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By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Scottville City Commission is considering two candidates for the role of interim city manager, to replace Jimmy Newkirk who resigned in April. The commission held a special meeting Thursday evening to interview James “Toby” Van Ess and Clarence Goodlein. Van Ess served as full time elected supervisor/zoning administrator/manager of Tallmadge Charter Township in Ottawa…
Editor’s note: Our initial story reported that this meeting was Wednesday, May 22. It is Thursday, May 23. SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville City Commission will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 23 to consider candidates for interim city manager. On April 23, Jimmy Newkirk resigned as city manager. Since that time, Mayor Marcy Spencer has been serving…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Editor’s Note: Subscribers to MCP’s Daily Briefings get a sneak preview of the sculpture’s concept drawings. Learn more below to become a subscriber of MCP’s Daily Briefings and help support local news. SCOTTVILLE — Artist Harold Cronk recently unveiled a clay model of his sculpture “Forward March” to the Scottville sculpture committee. The model will be…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Scottville City Manager Jimmy Newkirk has resigned. Newkirk sent an email to the city commission and city attorney Tuesday evening announcing his resignation. “Effective immediately, I am resigning as the City Manager for the City of Scottville,” Newkirk stated in the resignation letter. “I am not going to engage in what essentially has become…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — City Commission was expected to pass a resolution tonight, during its regular meeting, to seek bidders to demolish the old McPhail Field press boxes. The press boxes haven’t been used in 26 years. For about seven decades, McPhail Field was the home of Scottville High School football and, later, Mason County Central High School…
