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LUDINGTON — With 23 of the 25 voting precincts in, Jeff Nellis is the leader of the Probate Judge race, barely. With Branch and Sherman townships to report, Nellis holds a 50.58 percent lead over Nick Krieger, 5,720 to 5,546.
LUDINGTON — With 23 of the 25 voting precincts in, Jeff Nellis is the leader of the Probate Judge race, barely. With Branch and Sherman townships to report, Nellis holds a 50.58 percent lead over Nick Krieger, 5,720 to 5,546.
LUDINGTON — With 22 of the 25 voting precincts in, we are declaring Kim Cole as Mason County’s next sheriff. With only Amber, Branch and Sherman townships to come in, Cole has received 69 percent of the vote. Cole originally won the Republican primary against incumbent Jeff Fiers. After that election, Fiers announced he was running a write-in campaign. “We…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington charter amendment to increase the mayor’s term limits has been defeated by a 66 percent margin. The amendment was requesting the mayor’s term will not be extended from three four-year terms to five four-year terms.
Here are the totals to date for Sheriff race as of 10:40 p.m.: Meade: Cole 35; Fiers 38 Ludington 2: Cole 413; Fiers 115 Ludington 5: Cole 414; Fiers 98 Victory: Cole 357; Fiers 212 Ludington 6: Cole 399; Fiers 110 PM 1: Cole 202; Write-in 71 (not verified for Fiers) Ludington 3: Cole 445; Write-in 107 (not verified for…
Warning: This article contains information from a Facebook exit poll Mason County Press has been conducting throughout the day. If you do not want to be influenced by this information, please do not read any further. As of 5:30 p.m., 65 people have responded to a Facebook exit poll about how they voted in the Mason County sheriff race. By…
Warning, the following article contains information about an exit poll Mason County Press has been conducting throughout the day. The results shown are from earlier in the day. If you do not want to be influenced by this poll, please stop reading this article. This poll has been conducted on Facebook and people have voluntarily responded. According to our Facebook…
Mason County Press and WMOM will be following tonight’s election with full team coverage. Follow www.twitter.com/MasonCoPress or www.facebook.com/MasonCountyPress for live updates as results come in from the Mason County Courthouse. WMOM FM 102.7 and www.WMOM.fm will be broadcasting live results from Mason, Manistee, Lake and Oceana counties. We will also be updating www.MasonCountyPress.com with details of races as they come…
LUDINGTON — On Tuesday, November 13th, the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce along with the Ludington SCORE Chapter will be presenting Wellness in the Workplace, a seminar for businesses on how to get started or improve upon workplace wellness programs for employees. The seminar will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the chamber conference room. A reservation…
LUDINGTON – The Ludington House of Prayer, located at Prayer and Praise Assembly of God, will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday. The church is encouraging Christians to come there and pray for the elections. “Whether you come for a short time or stay for the whole time, we are encouraging believers to come and pray for…
Eleanor Lois Ackerman age 82 of Ludington, passed away on November 4, 2012 at Tendercare of Ludington. The family has entrusted Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center with arrangements. Glenn Kemp age 85 of Irons, passed away on November 5, 2012 at home. The family has entrusted Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation of Ludington with arrangements.
John (Jack) E. Heglund Jr. age 77 years old of Irons, Michigan passed away peacefully on November 2, 2012 with his two daughters at his side. He was born February 14, 1935 in Ludington, Michigan, the son of John E Heglund Sr. and Marjorie (Bortell) Heglund. He attended Ludington High School, Western Michigan University, and the University of Minnesota graduating…
My dear sweet husband is throwing me a birthday party this weekend. I could pretend that I didn’t want him to, or that I am embarrassed by the attention – but frankly, I am looking forward to it. Birthdays have always been kind of a mixed bag for me. I was a firstborn on both sides, so they…
LUDINGTON – Kasey Cole of Ludington was selected as Miss Ludington Area 2013 during Saturday’s pageant at L.F. Peterson Auditorium. She is the daughter of Kim and Gina Cole and a 2012 graduate of Ludington High School. As Miss Ludington Area, Kasey received a $1,500 Susie Brillhart Memorial Scholarship and one semester paid tuition at West Shore Community…
Mason County Press and WMOM radio will be providing team coverage election night. Susan Denny, a former national campaign consultant, has teamed up to provide live Twitter and Facebook feeds for MCP from the Mason County Courthouse. Editor-in-Chief Rob Alway will be visiting the candidates’ gatherings and getting comments and photographs. He will also be providing online commentary throughout the…
Leaves are falling, there’s frost on the pumpkin, and radio stations are starting to count down the shopping days ‘til Christmas. Where does the time go? Are you really busy, or do you just think you’re busy? “Too busy” is when… … you’re late for work because you have to stop and buy gas to even get to work. ……
LUDINGTON — Gov. Rick Snyder will not be in Ludington today, though it was announced earlier this week that he and the Lt. Governor both would be here for a campaign stop. The Mason County Press has been told that Attorney General Bill Schuette along with Congressman Bill Huizenga and senate candidate Pete Hoekstra will be here along with several…
SCOTTVILLE — Scottville’s city commission will select its mayor this month, as required by the city charter. The charter requires the commission to hold an organizational meeting on the first Monday following a November election so that it can elect a mayor and mayor pro-tem. Unlike Ludington, which has a council and elects its mayor by vote of the people,…
LUDINGTON — The SS Badger returned home for the last time this year. The fate of the 59-year-old ship now rests in the hands of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA will decide if it will extend the carferry’s exemption to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan. Photo by John Mickevich
