PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police are investigating a larceny from a building in which electronics were stolen in the 4000 block of West US-10 Thursday, Feb. 5, at 2:46 p.m. Other MSP activity Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 includes: – 7:23 p.m., hit and run, Stolberg and 28th, Branch Twp. – 11:20…
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The weather is brought to you by Urka Auto Center, 3736 W. U.S. 10, Ludington, www.urkaautos.com. Friday, Feb. 6, 2015: A chance of flurries before 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 27. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Sunset: 6:03 p.m. Sunrise: 7:58 a.m. Saturday, Feb.…
SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central School District is in the process of replacing its aging school bus fleet with new, fuel efficient and safer buses. The school drecently came to a lease agreement with CH&H/Hoekstra Trucking. According to Superintendent Jeff Mount, five new buses have been leased and this new lease agreement will replace the remaining old buses. The district has…
LUDINGTON — The Shakespeare Reading Group will begin reading “Hamlet” when it meets Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts. “Hamlet,” is one of the better-known of Shakespeare’s tragedies and has several main characters. SRG participants read the script for the different characters. An informal discussion is held at the end of each…
LANSING — State Rep. Ray Franz honored fallen State Trooper Paul K. Butterfield at a Tuesday bill signing with Gov. Rick Snyder that named a portion of M-116 in Mason County after the fallen trooper. “Paul’s death is a terrible tragedy. He risked his life every day for the people of this community and now Trooper Butterfield’s life will be forever…
William Lemere, 46, of Ludington passed away on February 5, 2015 at his home. Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. Carl Brogren, 59, of Ludington passed away on February 5, 2015 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. Gail L. Bluhm, 75, of Pentwater, passed away on February 5, 2015. King Funeral…
PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — A 49-year Ludington woman was arrested for operating while under the influence of drugs Wednesday morning, Feb. 4, after she drove her vehicle into the side of Big Apple Bagels, according the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. There were no injuries in the one-vehicle crash which occurred at 8:59 a.m., police said. This free news service is…
The weather is brought to you by Urka Auto Center, 3736 W. U.S. 10, Ludington, www.urkaautos.com. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.…
Welcome to the world! Lucille Helen Bieniek, the daughter of Kala and Steve Bieniek of Custer Township, was born Jan. 29, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Addisyn Marie Monton, the daughter of Trisha Schultz and Paul Monton of Scottville, was born Feb. 1, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Sophia Mae-Jasmin Obrinski, the daughter of Brenda and David Obrinski…
VICTORY TWP. – On Thurs., Feb. 12, West Shore Community College professors Mike Nagle and Seán Henne will present a lecture on the 1863 Detroit Draft Riot and a poem, entitled, “The Riot”, that was written to commemorate the event. The lecture begins at 12:30 p.m. in the Center Stage Theater located inside the Arts and Sciences Center. Nagle, an experienced…
AMBER TWP. — A larceny of an Xbox game was reported to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police in the 200 block of North Dennis Road Monday, Feb. 2, at 6:24 p.m. MSP also responded to a truck vs. deer crash Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 8:43 a.m. at Masten and Hawley roads in Logan Township. This free news…
AMBER TWP. — A 71-year-old Scottville man and a 65-year-old Scottville woman received minor injuries in a two-vehicle rear-end collision at US-10 and Brye Road Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 6:59 p.m., according the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. MCSO deputies also responded to a one-vehicle crash Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. on the US-31 Freeway near Pere Marquette Highway in Pere Marquette…
Mason County Eastern High School senior Travis McCormick is among 10 class C and class D student-athletes selected by the Michigan High School Athletic Association to receive scholarships through its Scholar-Athlete Award program. Farm Bureau Insurance, in its 26th year of sponsoring the award, will give $1,000 college scholarships to 32 individuals who represent their member schools in at least…
By Kate Krieger. Senior Correspondent. VICTORY TWP – February is known for celebrating a lot of things, Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, President’s Day and Black History Month, but many don’t realize it is the month set aside for recognizing Career and Technical Education or CTE as it is more commonly known. West Shore Community College has been offering a partnership…
The weather is brought to you by Urka Auto Center, 3736 W. U.S. 10, Ludington, www.urkaautos.com. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015: Snow. High near 21. North northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible. Wednesday night: Snow showers. Low around 8. Wind chill values as…
AMBER TWP. — Two people were transported to the hospital following a two vehicle crash on U.S. 10-31 in front of the Meijer store Tuesday about 7 p.m. The vehicle involved a Hyundai Santa Fe and a Mercury Sable. The Sable was driven by an 86-year-old man. The age and gender of the driver of the other vehicle is unknown…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Dr. Rick Plummer will be the new executive director of the Mason County Historical Society. He replaces Kate Arbogast who has worked in the position for the past two years. Plummer has been the West Shore Community College director of performing arts since 1996. The historical society operates Historic White Pine Village…
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