Volunteers needed for college’s Muddy Fox Trot 5K.

July 7, 2015

VICTORY TOWNSHIP – Organizers of the Muddy Fox Trot, a family-friendly mud run with a boot camp style obstacle course, are seeking about 40 volunteers to work on July 11, as monitors along the 5K course which will be located on the West Shore Community College campus. The mud run will benefit the WSCC Foundation student scholarship fund. Two volunteer shifts…

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Still room for sponsors and golfers in Habitat Raise the Roof scramble.

July 7, 2015

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – Habitat for Humanity of Mason County will hold its second annual Raise the Roof Golf Scramble on Saturday, July 11 at Lakeside Links Golf Club. The tournament is one of the organization’s main fund raisers and organizers boast that it’s a little different than other golf tournaments. The tournament will of course include golf. But, it…

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Fountain man pleads guilty to making meth at his grandmother’s house

July 7, 2015
Fountain man pleads guilty to making meth at his grandmother’s house

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 27-year-old Fountain man pleaded guilty to felony charges of maintaining a meth lab and manufacturing meth in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 7. Travis Michael Shaull’s plea agreement calls for a six-month jail term, followed by boot camp or Special Alternative Incarceration (SAI), and his double-penalty enhancement on the charges will be…

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Ludington man sent to prison for tether tampering

July 7, 2015
Ludington man sent to prison for tether tampering

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Ludington man was sentenced to one and a half to three years in a Michigan Department of Corrections prison for tampering with an electronic monitoring device and second-offense habitual offender in 51st Circuit Court on Tuesday, July 7. Mason County Prosecutor Paul Spaniola said Zachary Alan Shurlow was on parole for…

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Fountain man placed on tether for weapons convictions

July 7, 2015
Fountain man placed on tether for weapons convictions

By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 46-year-old Fountain man was ordered to a seven-month tether term during a one-year discretionary jail sentence for two counts of receiving and concealing firearms and fourth-offense habitual offender Tuesday, July 7, in 51st Circuit Court. Arthur Warner Tyra, Jr., who is free on 10 percent of a $25,000 bond, was arrested last…

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Awesome Distraction to play encore show tonight in Scottville.

July 7, 2015
Awesome Distraction to play encore show tonight in Scottville.

By Carrie Klemm. MCP Writer. SCOTTVILLE – Continuing with the Tuesday Night Concert Series, Awesome Distraction will take to the stage at the Scottville Clown Band Shell Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 7p.m. Awesome Distraction formed in 2011 as a collaboration of the musical genius of Nick Veine, age 19 and Kyle Garber, age 18, both from Manistee. In 2013,…

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Editorial: Commissioners’ motion to eliminate police dept. was reckless.

July 7, 2015

Editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Police protection in the City of Scottville costs most taxpayers less than $16 a month. That’s less than cable or satellite television or Internet. It’s certainly less than water and sewer. We’ll get back to that but I wanted you to see that in hopes that you read on. During the regular meeting of the…

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Stiles Road closure in Victory Township.

July 7, 2015

VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Stiles Road, between Beyer and Townline roads, will be closed Wednesday, July 8, beginning at 7 a.m. for culvert repairs. The project is expected to be finished the end of the day. Motorists are asked by the Mason County Road Commission to seek an alternative route.

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Break-in, prescription drug theft among sheriff’s office activity

July 7, 2015
Break-in, prescription drug theft among sheriff’s office activity

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Monday, July 6, 2015: – 9:56 a.m., breaking and entering, 2200 block of W. US-10, Amber Twp. – 1:14 a.m., larceny of prescription medications, 4200 block of E. Dewey, Sheridan Twp. – 11:15 a.m.,…

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Residents evacuate condo due to fire

July 7, 2015
Residents evacuate condo due to fire

PENTWATER — The residents of the Spinnaker Condominium complex that overlooks Pentwater Lake in the village evacuated the building Tuesday morning, July 7, due to a fire in an upstairs unit that was quickly extinguished. Pentwater and Hart fire departments, along with Oceana County EMS, were dispatched to the scene at approximately 6:30 a.m. No one was injured in the…

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Scottville Police Dept. survey.

July 6, 2015
Scottville Police Dept. survey.

SCOTTVILLE — During its regular meeting Monday night, the Scottville City Commission voted 4-2 to turn down a motion to disband the city’s police department. See story here. Here is an MCP survey related to that topic: Create your own user feedback survey

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Scottville commission turns down attempt to disband police dept.

July 6, 2015
Scottville commission turns down attempt to disband police dept.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Two city commissioners attempted to disband the city’s police department Monday night, and failed. Commissioners Don Pasco and Ed Hahn presented a motion to dissolve the city’s police department. The motion was defeated by a 5-2 vote, Pasco and Hahn being the only commissioners voting in favor. Pasco began the conversation by asking City…

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Scottville ZBA denies variance for top blighted home.

July 6, 2015
Scottville ZBA denies variance for top blighted home.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission, acting as the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, denied a property owner’s request for a variance Monday during the commission’s regular meeting. William Schoenlein, owner of Lake Star Group, LLC, requested the city grant him a variance because the garage he would like to build at 206 N. Columbia Street,…

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Scottville abandons alley that has caused conflict among neighbors.

July 6, 2015
Scottville abandons alley that has caused conflict among neighbors.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — During its regular meeting Monday, the City Commission voted to abandon an alley that has caused some conflicts among neighbors. The alley in question is located on North Scott Street between First and Second streets. Earlier in the spring, Tina and Mike Buffenbarger of 108 N. Scott Street brought the issue up to the…

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Recent deaths, reported July 6, 2015.

July 6, 2015

Walter Crescenzi, 58, of Ludington passed away on July 3, 2015 at his home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. Polly L. Soule, 85, of Ludington passed away on July 3, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. Helen E. Dinkins, 94, of Ludington passed away on July…

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MSP busy with holiday weekend crashes

July 6, 2015
MSP busy with holiday weekend crashes

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is weekend activity in Mason County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Friday, July 3, 2015: – 1:05 a.m., two-car property damage crash, US-31 near Fountain Rd., Victory Twp. – 2:44 a.m., car-deer crash, US-31 near Fountain…

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Weekend sheriff’s report includes fleeing ORV, boat crashes, domestic assaults

July 6, 2015
Weekend sheriff’s report includes fleeing ORV, boat crashes, domestic assaults

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. HAMLIN TWP. — A 21-year-old Lake In The Woods Ill. man was arrested Friday, July 3, at 11:31 p.m. for open intoxicants, and a 2014 Polaris Razor was impounded after Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies clocked the Razor traveling 69 mph in a…

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Sheriff’s office releases more details on fatal motorcycle crash.

July 6, 2015
Sheriff’s office releases more details on fatal motorcycle crash.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has released more details on the car/motorcycle crash that resulted in the death of Scott Michael Butler, 53, of Ludington Sunday, July 5, 2015. See related story here.  Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Scottville and Hawley roads at 6:26 p.m. Butler was driving his 2002…

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Motorcycle was fatal crash victim’s pride and joy.

July 5, 2015
Motorcycle was fatal crash victim’s pride and joy.

Editor’s Note: The names of the victims have been posted here by permission of their daughter.  By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TOWNSHIP — Scott Butler, 53, of Ludington died Sunday night as a result of a car/motorcycle crash. “His motorcycle was his pride and joy, it was one of the few hobbies he had because of his bad back,” Scott’s daughter, Cheyenne Butler, told…

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Motorcyclist dies in crash.

July 5, 2015
Motorcyclist dies in crash.

RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — A Ludington area man died Sunday night following a car/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Scottville and Hawley roads. His female passenger was critically injured as a result of the crash. According to deputies on scene, the crash occurred when a westbound Ford Fusion was attempting to make a right-hand turn onto Scottville Road. Deputies said they were…

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From 13 free and independent states.

July 5, 2015
From 13 free and independent states.

The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger.  Yesterday, the United States of America celebrated its 239th birthday.  Did you watch the parade and fireworks?  We all know that the Fourth of July is the day when we celebrate our nation’s independence from Great Britain, right? Well, sort of.  The events of July 4, 1776, were neither the beginning nor…

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