Ludington Christmas parade entries sought LUDINGTON — The annual Aglow on the Avenue holiday parade will welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus to town and kick off the holiday season in Downtown Ludington, Saturday, Nov. 26. Parade entries are now being accepted, and community members are invited to participate. Sponsored by the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce and Downtown…
LHS to present ‘Our Town’ Nov. 17-20 LHS News is a presentation of Ludington High School in partnership with Mason County Press. LUDINGTON — Ludington High School Drama Club will present Thorton Wilder’s “Our Town” on Thursday, Nov. 17 through Sunday, Nov. 20 at L.F. Peterson Auditorium. The play will be directed by Chris Plummer. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday,…
Pedestrian walking with traffic after dark struck by vehicle. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Ludington man was struck by a vehicle while walking northbound on Stiles Road in the northbound lane Thursday, Nov. 3, just after 7:01 p.m., according to…
Ludington Senior Center to hold arts and crafts show Saturday LUDINGTON — The Ludington Senior Center will hold its seventh Holiday Arts & Crafts Show on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, 308 S. Rowe St. Over 20 vendors will be displaying jewelry, wreaths, glass art, porch signs, ornaments, cards, mittens, dish cloths, towels, and…
Traveling through the locks of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway By Wayne Dewyer Self-proclaimed “professional beach bum” Wayne Dewyer of Ludington is currently trekking his way to the Florida Keys in a 17-foot motorboat. From time to time, Wayne will update the readers of MCP about his journey. You can also follow him by subscribing to his YouTube channel, The Wayne Diaries…
MCC student experiences MEA Next Gen Teacher Program Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central Schools in partnership with Mason County Press. The saying “a little encouragement goes a long way” is especially true for Sarah Houston, a Mason County Central High School senior. A chemistry teacher’s encouragement to apply to the Michigan Education Association Next Gen Teachers…
Ludington man sent to prison for fleeing, resisting police LUDINGTON — Enrice Domingo Morin, 27, of Ludington was sentenced Tuesday in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court to serve four to 20 years in prison in relation to an incident that took place in April. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, on Saturday, April 17, 2022, a sheriff’s deputy clocked…
51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted Nov. 3, 2022 LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. – Carl Lee Herring, 32: count 1, assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer (one year in jail minimum with credit for 153 days served, fines and fees); count 2, trespassing (dismissed). See related story here. – Tyler…
Car/deer crashes on the rise. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022: 7:02 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 west of Tuttle Road, Custer Township. 7:30 a.m., car/deer crash, no injury, Jebavy…
Smith & Eddy Insurance ready to help Medicare customers SCOTTVILLE — Smith & Eddy Insurance is among several insurance agencies across the country in the process of helping people ages 65 and over navigate through Medicare. The current Medicare enrollment period began Oct. 15 and continues through Dec. 7. In addition, the Affordable Health Care Act market place began on…
American Legion Holiday Craft and Vendor Show is Saturday LUDINGTON — The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 76 will hold its annual Holiday Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is open to the public and will be held at the American Legion Post #76, 318 N. James Street, Ludington. Vendors…
Obituary: Linda Waldron, 70, of Carr Settlement Linda Gale (McCracken) Waldron of Carr Settlement passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022. She was born on December 11, 1951, in Greenville, and grew up in Crystal. In 1973, she graduated from Butterworth School of Nursing. Linda retired from Oakview Medical Care Facility as a registered nurse. Linda was preceded in death…
Man involved in Mason Co. police shooting bound over on other charges in Oceana Co. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The criminal case against a 51-year-old Mears man accused of robbing and assaulting an elderly couple in Golden Township and then fleeing in their vehicle last September was bound over to Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 1.…
A volunteer experience in LA’s Skid Row By Karen Haldeman When my best friend, Cara Mitchell said that she was going to Los Angeles for an Adobe Max convention for her position as Office of College Relations administrative assistant at West Shore Community College, I was so excited for her. Then when she suggested I go along for the ride,…
Police news, posted Nov. 2, 2022 The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Auto Owners Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022: 12:44 a.m., a 28-year-old Baldwin man was arrested following a traffic stop on an outstanding Lake County failure to appear…
Obituary: Alice White, 91, of Ludington Alice Lorain White, 91, of Fountain, formally of Muskegon passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022. Alice was born on February 11, 1931, in Muskegon, the daughter of Clyde and Mary (Porter) Nuttall. She attended Beach School in Muskegon and eventually graduated from Muskegon Heights High School. On July 1, 1949, she married the love…
Hackert Lake Flyover Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — I grew up near Hackert Lake (well, actually, I grew up near Crystal Lake, but for the sake of accuracy, I’ll call it Hackert Lake here – read more below about that comment). In the ‘70s and ‘80s it was a great place to be a kid. My family…
A walk in the cemetery on All Saints Day By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Nov. 1. Today has different meanings for different people. The Catholic and Anglican churches observe Nov. 1 as All Saints Day or All Souls Day or All Hallows Day (therefore, All Halloweens Eve, or Halloween is Oct. 31). Samhain, which begins on sunset on Oct.…
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