Letter to the Editor. By Wallace Cain, Ludington. Tom Rotta is suing the City of Ludington again. This time for not properly posting a city council meeting notice in May and thus being in violation of the Open Meetings Act. I was at that meeting. The meeting was held in the afternoon to allow 3rd graders from Foster Elementary School…
LUDINGTON — Tom Rotta is another step closer to having his day in court with select Ludington City Council members and Mayor John Henderson. During the Nov. 12 regular meeting of the city council, Rotta stated he was filing a law suit in 79th District Court alleging that the council and mayor proceeded with business during a special meeting of…
LUDINGTON — During its regular meeting Monday, the Ludington City Council approved a request for House of Flavors ice cream manufacturer to receive two tax abatements. The approval came following a public hearing, which allowed citizens an opportunity to voice their views on the request. House of Flavors is building an addition to build a new boiler system at its…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Downtown Ludington Board, will hold its Aglow on the Avenue holiday parade on Saturday, November 30 to welcome Santa to town and to begin the holiday season. The parade will step-off at a new time, 6 p.m. and will travel east along Ludington Avenue from Gaylord…
MUSKEGON COUNTY — A Ludington couple has been charged in connection to a purse stealing. Husband and wife Christopher Wayne Bailey and Tina Ann Bailey were arraigned in Muskegon County for allegedly stealing a 78-year-old woman’s purse June 22 in Sears at The Lakes Mall, MLive.com is reporting. Christopher Wayne Bailey, 40, was arraigned in two separate felony cases…
The Kitchen Sink. A blog by Stephanie Wagner. We did it. Last week, we moved. Any of you who have followed my blog know that this has been an emotional process of ups and downs that began last February. We made the decision in September to stay put, remodel our current space to meet our needs, and sleep soundly knowing…
VICTORY TWP. -– West Shore Community College’s Performing Arts Series will welcome home for the holidays one of West Michigan’s favorite musical sons when it presents “Edgar Struble and Friends Holiday Concert” on Sat., Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., in the Center Stage Theater. According to Dr. Rick Plummer, WSCC Professor of Theater and Director of Performing…
Welcome to the world… Hayden John Davison, the son of Bridgette Wolf and Alan Davison of Scottville, was born November 20, 2013 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Charles Benjamin Pomeroy, the son of AnneMarie and Eric Pomeroy, was born November 24, 2013. Maternal grandparents are Dr. Charles and Janet Pollard; paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Pomeroy. Birth announcements are brought to…
LUDINGTON — The following events will be taking place this month at the Edwin H. Ewing Post 76 American Legion: Monday, Dec. 2, 6 p.m.: Auxiliary meeting. The December meeting is a holiday potluck. Please bring a dish to pass. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m. Auxiliary Children’s Christmas Party, open to members and their guests. Sign up at the post.…
VICTORY TWP. — West Shore Community College’s Manierre Dawson Gallery is hosting an exhibit featuring the fiber works of Rowen Schussheim-Anderson until Dec. 20. Schussheim-Anderson is a professor of fine art at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, and has also taught at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. and Arizona State University where she also received her Master of Fine…
James B. Storm age 86 of Hamlin Lake, Ludington, MI passed away November 23, 2013 at Hackley Great Lakes Specialty Hospital in Muskegon, MI. He was born June 19, 1927 in Parr, Indiana son of Reverend Erick A. and Gertrude E. (Strauch) Storm. Jim grew up in Onekama, MI as a boy and attended Onekama Grade School and later moved…
AMBER TWP. — Two people were injured in a head-on crash on the U.S. 31 bypass near Scottville Monday afternoon. The crash occurred on a slushy highway around 2:30 p.m. About the same time, a report of a single vehicle rollover was reported on U.S 31 expressway near the rest area in Summit Township. The Amber Township crash involved two…
LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council will hold a public hearing tonight to discuss an application from House of Flavors for a tax abatement. The ice cream manufacturer is building an addition to build a new boiler system at its downtown Ludington plant. It is requesting 50% tax abatement on the new addition for 12 years and it is requesting a…
SCOTTVILLE – Three teachers of accepted the Mason County Central Board of Education’s early retirment incentive, allowing the school to avoid faculty layoffs. Because of the three teachers accepting the retirements, there are now some vacancies beyond the staffing reduction of two teachers passed by the board at the Oct. 21 meeting. During the regular school board meeting tonight, Superintendent…
The outdoor report for Mason County is sponsored by Superior Electric of Ludington: 231-845-0126; www.supelectric.com. Today: Snow and wind with high temperature of 34 degrees F; low tonight of 31 degrees with snow showers continuing; humidity: 75%; wind: southwest at 24 mph. Chance of snow: 100% this afternoon with 1 to 3 inches expected; 60% tonight with 1 to 2 inches expected.…
HART — Several Christmas holiday events will take place in the Hart-Silver Lake area beginning this Friday with a Christmas parade in Hart, among many other fun activities. Click here for more information.
The following is a report on the activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office from Nov. 22 to 24, 2013: Nov. 22 – 4:45 p.m.: Two vehicle crash, no injuries, State Street and Reinberg Avenue, City of Scottville. – 5:37 p.m.: Car/deer, no injuries, Scottville and Meisenheimer roads, Riverton Township. – 6:11 p.m.: Car/deer, no injuries, U.S. 10 and Poplar…
As successful deer, elk and moose hunters return from trips in Michigan and beyond, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that there are regulations regarding the importation of carcasses from certain other states and provinces. For free-ranging deer, elk or moose taken in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North and South Dakota,…
Mairead Engblade and Ryan Williams were married June 1, 2013 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ludington, followed by a reception at the Scottville Optimist Center in Scottville. Pastor William Heuther officiated. Mairead is the daughter of Robert and Diann Engblade. She is a 2006 graduate of Ludington High School; has an Associate of Arts degree from West Shore Community…
From the National Weather Service: 317 AM EST SAT NOV 23 2013 …LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER… * LAKE…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. UPDATED. LUDINGTON — Captain Dean Hobbs, senior captain of the S.S. Badger, passed away Thursday evening while playing hockey. The cause of death has not yet been stated. Dean lived in Traverse City but also had a home on Ferry Street in Ludington (which was fitting). It’s debatable whether Dean was a better captain or a…
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