The Land: The challenges of chestnuts, Conrad Farms. #TheLand #MasonCountyAgriculture By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Just a few miles southwest of Scotville, along the banks of the Pere Marquette River, on the road named after the family, is Conrad Farms. The farm’s origins date back to the mid-1880s, making it one of the oldest, continuously operated farms…
Judge denies AG request to dismiss himself from Baby Kate case. #BabyKate By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Judge Peter Wadel denied the Michigan Attorney General’s request for him to dismiss himself from the 51st Circuit Court murder case against Sean Michael Phillips. On Wednesday afternoon, Michigan First Attorney General William Rollstin, the state’s second highest ranking attorney, appeared in…
Former judge’s comments prompt AG to request Wadel be dismissed from Baby Kate case. #BabyKate By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Michigan Attorney General’s office, which is prosecuting the murder case against Sean Michael Phillips in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, has asked that Judge Peter Wadel step down from the case. On Wednesday afternoon, Michigan First Attorney General…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College announces the publication of a new book, “The Driftwood Shrine,” by Professor of Humanities John Wolff. To celebrate the publication, Wolff will read from his book at 2:30 p.m. Wed., October 12, in the college’s Administrative and Conference Building Café. “The Driftwood Shrine: Discovering Zen in American Poetry” is published by Sumeru Press,…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews Domestic violence arrest, crashes top police activity. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 45-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for domestic violence by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. in the 5000 block of Barton Road. Other recent police activity includes: Monday, Oct. 3, 2016: 7:20 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer…
#OceanaCountyNews #Pentwater Drinking, speeding factors in car/deer rollover crash. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — A 34-year-old Mears woman was cited for operating while intoxicated after the 2005 Pontiac sedan she was driving struck a deer, causing the car to rollover on West Longbridge Road near Wayne Road Tuesday, Oct. 4, at dusk. According to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report, the…
Driver injured in Scottville crash.#MasonCountyNews #Scottville SCOTTVILLE — A 50-year-old Scottville woman was injured after the vehicle she was driving was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of State Street (US 10) and Reinberg Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Around 4:45 p.m. a Chevrolet pickup, driven by a 41-year-old Scottville woman was southbound on Reinberg Avenue when the driver apparently failed…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews PM Township man pleads guilty to attempted uttering, publishing. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Pere Marquette Township man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 3, to two counts of attempted uttering and publishing. Jason L. Carr, of 1485 Betty Ave., faces serving three months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man faces prison for CSC. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — Scott Samuel-Ray MacArthur, 21, of 713 East Filer St., Ludington, faces three-and-a-half years to 200 months in prison after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 4, to attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). MacArthur was arrested last April by the Ludington Police Department for…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man sent to prison for home invasion. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — A 26-year-old Ludington man was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 4, in 51st Circuit Court to two to 45 years in prison for a conviction of third-degree home invasion despite his emotional pleas to Judge Susan K. Sniegowski for a jail term. Mykel Dalton Horsley, of…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyCourtNews Ludington man sent to jail for uttering, publishing. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LUDINGTON — James Phillip Biggin III, 30, of Ludington was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Oct. 4, to serve 10 months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of uttering and publishing. Biggin pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of second-degree…
Squires named as a Fellow of Palmer Academy of Chiropractic. #MasonCountyBusiness Dr. Lewis Squires was recently named a Fellow in the Palmer Academy of Chiropractic. The individuals inducted are leaders in the profession and their communities, as well as supporters of Palmer College. Squires graduated from Palmer in 1974 and has been in practice in Scottville since 1978. Known for…
Sherman and Meade townships refuse to pay fire authority wages. #MasonCountyNews #FireDepartments By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. FOUNTAIN — The Sherman Township and Meade Township boards of trustees recently have chosen to no longer reimburse the Mason County Rural Fire Authority for firefighter wages, a practice that has been followed for the past 20 years by the 16 municipalities that make…
Jury watches detective’s interview with Baby Kate’s father. #BabyKate LUDINGTON — The 14-person jury — seven women and seven men — watched a 75-minute video interview Monday afternoon conducted by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Sean Michael Phillips in 2011. Phillips is on trial in 51st Circuit Court for the murder of his then-4-month-old daughter, Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips.…
Talking wine, rock ’n roll, and leadership with Maynard Keenan. #MasonCountyPeople Leadership comes in many different forms from many different directions. Recently, two Mason County natives got together to talk about this topic. Grammy award winning performing artist Maynard James Keenan, and nationally-recognized leadership consultant Kevin Eikenberry spoke on Eikenberry’s podcast, The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, about “wine, rock ’n roll,…
Ludington Police officer testifies about finding Baby Kate’s clothes in father’s pockets. #BabyKate By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief, with contributions by our news partner, WZZM TV-13. LUDINGTON — The second week of the 51st Circuit Court trial of Sean Phillips, accused of killing his daughter Katherine “Baby Kate” Phillips, continued Monday, Oct. 3, at the Mason County Courthouse. The prosecution called…
#MasonCountyNews #MasonCountyPoliceNews Alleged drunk diner arrested. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 51-year-old Scottville man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for probation violation Friday, Sept. 30, at 5:03 p.m. at the China Buffet restaurant, 4923 W. US 10, “after he was reportedly intoxicated and refusing to pay for his meal,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Other police…
#MasonCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Jose Giovanni Gutierrez, the son of Veronica Hernandez and Jose Gutierrez of Ludington, was born September 16, 2016. Blake Steven Albert Walker, the son of Megan and Webster Walker of Fountain, was born September 22, 2016. Tanner…
Shaken, Not Stirred: “We’re sending you this dime…” Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. The last time I purchased ‘return address’ labels was several years ago. I designed them myself; a nice script font. I used them on my matching gray stationery and envelopes for personal notes and letters I sent. I…
#BabyKate #MasonCountyCourtNews Story posted by our news partner, WZZM with additions by MCP. LUDINGTON — Ariel Courtland, the mother of Katherine Phillips (Baby Kate), told jurors Friday that Sean Phillips once said he might strangle their first daughter. That was just one portion of hours of testimony Courtland provided in the 51st Circuit Court murder trial against Phillips at the Mason County Courthouse.Sean…
#KidsOfCharacter #HouseOfFlavors Editor’s Note: Today we begin a new series called Kids of Character, sponsored by House of Flavors restaurants of Ludington and Manistee. We will feature kids from Mason, Manistee, and Oceana counties who go out of their way to help others or just to be kind citizens. If you have a suggestion for us, please email editor@masoncountypress.com…
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