Good Neighbor Tips. A blog by Erin Doan State Farm Insurance Agency. Pollution isn’t limited to outdoor emissions. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor pollution levels can be 2 to 5 times greater than outdoor levels. Given that the average American spends up to 90 percent of his or her time inside, indoor air quality has become a…
Linda Conklin, age 65 of Ludington, passed away at home on March 12, 2014. She was born August 24, 1948, the daughter of Austin and Lilla Berry. Linda graduated from Chelmsford High School and went on to attend Bridgewater State University. She married Jack Conklin on October 9, 1968 in Naha, Okinawa. Linda was employed as a customer service representative…
LUDINGTON – Calling all gardeners! The gardens and grounds at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts deserve some attention and tender, loving care throughout the year. This is especially true after this long, harsh winter. To accomplish this goal, a “garden artists club” is forming at LACA. This group will be responsible for the planting and maintaining of the…
Mostly cloudy skies are expected this afternoon with a high temperature of 27 degrees F. Winds will be south at 19 mph. Tonight, cloudy with a low around 25 F. Winds, south-southwest at 15 to 25 mph. Friday, mostly cloudy skies with a high around 40 F. Winds, west-southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy with a…
LUDINGTON — The Mason County Parent Coalition will hold its bi-monthly Parent Connection meeting on Tuesday, March 25 from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. at Sandcastles Children’s Museum. Guest speaker for the evening will be from Safe Kids West Michigan speaking on pedestrian and bicycle safety. Dinner, kids’ admission to the museum, and childcare will be provided and all Mason County families…
SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission will be placing seasonal weight and speed restrictions on select county roads beginning March 17 at 7 a.m. All county roads with the exception of state trunklines and county “all season” roads will restrict the maximum axle load by 35% per axle and truck speeds to 35 mph. Weight and speed restrictions are…
Today’s weather: Decreasing cloudiness and windy. High temperature of 22 degrees F with winds north at 20 to 30 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy with a low of 3 F. Winds, north-northeast at 10 to 20 mph. Tomorrow: Mostly sunny with a high of 27 F. Winds, south at 15 to 25 mph. Tomorrow night, cloudy with a 10% chance of…
Traverse City-based Northwestern Bank is being bought out by Midland-based Chemical Bank for $120 million. Northwestern Bank has 25 branches in 11 northwestern Michigan counties, including Mason County branches in downtown Ludington and Amber Township and a branch in Manistee. “Given the similarity in our community-based approaches to meeting Michigan’s banking needs, Chemical was the clear choice as Northwestern’s go-forward…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Stephen Mikel Fairlamb was sentenced to 4.5 to 15 years in prison today for having sex with a minor. He also received a concurrent sentence of 1 year, 3 months to 4 years for stabbing the 14-year-old girl’s father and was ordered to pay $74,242.63 in restitution. On Jan. 22, Fairlamb pleaded guilty in…
Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office made three separate arrests Monday and early Tuesday morning. A 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested at 11:27 p.m. Monday on two outstanding contempt of court warrants from Kent County. The warrants were related to being behind in child support in the amounts of $10,694 and $15,135. The arrest took place at 143 N. Jebavy…
Two men were arrested Sunday by Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies for driving while their license was suspended. The first arrest involved a 24-year-old Wyoming, Mich. man who was arrested following a 3:53 p.m. traffic stop at U.S. 10 and Meyers Road in Amber Township. The man also had an outstanding bench warrant from Manistee County. The man posted bond…
Today’s weather forecast is calling for cloudy skies with rain and snow showers. Temperatures will remain steady in the mid-30s. Winds will be north-northeast at 5 to 10 mph. There is a 50% chance of precipitation. Tonight, cloudy and windy with scattered snow showers before midnight. Low around 20F. Winds, north-northeast at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow, 30%.…
Welcome to the world… Ma’Kiya Rachelle-Marie Martin, the daughter of Josephine Buss and Marcus Martin, was born March 6, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. We are happy to share your newborn pictures as well. Please email them, along with information, to editor@masoncountypress.com. Birth announcements are sponsored by ABC Kidz/Purple Monkey, 123 E. Ludington Ave. Check them out here on Facebook.
LUDINGTON — The city will be asking the state of Michigan to help out with a proposed project to reconstruct the west end of Ludington Avenue and Stearns Beach. City Council approved a request to apply for $300,000 with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Trust Fund during its regular meeting Monday night. Action by council was taken following a…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. A small film that is getting big attention has a local connection. The Pure Flix production “God’s Not Dead,” which debuts on March 21, was directed by Amber Township resident Harold Cronk, who wrote and directed “Mickey Matson and the Cooperhead Conspiracy” along with the soon-to-be-released “Mickey Matson and the Pirate’s Code.” The full length “God’s…
LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council will hold a first reading tonight of two proposed amendments that allows a change in downtown outdoor dining regulations. The amendments to the city’s code would allow a downtown business located on a corner that does not have parking spaces in front of the business to establish an outdoor dining area away from the building,…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting event submissions from community businesses, clubs and organizations for the second printing of the 2014 calendar of events. If you missed the December deadline, or have a new event, the second printing of the calendar will be in April. Your event can be posted to the online…
AMBER TWP. — The Ludington Area Tea Party will hold its regular monthly general meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gospel Light Baptist Church located at 105 N. Dennis Rd, Ludington. Guest speaker will be Michigan’s 101st. District State Representative Ray Franz. Rep. Franz will give an update on the latest from Lansing and will answer…
VICTORY TWP. — The Victory Township Board of Trustees will meet in the township hall on Thursday, March 27 at 5 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to hold a public hearing on the 2014-2015 fiscal year budget. Township residents are urged to attend. Amble time will given for public comments. After the hearing, the budget will be adopted. A…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The Salvation Army of Ludington is in a crisis. The agency’s food pantry is almost empty while the demand for food continues to rise. Capt. Timothy McPherson said the agency/church is in need of boxed meals, tuna, noodles, canned soup, juice, canned meat, canned beans, snacks for children, canned fruit, tomato sauce, pasta sauce.…
LUDINGTON – Ludington Area Center for the Arts will be offering after school workshops aimed at teens and tweens. Wednesday, March 12 and Wednesday, March 24 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Students ages 12 and up are invited to drop in and be creative in fun arts workshops, play around with art, experiment with different materials and explore many artistic…
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