The weather report is sponsored by Cottage Renovators, 231-425-6597, www.cottagerenovators.com. Sunset: 8:02 p.m. Sunset: 7:45 p.m. Today, Monday, March 23, 2015: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Tuesday, March 24, 2015: Sunny, with a high near 41. South…
Exactly 142 years ago today, on March 22, 1873, the Michigan Legislature passed Act 220 of 1873, chartering the City of Ludington. What, if anything, is remarkable about this? March 22, 1873, was a Saturday. Last October, I visited my uncle at his farm in northwest Ionia County. It was harvest time, and he spent the entire day—and much of…
The Light Chaser is brought to you by MyProLab.com, a professional photographic lab offering services to the consumer market. MyProLab.com, the official photographic lab of Media Group 31 (our parent company) and Alway Photography. The Light Chaser. A blog by Rob Alway. Chapter 9: Low light photography Last week, a significant magnetic storm created a beautiful show of the northern lights…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TWP. — A brush fire that got out of control burned down an abandoned house Sunday afternoon. Jim Jackoviak Jr. said he was burning brush on his property on Custer Road, north of Sugar Grove, when the winds changed and caught the old house on fire. The house is part of the 80-acres of land…
Editor’s Note: Sustaining a community and keeping it vibrant requires diversity on many levels, especially among age groups. An unintended movement the last few years has been the increased number of millennials who have taken a role in community and business leadership in Mason County. A millennial, also known as Generation Y, is defined as a person who was born…
Good Neighbor Tips from Erin Doan, State Farm Insurance, Scottville,www.erindoan.com. Bitcoin is a currency, just like the dollars in your wallet. However, unlike conventional currencies, Bitcoin isn’t controlled by government. This “open source” currency is tracked online, so anyone in the world can use it. Bitcoin is not a digital payment network such as Apple Pay or PayPal. These networks…
LUDINGTON — If you are a grandparent raising a grandchild or other relative raising another family member’s child, then you are invited to attend the next meeting of Mason County’s Kinship Support Group on March 24, 2015. The meeting will be held at Grace Episcopal Church on North James Street in Ludington from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and deesert…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts will hold a series of after school arts and crafts workshops for kids beginning Wednesday, April 8 through June 3. The workshops are free and will be taught by Deb Borema. Parents must pre-register by calling 231-845-2787. This workshops are being sponsored by Superior Electric.
VICTORY TWP. – The search for West Shore Community College’s next president has been narrowed from 60 applicants to 11 candidates. The 11-member selection committee, appointed by the Board of Trustees last December, met in closed session all-day Friday to reduce the field of candidates, WSCC Director of College Relations Thom Hawley said late Friday afternoon. The committee will Skype interview…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TWP. — Most people know that farmers raise the food that feeds us. But, farming is much more than just that, at least it is here in Mason County. It’s about a community of people who take care of each other. The Thurow family experienced that sense of community last fall, when a grain bin…
SCOTTVILLE — Registration for Scottville recreational t-ball, baseball and softball is next week. T-Ball and baseball signups will be on Tuesday, March 24 and Softball will be onWednesday March 25. All signups will be in the Mason County Central High School cafeteria from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost for T-ball is $35; baseball and softball cost is $40. If you have children of different…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Optimist Club will be hosting an indoor spring garage sale at the Optimist Hall behind the West Shore Bank on Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be available and served by the local Boy Scouts troop.
The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. MASON COUNTY — The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, March 18, 2015: – 7:26 a.m., (LPD), dog complaint, W. Bryant and N. Rath Ave. – 9:18 a.m., (LPD), mental situation, 500 block…
VICTORY TWP. — Charges of harboring a runaway in connection with the missing/runaway case involving 15-year-old Chyenne Nicole Merrill are being sought against a 45-year-old Free Soil woman who was arrested Thursday, March 19, at 1:06 p.m. on a charge of second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS) following a traffic stop at US-31 and Mavis Road. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Nickolaus Charles Weber, 20, of 142 S. Wildwood Trail, Apt. 22, Ludington, was arrested March 16 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for felonies of receiving and concealing stolen firearms; carrying a concealed weapon; and felony firearm,…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Jonathan Herman Chambers, Jr., 19, of 926 E. Tinkham, Apt. 313, Ludington, was found guilty Jan. 14 of third-degree home invasion. He was sentenced March 10 to 330 days in jail; serve 90 days up front with balance to be served at the…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Kehley Lynne Hansen, 28, of 7309 E. Sugar Grove Rd., Fountain, was found guilty March 16 of driving while license expired and sentenced to $225 in fines and costs and 90 days discretionary jail for one year. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of…
FOUNTAIN — The Mason County Eastern Drama Club presents the play “Somewhere Else Dreams” by Jeffery Strausser. The show debuted Thursday and continues tonight and Saturday at Sherman Township Hall, 3854 E. Main St. Ashlee Martin, a young waitress at the All American Diner in the town of Jacksonville, located in the heart of east Texas, dreams of finding a…
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