LUDINGTON — The investigation into the death of a maintenance worker following an industrial accident on a docked tugboat, March 2, has been turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Mark Allen died at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital following the accident on the articulated tug/barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 while it was docked at…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 31-year-old former Mason County man was sentenced to 14 months to four years in prison for a conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, March 9. Cody Morgan Denton threatened two Oceana County sheriff’s deputies with a hatchet and two knives, said Oceana County Prosecuting…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. LUDINGTON — A 40-year-old Ludington man was arrested on a felony charge of possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine Friday, March 6, shortly after 2 p.m. in the 900 block of East Tinkham Avenue after a search warrant was conducted at his…
Story and photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Last week Lake Michigan Carferry announced the retirement of Chief Engineer Kevin Diedrich after 24 years with the company. Diedrich worked every position in the ship’s engineering department during his tenure. A 1979 graduate of Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, Diedrich, 65, began his career as a production machinist. In 1982…
LUDINGTON — The merger between United Way of Mason County and United Way of Manistee County is now final, creating a new regional organization called United Way of the West Shore. The merger was originally announced last June but discussions began in 2024, according to a press release issued in June 2025. According to a press release recently issued, the newly combined entity strengthens services…
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