SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Harvest Festival committee has selected Mason County Central Schools as this year’s Harvest Festival Grand Parade Grand Marshal. The grand parade is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. “MCC is a vital part of Scottville and we are happy to recognize it with this honor,” said Scottville City Manager Amy Williams, who volunteers on the…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The dam restoration project at West Shore Community College is nearly complete with the main road to the college’s Recreation Center and Community Ice Arena once again open to traffic. The dam forms the college’s scenic pond and controls water flow of the Lincoln River tributary that runs through the 350-plus acre campus.…
Photographer Russ Miller had the opportunity to view bridge during its construction. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — Two people will have the rare opportunity to tour the top of the Mackinac Bridge, thanks for the Scottville Optimist Club and the Mackinac Bridge Authority. The bridge tour will be auctioned off during the Scottville Optimist Club’s Hunting and Fishing Banquet,…
The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-843-4181 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. Local law enforcement activity Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 includes: – 12:20 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), disturbance, 600 block N. Rowe St., City of Ludington. – 1:09 a.m., (LPD),…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON— A 21-year-old Victory Township man was sentenced to three concurrent prison terms Tuesday, Sept. 8, in 51st Circuit Court for sex crimes involving a girl under the age of 13. Sebastian Allen-Leroy Chandler, of 2372 N. Tuttle Rd., was sentenced to three years and seven months to 15 years in prison for a conviction…
SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Circle Rocking S Children’s Farm, 5487 N. Tuttle Road, will hold its 20th anniversary Blessing of the Animals, Farm Olympics and Silent Auction on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 beginning at 1:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring their pets of all sizes for church service with blessing to follow. Entry fee is $5 with proceeds contributing to…
LUDINGTON — The newest physicians serving Mason County and the surrounding area are pediatrician Teresa Kovas, MD and internist Bryan Kovas, MD. They moved to Ludington last month and are building a home locally. Bryan and Teresa Kovas have developed parallel careers, managing to work in close proximity ever since medical school. The couple earned medical degrees from Wayne State University…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Dr. Arthur Benjamin, a highly-credentialed mathematician who is also a masterfully-skilled magician, will deliver a unique presentation entitled “Mathemagics” on Thurs., Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in West Shore Community College’s Center Stage Theater. This event kicks off a year-long program series designed to help students and members of the community encounter the delightful, playful side of mathematics.…
The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-843-4181 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 includes: – 7:30 a.m., an undisclosed amount of cash was reportedly taken during a breaking and entering at Acres…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — A spaghetti dinner to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be held Friday, Sept. 11, at the Mason County Reformed Church, 45 S. Amber Road. The dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will also include a silent auction.
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By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Harvest Festival came under scrutiny during tonight’s city commission meeting with two commissioners voting against approving a street closure to hold this year’s annual event. The commission was asked by the Scottville Harvest Festival committee to close South Main Street at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 to Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission is likely going to increase the speed limit of First Street west of Reinberg Avenue. During their regular meeting tonight, Monday, Sept. 8, 2015, commissioners discussed a Michigan State Police speed study that was conducted recently at the request of Scottville Police Department. See related story here from August 17, 2015. Because a change…
This is the first of our new Living History series, sponsored by Cole’s Antique Villa, 120 N. Main St., Scottville, 231-936-1123, colesantiquesvilla.com. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EPWORTH HEIGHTS (Pere Marquette Township) — Every year thousands of people visit Stearns Park beach in Ludington. The park, which stretches almost a mile from the channel north to about Tinkham Avenue, has been ranked…
Young hunters, ages 16 and younger, once again will have the opportunity to get a free junior deer hunting license at all Meijer stores in Michigan Sept. 11 and 12. Youths must be accompanied by an adult, and should print out and bring the free junior deer hunting license coupon to the store’s sporting goods department. The coupon is valid for…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) – West Shore Community College has released its Dean’s List for the 2015 Summer Semester. Full-time students achieving a semester grade point average of 3.75 or above receive high honors and full-time students with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749 receive honors. Part-time students are eligible for the Dean’s List when their accumulating grade point…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Republican Party will hold its fall picnic on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 at Sutton’s Landing Park, 5610 W. Iris Road, from 1 to 3 p.m. The free event is open to the public and will feature guest speakers Representative Dan Benishek of Michigan’s 1st Congressional District; Representative Bill Huizenga of Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District;…
LUDINGTON — Members of the Mason-Lake Bar Association will be teaching Ludington High School students about the Constitution in observance of Constitution Day, Sept. 17, 2015. Area attorneys will volunteer their time to come into 10th and 11th grade classrooms, said Ludington attorney Melissa Stowe-Lloyd. Stowe-Lloyd said she has been working with the LHS history department. The 10th grade history…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Law Enforcement Torch Run will be held Monday, Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. The community run/walk will raise money for Special Olympics and will start and end at City Park. The run will include local law enforcement, corrections personnel and community members. It is one in a series of 42 community runs scheduled in September around…
LUDINGTON — The Shakespeare Reading Group continues its reading of “King John” when it meets Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. The group takes up with Act III, Scene I. The group is open to all who have a “Love of Shakespeare” and meets once a month for about two hours to read from…
The police news is sponsored by Benedict-Shilander Collision, now located at 5851 W. U.S. 10 behind Family Video; 231-843-4181 and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 47-year-old Muskegon man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday, Sept. 6, at 3:35 p.m. on the northbound lane of the US-31…
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