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Traffic crashes keep deputies busy The following is Mason County Sheriff’s Office activity Thursday, June 22, 2023: 12:28 a.m., one-vehicle hit and run crash, no injury, Hawley east of Custer, Eden Township. 3:10 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 and Jebavy Drive, Pere Marquette Township. 7:26 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injury, US 10 and Brye Road, Amber Township. Please…
4 fire departments battle woods fire along Hamlin Lake By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Four fire departments responded to a woods fire on the shores of Upper Hamlin Lake Thursday evening. Firefighters were initially dispatched at 6:01 p.m. to 6785 N. Hamlin Shoals Lane for a report of smoke in the area. Upon arriving on scene, Hamlin Township…
Quick reaction from Wellness Center staff saves life WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The quick reaction of the staff and members of the West Shore Community College Wellness Center saved a life last month. Larry Leray, 72, of Grant Township, works out…
Mural honoring local military heroes moved to American Legion post By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A mural honoring Mason County’s two Medal of Honor recipients has been installed at the Ludington American Legion post. The mural, title “Medal of Honor Recipients: Ludington’s Own,” was removed in March from its previous host building on the southeast corner of James and…
Warrant arrest tops police activity The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Wednesday, June 21, 2023: 12:56 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 30-year-old Hart man was arrested on two outstanding Mason County warrants, Oceana Drive and Pere Marquette Highway, Summit Township. One warrant is for failure to appear on a retail fraud charge, and the second warrant…
51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted June 22, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Deanna Renee Culp, 48, was found guilty April 25 of third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced June 20 to 90 days in jail with credit for six days served; three years probation; and $1,033…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted June 22, 2023 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following recent death information…
Man with long criminal record sent to prison for unarmed robbery LUDINGTON — A 53-year-old man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 40 months to 30 years in prison Tuesday, June 20, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court for a conviction of unarmed robbery. Jeffrey Clay Young pleaded guilty to the charge, April 25. Judge Susan K. Sniegowski…
Dow Gardens, a gift to Michigan from the Dow family MI Travelogue is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Story and Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MIDLAND — For almost seven decades, Dow Chemical was a prominent part of Mason County, providing jobs to hundreds of people in its plant located…
California man arrested for ‘price tag switching’ at Walmart PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Calexico, California man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday, June 20, around 7:30 p.m. at the Walmart on US 10 “following an investigation by Walmart Loss Prevention that involved three different occasions of price tag switching in the past week,” said Mason County…
The Hamlin Report, June 2023 By Nancy VanderVest, Hamlin Township Supervisor Planning Commission The Hamlin Township Planning Commission will meet on Monday, August 7, 2023 at 6 p.m. at the township hall. At its prior meeting, the Planning Commission discussed: Selling eggs at roadside stands, currently only allowed in areas zoned agricultural. Adopted definitions regarding adult day care home/family, home/group, adult foster…
WSCC offers transportation for Just for Kids summer program WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College’s Just for Kids program will begin offering transportation the week of June 26. The cost is $5 a day with 48 hours advance notice…
Election commission votes against recall attempt of Scottville mayor LUDINGTON — A former Scottville city commissioner’s attempt to recall Scottville Mayor Marcy Spencer was voted down by the Mason County Election Commission 2-1 today during a clarity hearing at the Mason County Courthouse. Eric Thue, who lost in the November 2022 election attempted to file a recall petition against Spencer.…
Body of Scottville man found last month in Utah The body of a Scottville man who has been missing since March 2018, was found on May 17 in Utah. Bartt Felt, born in 1971, was last seen on the Medicine Hat Bridge in San Juan County, Utah, according to a 2022 news story on Utah’s ABC 4 TV. His disappearance…
Obituary: Bartt Felt, of Scottville Bartt Felt was born in Shelby on April 21, 1971, to Eric Felt and Joyce Sherbrook Felt. Bartt passed away in Valley of the Gods, Utah. Bartt played football for Shelby High School and later graduated from Muskegon High School in 1990. He then went on and got his bachelor’s degree at Baker College…
Three injured in two-vehicle crash HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 69-year-old Muskegon man was transported by Life EMS to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital for injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Lakeshore Drive and Jagger Road Monday, June 19, shortly after 6:30 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The man pulled off Jagger Road and into the path of…
Recent births, posted June 20, 2023 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following births have been reported: Octavia…
Obituary: Lawrence Busman, 90, of Ludington, formerly of Ravenna Lawrence J. “Whitey” Busman, 90, of Ludington, formerly of Ravenna, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023. Lawrence was born on May 8, 1933, the son of Fred and Mary (Postma) Busman. In 1952 he graduated from Coopersville High School. In 1953 he enlisted in the United State Army, during the…
LPD weekend report, posted June 19, 2023 The following is Ludington Police Department activity over the weekend: Friday, June 16, 2023: 6:33 p.m., a 19-year-old Ludington man was cited for malicious destruction to property, 600 block of East Melendy Street, City of Ludington. 6:44 p.m., a 22-year-old Ludington man was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office on an outstanding…
FEMA director, Free Soil native, to speak at WSCC VICTORY TOWNSHIP — AFFEW (A Few Friends for the Environment of the World) will host Deanne Criswell, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday, June 27 from 2 to 3 p.m. at West Shore Community College’s Center Stage Auditorium. Criswell will give 10 minutes of opening remarks on the…
