once was the Mason County seat, on the north side of the Lincoln River. The 7 p.m. lecture will be held at the Ludington Area Center of the Arts Gallery, 107 S. Harrison Street.…
Recent local law enforcement activity includes: Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2016: – 8:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), car/deer crash, Chauvez Rd. and Brye Rd., Pere Marquette Township. – 9:50 a.m., (MSP), one-car crash, no injuries, Kinney Rd. and Morton Rd., Riverton Township. – 6:41 p.m., (MSP), a 32-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for retail fraud at Walmart, PM Township.…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Jarid Hunter Billings, 22, of 214 E. Melendy St., Apt. 4, Ludington, was arrested Jan. 28 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for felonies of assault by strangulation, felonious assault and weapons – felony firearm and a misdemeanor…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — Michael Kim Brechtelsbauer, 57, of 5502 Circle Drive, Standish, Michigan, was found guilty Dec. 1 of third-offense operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL). He was sentenced Jan. 19 to serve three months up front of a 270-day jail sentence with credit for two days served; two years probation; $1,208 in fines and…
CUSTER — Residents of the Village of Custer will be asked their thoughts on what type of sculpture should be on display in the village. The sculpture will be part of the Mason County Sculpture Trail, which currently has sculptures predominantly in Ludington and also at Ludington State Park. The Village of Fountain is currently in the process of building a…
Dorothy Mae (Olson) Darke, age 88 of Scottville and Ludington passed away on February 3, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Dorothy was born on April 6, 1927 at her family home on Rath Avenue in Ludington to the late William and Edith (Larson) Olson. She attended Ludington Public Schools. She married Louis Clayton Darke on February 6,…
Thomas Joseph Pierceall, 73, of Manitou Beach, Michigan passed away January 31, 2016 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Dorothy Mae (Olson) Darke, 88, of Scottville and Ludington passed away on February 3, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Lois…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Joe Knowles loves working with people, whether it’s at his workplace, Smith & Eddy Insurance, or being involved in the community. Joe is a graduate of Mason County Central High School and West Shore Community College and has been with Smith & Eddy since 2009, where he is now vice president, a partner and an…
Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990. – The blood drive scheduled at Mason County Eastern scheduled for February 19 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a date in March or April.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Crews have been on scene and in the process of raising a sunken fishing boat out of Pere Marquette Lake this afternoon. Sometime over the weekend, the commercial fishing boat Sandy sunk into the channel near Washington Avenue bridge. The trap net boat is licensed by the Little River Bank of Ottawa Indians. According…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Andrew Kmetz IV was selected this morning to be the new Mason County treasurer. Kmetz was one of five candidates who were interviewed for the position by the Mason County Appointment Authority, which consisted of Mason County Clerk Cheryl Kelly, Mason County Probate Judge Jeff Nellis and Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola. The position…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Carmike Harbor 8 Cinema will present the film “American Saturday Night: LIve From The Grand Ole Opry” on Feb. 12, 13, 14 and 15. Part of the ticket sales will go to St. Jude’s Country Cares for Kids Campaign. The show that made country music famous brings some of the genre’s most popular artists to the big…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College’s president, Ken Urban, has recently announced some administrative changes. Urban was hired as president in July 2015. In an email to college employees, Urban stated: “Since arriving on campus back in mid-July, I’ve been actively listening to and gathering input from employees both individually and in groups, observing how we…
Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990.Closed for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016: Walkerville Public Schools. Baldwin Community Schools.
LANSING – State Rep. Ray Franz, R-Onekama, co-sponsored House Resolution 204 last week to declare Feb. 2 Blue Star Mothers Day in the state of Michigan. Franz represents Mason, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties in the State House of Representatives. Blue Star Mothers is a national organization founded in Flint in 1942 that consists of mothers whose sons and daughters…
Closings and cancelations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016: Ludington High School JV and Varsity basketball games against Muskegon Heights, scheduled for tonight, have been postponed due to weather.
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