PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 63-year-old Ludington man was injured after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car at the intersection of U.S. 10 and Pere Marquette Highway Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred about 3:50 p.m. after the westbound motorcycle was attempting to make a left-handed turn south onto Pere Marquette Highway and collided with an eastbound car…
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. Local law enforcement activity from Monday, June 22, 2015: – 12:04 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), breaking and entering, 100 block S. Lavinia St. – 1:23 p.m., (LPD), dog bite, 100 block S. Lavinia St. – 2:29 p.m. (Michigan State Police), one-car property…
SCOTTVILLE – This coming weekend is the annual Ludrock concert at Ludington Waterfront Park. The benefit show features many Mason County natives performing on stage. Tonight, many of those musicians head east for the All Stars of Ludrock show, which begins at 7 p.m. on the Scottville Clown Band Shell stage. In a sense the musicians will pay homage to Mason…
RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Mason County Road Commission reports that South Scottville Road, between Sippy and Marrison roads, will be closed Wednesday, June 24, 2015, beginning at 7 a.m. for a culvert replacement project. The work is expected to be done sometime that day.
Beatrice Shindorf, 105, of Custer passed away on June 23, 2015 at Grancare. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. Thomas N. Kokx,77, Ludington and formerly of Hart, passed away on June 22, 2015 at Oakview Medical Care Facility. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ludington. List of 2015 deaths on record.
Mason County Press is provided to our readers for free, thanks to the generous support of our advertisers. One of those great advertisers is Safe Harbor Credit Union. LUDINGTON — Do you find yourself overwhelmed in debt with the collectors calling on a daily basis? Safe Harbor Credit Union offers its members access to a debt counseling service called Accel,…
SCOTTVILLE — Water service will be shut off to customers on North Main Street between Broadway and Beryl, and on Maple between North Main and Loomis streets on Tuesday, June 23, sometime after 9 a.m. Service should be restored by 5 p.m. the same day. Repairs are being made in that area.
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LOGAN TOWNSHIP — James William Jansen, Sr., 68, of Fountain, died Monday as a result of injuries he sustained following a motorcycle crash Sunday morning near Carr Settlement, according to his son, Jim. James and his wife, Marsha, 63, were traveling south on Masten Road near Hawley Road when their motorcycle collided with a deer. Both…
Council to consider changing manager’s term. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council is going to be presented four ordinance change requests during its regular meeting tonight. The requests must be placed on the ballot because they are amendments to the city’s charter. Among the proposed changes, which come from the city’s buildings and licenses committee, would be for…
LUDINGTON — Thirteen arrests were made over in the City of Ludington over the weekend, several related to the Gus Macker basketball tournament, Police Chief Mark Barnett reported. “The Gus Macker tournament this year went as smoothly as any I can remember,” Barnett stated in a report to Mayor Ryan Cox and Ludington City Council. “Officers and members of the…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Volunteers spent the morning chinking the Hamlin Lake Cottage at Historic White Pine Village. The cottage was disassembled and moved a few years ago from Hamlin Lake. It was reassembled last year.
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Scottville man was arrested Friday, June 19, 2015, by Mason County Sheriff’s Office and charged with possession of heroin. The man was allegedly found in possession of 2 grams of heroin following a traffic stop at the…
The weather report is brought to you by Urka Auto Center, 3736 W. U.S. 10, Ludington,www.urkaautos.com. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of southwest lower Michigan including Mason and Oceana counties. There is an enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon through the evening. Several rounds of thunderstorms are likely with the first round…
Two Mason County high school students visited Washington, D.C. during the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour June 13-18. Sanford Narmore of Custer and Brooke Thurow of Riverton Township, whose parents are members of Great Lakes Energy electrical cooperative, were among five representatives of Great Lakes Energy to attend the tour. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) hosts 1,700 future energy leaders for their annual…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Hansen Road, between Amber Road and Cedar Lane near Hackert Lake, will be closed beginning today for construction. The project is a quarter mile paving, vertical curve correction, directional bore culvert and guardrail and is expected to be completed by August 1, 2015.
UPDATED: LOGAN TOWNSHIP — Two Fountain area people involved in a Sunday morning motorcycle crash in southeastern Mason County were both sent to a Grand Rapids hospital following the crash. The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. Sunday on Masten Road south of Hawley Road. The Michigan State Police reported that the motorcycle, with two occupants, was traveling south on Masten…
The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. It’s the first day of summer, and school policy is probably the furthest thing from your mind. Instead, you’re probably thinking about barbeques and vacation plans. Maybe you’re also wondering whether Lake Michigan will get warm enough to swim in this year. But a well-funded movement is gaining steam all across…
Good Neighbor Tips from Erin Doan, State Farm Insurance, Scottville,www.erindoan.com. The emerald ash borer is an Asian beetle that has infested ash trees in the northern United States. The beetles feed on — and eventually kill — the trees they inhabit. If you have an ash tree in your yard, take precautions to keep it safe. (A dying tree can…
SHELBY — Shelby Gem Factory is one of the only manufacturers of imitation diamonds in the country and one of the few that make artificial gems. Owner and founder Larry Kelley recently spoke to OCP for our video series, West Michigan Works.
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. The following was the activity of local law enforcement Thursday, June 18, 2015. – 6:45 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and Dennis, Victory Twp. – 9:24 a.m., (MCSO), suspicious activity, reported vandalism in the neighborhood, Ridgeview Court, Hamlin…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Joshua Dale McGraw, 27, of 1697 Terrace, Muskegon, was arrested June 12 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on felony counts of burglary, felony firearm, receiving and concealing stolen property and larceny. Bail: $50,000/cash/surety. – Alexander Bennett…
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