Good Neighbor Tips from Erin Doan, State Farm Insurance, Scottville,www.erindoan.com. Banks and credit unions may seem very similar, but these two financial institutions serve customers in slightly different ways. Know the difference between banks and credit unions so that you can determine which works better for your needs. What Is a Credit Union? A credit union is a nonprofit, member-owned…
LUDINGTON – The first West Shore Bank Rhythm & Dunes Summer Community Concert is tonight and features The Long Run, Tribute to The Eagles. Complete with a band of world class musicians from Los Angeles, The Long Run is among the top-drawing Eagles tribute acts in North America and is widely regarded as the finest Eagles tribute show working today. Marked…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court magistrate: Felonies – Thomas David Cress, Jr., 37, of 362 Riverside Dr., Battle Creek, was arrested July 17 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) a felony of absconding/forfeiting bond and second-offense habitual offender. In a separate file, he was arrested…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Melissa Sue Streeter, 42, of 26 Webster Court, Manistee, was found guilty, June 9, of use of narcotic or cocaine and second-offense possession of narcotic or cocaine less than 25 grams. She was sentenced to 110 days in jail with credit for 110…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Justin Allen Whitsell, 28, of 437 N. Bean St., Scottville, was found guilty July 14 of disorderly person – jostling. He was sentenced to two days in jail with credit for two days served; 90 days discretionary jail for one year; no alcohol/drugs;…
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP. — A male subject was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office on an outstanding warrant out of Oceana County following a disturbance call Thursday, July 23, at 12:05 a.m. on Brandy Lane. Other local law enforcement activity from Thursday,…
LUDINGTON — John Mickevich captured the sunsetting and lighting up Copeyan Park Thursday evening.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 64-year-old Florida woman was injured following a two-vehicle crash on Custer Road just north of Sugar Grove Road about 5:45 p.m. Thursday. According to Mason County Sheriff Deputy Matt Moss, the Florida woman was traveling north on Custer Road in a Chrysler mini van. She was being followed by a 20-year-old Fountain…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The City of Ludington has pulled a solicitation permit for a book salesperson who has been working throughout Mason County this summer. That person’s sales permit in the City of Scottville expired on June 30. Claire Whitcomb of Azle, Texas has been selling educational books on behalf of Southwestern Advantage of Nashville, Tennessee. Locally, she stays…
Welcome to the world! Recent births are brought to you by Linda’s Baby Shop and Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Matthew Alan Brandel Jr., the son of Magdaelena Martinez and Matthew Brandel St. of Ludington, was born July 3, 2015. Natalya Lopez, the daughter of Erika…
The Weekend Insider by Carrie Klemm, MCP Writer. Sunset Beach Bonfire – Ludington Thursday, July 23, 2015, 8 – 10p.m. Celebrate the beauty that is the Great Lakes State by joining the citizens of Ludington for a bonfire on the beach! Hosted by the Ludington Area CVB, the bonfire is lit at 8p.m. and will be surrounded by live music…
RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Members of the Western Michigan Old Engine Club were at Thurow Farms Wednesday to cut grain to be used at next week’s show at Scottville Riverside Park. The members use antique machinery to cut and collect the grain and then bring it to the park where it will be used in threshing demonstrations. The show begins Thursday,…
An editorial by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Over the past two Scottville City Commission meetings the topic of the existence of the city’s police department has come up. During the July 6 meeting, a motion was made, and defeated 5-2, to disband the department. During the July 20 meeting, citizens expressed their concerns — on both sides of the issue. The…
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — A 21-year-old Baldwin man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for operating while intoxicated Wednesday, July 22, at 2 a.m. and his passenger, a 23-year-old Toledo, Ohio man, was arrested on an outstanding Lake County traffic warrant following…
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. Local law enforcement activity from Tuesday, July 21, 2015, includes: – 4:29 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), noise complaint, services rendered, 100 block of W. State, City of Scottville. – 9:55 a.m., (MCSO), gas drive off, $44.40 in fuel taken, 5600 block…
LUDINGTON – Character Creature Features, a creative collaboration of third and seventh grade student artists from Pentwater Public Schools will be on display at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts Gallery from August 4-29. Carrie Jeruzal, K-12 art educator for Pentwater Public Schools, offered this description for the exhibit: “Third graders came together with seventh grade students from Pentwater Pubic Schools…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 23-year-old Ludington man was sentenced in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 21, to 14 years and two months to 30 years in prison for several convictions, including first-degree home invasion. Jon Lloyd MacCune, who was given credit for 330 days served in jail, is also convicted of attempted assault of a prison…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 29-year-old Lambertville man is looking at serving 30 days up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 21, to breaking and entering a coin-operated device for stealing quarters from a local car wash over a year ago. Troopers from the Hart post of…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A 33-year-old Ludington woman was sentenced to serve seven months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 21, for a first-degree retail fraud conviction. Tonya Ann Johnson, who pleaded guilty to the charge last month, was arrested in April by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office after stealing…
LUDINGTON — The Thoreau Piano Trio will perform Friday, July 31 at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. The members of the trio, which includes violinist Susan Jensen, cellist Darry Dolezal and pianist Paul Jacobs, bring together a world of musical experiences, including performances in major American cities, in Europe, Asia and South America, in concert halls and recording studios, for live…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — A Custer man faces a minimum of eight years in prison in connection to a meth lab bust last January after pleading guilty in 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 21, to felonies of operating/maintaining a lab involving firearm/other harmful device and manufacturing methamphetamine. In exchange to Russell Allen Wallager’s guilty pleas to the…
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