By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 20-year-old Ludington man testified in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 3, that he used Facebook messages to stalk a female victim who had a no-contact order against him. Scott Samuel-Ray MacArthur pleaded guilty Tuesday to felonies of aggravated stalking; using a computer to commit a crime; and third-offense habitual offender. In exchange for…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 20-year-old Ludington man is looking at serving five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term after pleading guilty Tuesday, Aug. 4, in 51st Circuit Court to receiving and concealing a stolen firearm. In exchange for Nickolaus Charles Weber’s guilty plea, one count of felony firearm, along with misdemeanors of possession of marijuana;…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 19-year-old Scottville man currently lodged in the Mason County Jail is looking at serving three months of a six-month discretionary jail term after pleading guilty Tuesday, Aug. 4, in 51st Circuit Court to a felony of possession of heroin, less than 25 grams. Austin James McCumber was arrested June 19 by the Mason…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 21-year-old Victory Township man pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Aug. 4, to felony counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC); accosting children for immoral purposes; and possession of child sexually abusive material stemming from the sexual assault of a young girl last summer. Sebastian Allen-Leroy Chandler testified Tuesday that he touched…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. We recently made a major decision in our household, we decided to ditch our dish and strictly rely on our Internet service for screen entertainment (I was going to write “for our TV entertainment” but that’s not 100% accurate, since we use a variety of devices, besides just a television). Our decision was made mostly out of…
The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-887-1417 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. The following is local law enforcement activity Monday, Aug. 3, 2015: – 6:26 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), loose horse, 3200 block of S. Morton Rd., Riverton Twp.…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old Grant Township man who threatened sheriff’s deputies when they were trying to assist a court process server, turned himself in for arrest Monday morning. On July 17, Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence in the 11000 block of North Amber Road to assist a court process server who was attempting to serve…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 32nd Annual Gold Coast Artisan Fair this coming weekend in City Park.. Venders will be open Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Nearly 200 crafters from around the country will be on hand selling their handmade items. For more information…
Tedd J. Smith, 97, of Ludington died Sunday, August 2. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services – Stephens Funeral Home. List of 2015 deaths on record.
Letter to the Editor, by Bill Brooks, Scottville. Response to Mayor Maki proclamation: An old saying states that if you don’t like the message shoot the messenger.However, the police situation is the result of the city manager marrying a city employee. This is an intolerable situation in any organization. This situation can be resolved with the city manager resigning with…
SCOTTVILLE — The city finance committee will meet Tuesday, August 4 at 4:30 p.m. at city hall to discuss the topics of separating the city manager and treasurer position and restoring city employees to a 40 hour work week. Five years ago the city employees took a pay cut and reduction in hours to help save the city money. That…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Mayor Richard Maki read a statement at Monday’s city commission meeting apologizing to the public for the behavior of the commission over the past few meetings. “I would like to apologize for the disrespect shown in recent city commission meetings towards the city commission, the city manager, the city attorney and especially the chief…
Letter to the Editor, by Bruce Krieger, Scottville. The Pere Marquette River is a National Wild and Scenic River. Right now it is not very scenic. It is a river full of litter. The amount of litter between Custer and Scottville is overwhelming. I have discussed this problem with the two liveries in Scottville and they said they would remind…
The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now lcoated 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-887-1417 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 55-year-old homeless man was arrested at 6:12 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the Hackert (Crystal) Lake Boat Launch, North Quarterline Road, Amber Twp., after…
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Mason County Road Commission will be working on crack sealing on Jebavy Drive between King Drive and Decker Road beginning 7 a.m. Tuesday, August 4 through Monday, August 10. The work is expected to cause some traffic slow-downs. Motorists are strongly advised to use alternative routes whenever possible.
The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. The Michigan Supreme Court’s annual term concludes at the end of July. Like its federal counterpart, Michigan’s high court frequently waits until the final days of its term to issue its most controversial rulings. Of all the decisions released by the Michigan Supreme Court last week, perhaps none was as surprising and…
LUDINGTON — Ludington Police Department has reported a missing person, who was last seen Saturday at 10:27 a.m. Cheryl Suzanne Teague, a resident of The Lake House Adult Foster Care Home, 929 N. Gaylord Avenue, was reported as a missing walk away. She is 55-years-old and described as being 5-foot, 7-inches, 160 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes.…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old Livonia man was struck by a pickup truck while he and a 28-year-old Livonia woman were jogging in the 5700 block of West Meisenheimer Road about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. According to Sgt. Adam Lamb of Mason County Sheriff’s Office, the pickup, driven by a 24-year Ludington man, was westbound on Meiseheimer…
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