By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Quick thinking by a teenaged passerby, Michigan State Police officers and a Mason County sheriff’s deputy saved the life of 79th District Court Judge John Middlebrook. MSP Sgt. Michael Cuevas, MSP Trooper Matt Demny and Mason County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Priese were alerted by Landon Mosqueda, 16, of Ludington that Middlebrook…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission is responding to northern Michigan to assist with storm damage clean-up. As part of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s declaration of a state of emergency for 10 northern Lower Peninsula counties, 15 road commission crew members and various equipment left Scottville this morning, en-route to Otsego and Cheboygan counties. Accumulating ice…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — A shooting death in the Grant Township Cemetery Tuesday evening, April 1, was determined to be a suicide, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The death investigation followed a house fire at 10944 N. Darr Rd. in Free Soil Township Tuesday evening. It has also been determined that the home destroyed in the fire belonged to…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — A motorist who was pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt by Michigan State Police Sgt. Michael Cuevas on US 10-31 Tuesday, April 1, at 12:30 p.m. was arrested on eight outstanding warrants and cited for sixth-offense driving while license suspended. Charges of methamphetamine possession and felon in possession of ammunition are pending review by the Mason…
LUDINGTON — The 20-year-old Ludington man accused of attempting to pull a pistol from his waistband during a traffic stop initiated by a Mason County sheriff’s deputy Friday, March 28, has been arraigned on several felony charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Jaxon Anthony Battice has been arraigned on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon on law enforcement,…
LUDINGTON — The 44-year-old Ludington man accused of fleeing from Mason County sheriff’s deputies with his pickup truck Monday afternoon, March 31, reaching speeds of 100 mph before striking a building, has been arraigned on multiple charges in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Joseph John Riley, has been arraigned on charges of fleeing and eluding police, operating while impaired, assaulting/resisting/obstructing…
SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Road Commission will lift seasonal road weight and speed restrictions, effective 6 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2025. ____________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news. Payment can be…
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Ludington High School senior Nadia Grierson was the winner of the annual Right to Life Oratory Contest hosted by Mason, Oceana, and Manistee counties Right to Life organizations. Contestants were required to research, write, and present an original pro-life speech on the issue of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, or embryonic stem cell research. Other winners included: second place,…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Five fire departments responded to a two-structure fire at 10944 N. Darr Rd. Tuesday evening, April 1. Firefighters were initially dispatched to a reported garage fire at 7:28 p.m. Upon arrival they discovered that a pole barn and an unattached house were both on fire. Nobody was home. Free Soil/Meade Township Fire…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel were dispatched to a reported vehicle and grass fire Tuesday evening, finding out while en-route that a person had been shot at that location as well. At 7:56 p.m. Grant Township Fire Department was dispatched to Free Soil Road west of US 31 for the fire; the fire department had been on a working structure…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief This story has been updated with new information. RIVERTON TOWNSHIP — Three fire departments were dispatched to a house fire at 733 W. Hawley Rd. at 8:56 a.m. today, April 1, 2025. The house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on scene within minutes of being dispatched. Riverton Fire Department Chief Joe Cooper had…
BRANCH TOWNSHIP — A 44-year-old Ludington man fled from Mason County sheriff’s deputies Monday afternoon with his pickup truck reaching speeds of 100 mph before it struck a building, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. He then attempted to run, but was captured by a deputy. The sheriff’s office is seeking charges of fleeing and eluding police, operating while intoxicated…
Submitted by Duane Tyndall, Area 24 Special Olympics GRAND RAPIDS — Two basketball teams from Area 24 Special Olympics attended the State Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 22 in Grand Rapids.. The Chaos and Tornados teams each earned a spot in the state tournament by winning their respective divisional districts in Shepard on March 1. The Area 24 Chaos basketball…
MASON COUNTY — No, this is not an April Fools’ joke — the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids is predicting a messy mix of severe weather beginning Tuesday evening, April 1. “Wintry weather of snow and freezing rain mainly north of M 46 (Apple Avenue in Muskegon) tonight into Wednesday morning transitions to rain and thunderstorms across the entire…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Monday, March 31, 2025: 3 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 63-year-old Scottville man was cited for driving while license revoked, US 10 near Jebavy Drive, Pere Marquette Township. 5:07 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 21-year-old…
Are you a Boat Nerd? Do you keep track of the ships coming and going in Ludington and Manistee ports? Do you have all the stats on the ships and like to take pictures of them? Mason County Press is seeking an individual to serve as a Ship Watch contributor. This is a freelance part-time position with expectations of one…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College student Alaina White has been named a 2025 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar, an honor awarded based on her top score in the All-USA Academic Team competition. Out of nearly 2,100 applications, White earned the highest score…
FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP (7:28 p.m.) — Free Soil/Meade Fire Department, Filer Township Fire Department, Stronach Fire Department, Fountain Area Fire Department, and Grant Township Fire Department have been dispatched to a reported garage fire on Hoague Road at Darr Road.
Goldie Marie McIntosh, 90, lifelong resident of Custer, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025. Goldie was born on October 24, 1934 in Custer, the daughter of Kenneth W. and Dimple M. (Pahl) Rathburn and graduated from Custer High School with the class of 1954. On November 10, 1954 she married James S. McIntosh and they celebrated 46 years together before Jim…
The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com. Rio Lynn Lauber, the daughter of Breanna and Jared Lauber of Ludington, was born on Monday, March 31, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital. List of 2024 births List of 2023 births __________________________________…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society will be the recipient of the proceeds of this year’s seventh annual Blessing of the Boats, scheduled for Saturday, June 7 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the west end of Ludington Avenue. Founded in 1937, the Historical Society operates the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, Historic White Pine…
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