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By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Four organizations that are located within a city block of each other are hosting the Cultural Corners Street Party on Friday, Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The organizations include Mason County Historical Society, Sandcastles Children’s Museum, Mason County District Library and Ludington Area Center for the Arts. The street party will include…
LOGAN TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Nunica man was seriously injured in an ORV rollover crash on South Binger Road Saturday, Aug. 17, around 1:30 p.m., according to Michigan State Police Cadet Dante Richards of the Hart post. The man, who was a passenger on a Polaris Ranger, was ejected from the side-by-side and crushed by it, said Cadet Richards. The…
Deputies issue 28 tickets in four hours MASON COUNTY — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office made 64 traffic stops and issued 28 tickets during a traffic enforcement initiative on US 10 and US 31 Friday, Aug. 16, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The initiative involved seven deputies “specifically assigned to the detail looking…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 37-year-old Scottville man was arrested for operating while intoxicated by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Sunday, Aug. 18, shortly before 6 a.m. at the intersection of Conrad and Amber roads “following a 911 call reporting a person unconscious behind the…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP – West Shore Community College will host a campus connections event to kick off the 2024 fall semester. The event will take place on Thursday, August 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the main campus, with many activities taking place at…
Robert John Tanis, 76, of Ludington, died on Sunday August 18, 2024. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — The Mason-Lake Conservation District and Acres Co-op are hosting a pesticide jug recycling day for farms in the area. This is an opportunity for farms to recycle empty, clean jugs, rather than have them take up room in a dumpster. The event will be held Monday, August 26 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Acres Co-op, 709…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP, Mason County — The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees will consider the purchase of the former Gale’s IGA building, 710 S. State St., Hart, when it meets Monday, Aug. 19. “West Shore Community College has long recognized the importance of establishing a presence in Oceana County to better serve our community and…
LUDINGTON — For the second time this weekend, Lake Michigan Carferry service is cancelling its overnight crossing of the SS Badger, which was scheduled to department Ludington at 8:45 p.m. tonight. The cancelation is due to forecasting inclement weather, according to a statement released by the company. The evening weather forecast is calling for north winds from up to 30…
Photo by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Photography Tip No. 145: Don’t just watch the sunset in the west, look back at the eastern sky as well. Though Saturday’s sunset from the Ludington waterfront was a dud, muted mostly by cloud cover, the eastern sky showed some signs of residual color. _____________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP…
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The temporary closure of much of the Ludington State Park is on schedule to take place Tuesday, Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day. The closure was announced by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources last February. According to Jim Gallie, Ludington State Park manager, the closure will affect the area north of the Big Sable River.…
By Brooke Hammond, MCP Intern LUDINGTON — Operating the Mason County Historical Society’s three museums requires many volunteers. The Mason County Historical Society, which was founded in 1937, operates Historic White Pine Village, 1687 S. Lakeshore Dr., Pere Marquette Township, the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington, and the Mason County Research Center and Emporium, 130…
By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Nesean Reynal Walker, 25; three counts of delivery/manufacturing a controlled substance (methamphetamine); arrested July 1 by Michigan State Police; arraigned Aug. 14; preliminary hearing: Sept. 4; bail: $250,000 cash. -David James Monroe, 61; delivery of a controlled substance causing death; arrested May 21…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Scottville Police Department: Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024: 8:11 a.m., peacekeeping, 400 block of North Thomas Street, City of Scottville. 9:24 a.m., medical, 100 block of West State Street, City of Scottville. 10:40 a.m., breaking and entering,…
West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) still has openings for free 4-year-old preschool at several area school districts and centers, including Hart Public Schools (Diman-Wolf Early Childhood Center), Shelby Public Schools (Oceana County Early Learning Center, Shelby…
Theodore Carl Ruhlig, the son of Hannah and Daniel Ruhlig of Ludington, was born on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital. List of 2024 births List of 2023 births Please Help Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. The easiest…
LUDINGTON — Lake Michigan Carferry has cancelled the Thursday evening crossing of the SS Badger due to forecasted inclement weather. Scattered thunderstorms with possible hail and gusty winds is forecasted for Friday morning. “We understand the disappointment and inconvenience this may cause and want to apologize for the impact this decision has on your travel plans,” a statement from LMC…
District Health Department #10 (DHD#10), in cooperation with Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), has confirmed harmful algae blooms on both Bass Lake and Hamlin Lake. Harmful algae blooms (HABs) were confirmed on Bass Lake on Aug. 12 and Hamlin Lake on Aug. 13. Algae blooms can form when there are high nutrient levels within bodies of…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Lakeshore Food Club will hold its annual fundraiser Harvesting Hope on Thursday, Sept. 12 at The Lake House: Lake Michigan Venue, 704 Maritime Dr. The event was formerly known as Empty Bowls. “This fundraiser supports all of our programming,” said O’Nealya Gronstal, executive director of Lakeshore Food Club. “We are serving approximately 125 families a day through…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Jeremy Michael Huber, 47, pleaded guilty April 30, 2024 to two counts of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine and one count of methamphetamine possession and was sentenced July 23, 2024 to two to 20 years in prison with credit for four days served…