MEADE TWP. — A 54-year-old man was the first county hunting-related death. The Zeeland resident died Thursday morning from what appeared to be asphyxiation caused by a propane heater used to warm the van he was sleeping in, a sheriff’s office report stated. The Free Soil Fire Dept. was first to respond to the man’s hunting camp around 8:30 a.m.…
PENTWATER — The area lost a well-known citizen last night after John Sayles died. John was 38-years-old and leaves behind his wife, Melanie, and their three young daughters. John was a captain on the Pentwater Fire Department and was active in the Western Michigan Old Engine Club. He often drove the club’s 1920’s LaFrance fire truck in parades. According to…
LUDINGTON – Patrick Bentley has pleaded guilty to the Jan. 27 murder of his sister, Lacey Bentley and Fernando Ramirez. Patrick Bentley, 21, agreed to two counts of second degree murder with a 45- to 65-year prison sentence Tuesday in 51st Circuit Court. The original charges were open murder. In September Lashawn Marie Whipple, 19, pleaded guilty to second degree…
VICTORY TWP. – It’s the end of an era. As of Jan. 1, 2013, West Shore Community College will discontinue its free Internet dial-up service. The college was the original dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) for the area and, for a number of years, provided it free of charge for students, faculty, and staff and for a minimal monthly fee for…
LUDINGTON — Ludington’s city council met in closed session Monday night to discuss a lawsuit from resident Tom Rotta. Rotta’s lawsuit alleges the city violated the Michigan Open Meetings Act (see previous stories). According to mlive.com, Ludington city attorney Richard M. Wilson Jr. said he met with the council to discuss trial or settlement strategies in response to Rotta’s lawsuit…
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