Holland man testifies he kicked state police car, cracking windshield. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 25-year-old Holland, Michigan man pleaded “no contest” Tuesday, Oct. 1, in 51st Circuit Court to charges of malicious destruction of a police car, resisting and obstructing police and operating while intoxicated. Elias Blair Spence, of 1180 Matt Urban Dr., faced two other…
Muskegon man sent to prison for felonious assault. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON – A 41-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of two to eight years for felonious assault and one and a half to four years for assaulting/resisting/obstructing police Tuesday, Oct. 1, in 51st Circuit Court. Michael Lawrence Wright, of 1103 Englewood Ave., was on…
Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications. LUDINGTON — The Community Foundation for Mason County’s scholarship program is now accepting applications for students planning to attend college in the 2020-2021 academic year. The Foundation for Mason annually awards over $90,000 in new and renewed scholarships to both graduating high school seniors and current college students. Online application deadline is Feb. 1, 2020. Applications are…
Flood watch in effect, thunderstorms possible tonight. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. A flood watch remains in effect from 8 p.m. this evening through Wednesday evening. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are expected. Low temperature of 53 degrees. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Cloudy with occasional rain, mainly in the morning. High 61; low 48 Precipitation: 90% day; 50% evening. Wind: NE…
Police busy with crashes. #MasonCountyCrime The following is police activity in Mason County Monday, Sept. 30, 2019: – 2:17 a.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 28-year-old Hart man was arrested on two bench warrants from Mason County’s 79th District Court for failure to appear, East Ludington Avenue and Jackson Road, City of Ludington. – 6:51 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), single-vehicle…
Vacancy: Amber Township Clerk The Office of Clerk for Amber Township and the Amber Township Board of Trustees will be taking resumes and letters of interest to fill this vacancy. Appointment will begin on January 1, 2020. Annual salary is $20,000 for the part-time position. Duties include: Elections, bookkeeping, payroll, budget preparation, record retention, board minutes, among other duties. You…
Obituary: Gary Haiss, 78, Pentwater Gary Ellis Haiss, 78, of Pentwater, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019, at his home. He was born March 17, 1941, in Flint, the son of Orville and Kathleen (Brown) Haiss. Gary was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and fishing, a hard worker that worked his whole life to provide for his family, and…
Open house will celebrate college’s new public safety training center. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College is hosting a grand opening celebration of the Riemer Regional Public Safety Training Center, 6050 N. US 31, on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. A brief ribbon cutting ceremony, by the Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce…
West Shore Bank employees donate to local causes. LUDINGTON – West Shore Bank employees donated to several charities over the summer by participating in Jean Days. Employees wore jeans on Fridays through the months of June through August by donating $5 to charity. Charities were chosen by employee suggestions from each office. Collectively, West Shore Bank employees donated $2,304 to…
Opinion: Paving the way for a more efficient use of road dollars Letter to the Editor: By State Rep. Jack O’Malley Letters to the editor are opinion editorials submitted by readers. Letters to the editor are a long tradition in American journalism. The views and opinions of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of Mason County Press, its staff…
3 cited for going on breakwater. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON – Three women were issued citations by the Ludington Police Department Saturday, Sept. 28, shortly before 6:30 p.m. for disregarding the barricades and going onto the north Lake Michigan breakwater, which was closed due to dangerous conditions. Ticketed were a 28-year-old Ferndale, Michigan woman, a 31-year-old Highland, Michigan woman and a 27-year-old…
Scottville Road/Main Street closure. AMBER TOWNSHIP — Scottville Road (Main Street) between Johnson Road and US 31 will be closed beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1 for a culvert replacement. The culvert is located south of the Gateway to Success Academy entrance. The work is anticipated to take two days and traffic is being re-routed.
More rain Tuesday-Thursday; temperatures will drop by Wednesday. Smith & Eddy Insurance Weather. Some clouds expected tonight. A stray thunderstorm or shower is possible. Low temperature of 69 degrees. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 Thunderstorms likely. High 71; low 54 Precipitation: 90% day; 100% evening. Wind: SW 7 mph day; NNE 7 mph evening. Humidity: 91% day; 97% evening. Sunrise: 7:42…
Congratulations to Mason County Eastern for a great weekend: First Place in the West Michigan D Fishing Tournament (see related story here) First place in boys cross country at Fruitport Invitational. First place equestrian team regionals. Second place robotics at Ferris State University.
Man arrested for 6th-offense DWLS following crash. #MasonCountyCrime AMBER TOWNSHIP – A 36-year-old Ludington man was arrested for sixth-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS) after he caused a three-vehicle crash Sunday, Sept. 29, at 11:10 a.m. at US 10 and Meyers Road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “It was determined the Ludington man was driving too fast for…
Obituary: Irene Lenz, 85, Ludington. Irene Ella Lenz, 85, of Ludington, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 30, 2019. She was born July 14, 1934 in Paris, Mich. to Virgil and Beatrice (Parker) Culp. Irene graduated from Evart High School in 1952. She married the late John Lenz Sr. on September 10, 1955. Together they…
Recent births, reported Sept. 30, 2019 Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Vada Grace Petersen, the daughter of Kaley and Frederick Petersen of Ludington, was born September 29, 2019. Dash William Blamer, the son of Tracy and Keith Blamer of Pentwater, was born September 25, 2019. Ryver Elaine Dehaan, the daughter of Kourteney Selby and Cody Dehaan of…
Recent deaths, posted Sept. 30, 2019. The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Pastor Daniel Richard Rader, 73, of Yuma, Ariz., and formerly of Ludington, died on Friday, September 27, 2019. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, with visitation starting at noon. Visitation…
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