This Great Lakes Boat Blog is presented by Hankwitz Heating & Cooling, 609 S. Washington Ave., Ludington; 231-843-2809. By Mark Varenhorst, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON — September 2 found me on the Rieth-Riley Construction Ludington dock once again meeting the tug Undaunted and barge Pere Marquette 41 as they had arrived in Ludington with a cargo of aggregate for Rieth-Riley. They…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Several hundred people showed up for the Scottville Harvest Celebration event Saturday at the Western Michigan Old Engine Club Grounds at Riverside Park. The event included performances by the Mason County Central Marching Band and the Scottville Clown Band along with a variety of other activities including crafts and games. Members of the MCC…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — In celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, West Shore Community College has organized a variety of activities on Wednesday, Sept. 17 to commemorate the vote taken on Sept. 17, 1787, by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, to…
John R. Barnard, 69, of Scottville, died on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with…
Bonnie L. Accardi, 90, of Baldwin, died on Friday, September 12, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — The body of a 61-year-old Holland man was recovered from Tallman Lake Friday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2025, following a brief search. Emergency personnel were called to the area of Tallman Lake Road and 20th Street at 1:13 p.m. for a kayak that was found floating upside down in the lake. After about an…
LUDINGTON — A 42-year-old Ludington man riding a bicycle was critically injured following a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Ludington Avenue and Robert Street Friday evening. According to Ludington Police Chief Chris Jones, emergency responders were dispatched to the scene at 6:50 p.m. Jones said the victim was unresponsive and was lying in the roadway when…
Prosecutor Beth Hand: “The amount of fentanyl possessed by Monroe is the most I have seen in my time here in Mason County.” LUDINGTON – A drug dealer pleaded guilty just as opening arguments of his jury trial were set to begin Wednesday, Sept. 10. Matthew Steven Monroe, 31, was charged with five counts including felonies possession with intent to…
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Dear Brothers Association (D.B.A.) will hold its annual Fun Run Saturday, Sept. 13. The event, which begins at 3159 N. Sherman Rd., is open to the public with all bikes, vehicles and classic cars welcome. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m. with fun run sign up beginning at 10 a.m.; departure is at noon and return is…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Men Who Care of Mason County recently donated $2,900 to Hospitality In the Name of Christ (INC), which operates a seasonal emergency men’s homeless shelter. According to Jason Robbins, executive director of shelter, said all the proceeds will be used for laundry facilities. Robbins said the organization spent $3,650 on laundry services in 2024…
Laurie Marie (Tyndall Stanfield) Gatton, 65, of Walkerville, passed away, Monday, September 1, 2025, in Baldwin, after a long hard battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born on October 5, 1959, in Ludington to Henry and Dorothy (Stickney) Tyndall and raised in Carr Settlement. Laurie attended Mason County Central Schools and graduated in 1977. She moved to North Carolina in…
Barbara Ann Bahr, 79, of Free Soil, died on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services, formerly Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination to run for the Michigan 32nd Senate seat, representing Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Manistee, and Benzie counties. Cole was elected Mason County sheriff in 2012 and has served on the department for 40 years. He is a fifth generation resident of…
LUDINGTON — A 17-year-old boy and a 46-year-old woman were arrested by Ludington police officers following an “active domestic” situation in the 400 block of East Ludington Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 9, around 4 p.m., said Ludington Police Chief Chris Jones. “Upon arrival, officers spoke with a 17-year-old male from Ludington and a 46-year-old female from Ludington, who had been engaged…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025: 1:09 a.m., a 49-year-old Walkerville woman was arrested on two failure to appear warrants issued in Mason and Oceana counties, US 10 and Gordon Road, Amber Township. She was…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 9, 2013, Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, 43, was killed after he was shot by a teenaged driver on a routine traffic stop on Custer Road. Every year on that date, a ceremony is held at the location where the murder took place. The event is organized by Fountain…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews responded to a reported overturned canoe and two men in the Pere Marquette River near Taylor Road Monday, Sept. 8, at 9:45 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. A 72-year-old Waterford man and an 85-year-old man from…
The Mason County Historical Society and the Lakeshore Keepers are teaming up to bring a special bus tour of local historical maritime attractions. The Saturday, Oct. 11 tour will include a visit to Big Sable Point Lighthouse at the Ludington State Park and the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum in Ludington. Guests will board shuttle buses from Ludington State Park…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — One of the world’s most sought-after acoustic guitarists, Frank Vignola, will headline West Shore Community College’s Performing Arts Series on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Center Stage Theater. He will be accompanied by Vinny Raniolo. Vignola is celebrated for his mastery…
In loving memory of Holly Mae Fike. Holly (O’Brien) Fike, 69, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by both her parents, Kenneth and Ida, her sisters Beverly and Janet, her best friend Carol Dailey and her husband, Al. Holly was born in Ludington on December…
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