LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital volunteers are hosting a Books Unlimited Sale on November 13 and 14 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Medical Office Building lobby. Books and other gift ideas at up to 70% off the suggested retail price. Proceeds support the Ludington Hospital volunteers’ $125,000 pledge toward the helistop and family consult room in the ER.
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Optimist Club will be holding the following public events at the Scottville Optimist Center: – Chili Cookoff. Saturday, Nov. 8, 6 p.m. – Scottville Optimist Hall. $5, includes chili, drink and garlic bread. – Veterans Lunch. Wednesday, Nov. 12, noon, free and open to all area veterans. – Thanksgiving Dinner. Sunday, Nov 23, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. , free and open to all…
The following was the activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014: 7:19 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Jebavy Dr. and Dewey Rd., Hamlin Twp. 8:11 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Kinney Road east of Walhalla Rd., Logan Twp. 8:49 a.m.: A 33-year-old Free Soil woman was cited for driving while her license is suspended, first citation,…
VICTORY TWP. — The 2015 Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant will take place Saturday, November 8, beginning at 7 p.m. at West Shore Community College Center Stage Theater. Six contestants from Mason, Manistee and Oceana counties will be taking the stage to compete in talent, interview, fitness and evening wear for a chance to win the title of Miss Ludington…
Showing through November 25, Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Opening Reception Friday, November 7, 5-7 p.m. Review written by Steve Bachleda. War is a very large subject and any visual art exhibit about this subject runs the risk of attempting too much. Tom Ronquillo does not make this mistake in his masterful collection of Vietnam War visual montages which…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Susan Sniegowski said she is humbled and honored at winning the seat of 51st Circuit Court judge Tuesday. Sniegowski will become the first female judge in both Mason and Lake counties. The Ludington attorney defeated Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Spaniola 6,298 to 5,554; winning in both counties. “I’m very humbled and honored by…
LUDINGTON — Forty-five percent of Mason County’s registered voters turned out for the mid-term general election. A total of 10,166 out of 22,574 registered voters cast their ballots in the county’s 25 electoral precincts. Of those, 2,726 voted straight Republican tickets while 1,857 voted straight Democrat tickets. Mason County cast 5,455 votes for Gov. Rick Snyder vs. 4,330 for Democrat…
LUDINGTON — The following are brief results of Tuesday’s election for the contested county-only races: Ludington Area Schools Board of Education. Three new board members were elected to the Ludington Area Schools board of education Tuesday night, defeating the only incumbent on the ballot. Voters were asked to chose three of the four candidates running. They chose Bret Autrey (3,574),…
LUDINGTON — Susan Sniegowski will become the first female judge in Mason and Lake counties. On Tuesday the Ludington attorney defeated Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Spaniola for the seat of 51st Circuit Court judge. Sniegowski will take office on Jan. 1 after Judge Richard Cooper retires after 35 years on the bench. Sniegowski defeated Spaniola with a total of…
LUDINGTON — The polls for the 2014 mid-term elections have closed. Team MCP and Team OCP are out and about and will be providing up-to-the-minute results as the results come in. Follow live feeds on our Facebook (www.facebook.com/MasonCountyPress) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/MasonCoPress) sites, #MCelections. For those of you who do not have social network accounts, you can view the feed on…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Scottville woman appeared in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon where she pleaded guilty to robbing a Scottville gas station in June. Jaralee Chaloux Sobers, of 412 Thornwhild Dr., Apt. 2, pleaded guilty to unarmed robbery and accepted an offer by the prosecutor to serve one year in the Mason County Jail and…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Victory Township man appeared in 51st Circuit Court today where he pleaded guilty to threatening wedding guests with a gun and also assaulting a pregnant woman. Codie Lee Fink, 21, of 1783 N. U.S. 31, was originally charged with five counts including two counts of felonious assault, two counts of felony firearms…
LUDINGTON — A Hart man will likely spend the next 6 to 30 years in prison for larceny of a Riverton Township home. Daryl Eugene Essex, 32, of 5378 N. 88th Ave., Hart, appeared in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon. He was charged with four counts from the February, 2014 crime including safe breaking (punishable by up to life in…
LUDINGTON — Ludington’s newest Fourth Ward City Counselor, Mike Krauch, is holding a meet and greet on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Pomorski’s Tavern, 1302 S. Madison St. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Krauch will be available to introduce himself and listen to comments, suggestions and concerns of constituents.
CORRECTED: HAMLIN TWP. — A Ludington woman was arrested Monday, Nov. 3, at 7:13 p.m. by troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police in the 3000 block of North Jebavy Drive for domestic assault. Her age was not immediately available. Other MSP activity in Mason County Monday includes: – 7:47 a.m., car-deer crash, Schoenherr and Decker Rds., Branch…
BRANCH TWP. — A 66-year-old Fountain man was arrested and charged by sheriff’s deputies with operating a vehicle while intoxicated second offense Monday evening following a single vehicle crash at Decker and Tyndall roads. There were no injuries as a result of the crash. Other activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office for Monday, Nov. 4, 2014 included: 3:33 a.m.:…
VICTORY TWP. – West Shore Community College is hosting Mental Health Awareness activities happening on the campus Nov. 10-18. The public is invited to attend. Co-sponsored by the college’s Academic Projects team and Phi Theta Kappa honor society, the activities are designed to further the conversations begun by author Steve Luxenberg when he visited the campus recently as part of the Great…
Christopher “Chris” Brian Chimel, age 32 of Scottville, passed away. Chris was born on May 21, 1982 in Ludington, son of Pamela (Schramm) Chimel and the late Rick Chimel. Chris attended Mason County Central High School and graduated with the class of 2000. Chris worked at Solberg’s Marina in Manistee and most recently he worked at Whitehall Industries here in Ludington.…
Mason Arial “Mutt” Tyndall aged 76 of Carr Settlement passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at his home. Mutt was born on July 12, 1938 on the family farm to Eli and Vera (Brown) Tyndall, and graduated from Mason County Eastern High School with the class of 1957. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1962-1967 during the…
Recent Michigan State Police activity in Mason County includes: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 – 12:11 a.m., car-deer crash, US-10 near US-31, Pere Marquette Twp. – 2:57 a.m., traffic policing/vehicle in roadway, Hansen and Stiles Rds., Amber Twp. – 10:25 a.m., car-deer crash, Jebavy and Decker Rds., Hamlin Twp. – 9:59 p.m., car-deer crash, Benson and Decker Rds., Branch Twp. The Michigan…
Sponsored by All Access Care of Ludington. Located at 329 N. Jebavy Dr. in Ludington; 231-425-4544; www.all-access-care.com. By Kate Krieger. Senior Correspondent. LUDINGTON – Linda Saya has overcome a lot in her life and is happy to be alive. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, Linda started her fight to live her life the best way she knew how. She…
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