The polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and will close at 8 p.m. Here are the local candidates and ballot issues you may see on your Mason County ballot: 51st Circuit Court Judge Candidates. Select one: Susan K. Sniegowski, Paul Spaniola. County Commission District 4 (northern Pere Marquette Twp. and Amber Twp.). Select one: Ronnie D. Smith (D), Curtis S. VanderWall (R)-…
SCOTTVILLE — The topic of sewer grinder pumps will come up again tonight during the city commission’s regular meeting. For the past few months, the city, its infrastructure committee and residents have been coming up with a compromise to the issue of the grinder pumps. The pumps were installed at select properties in the early 1990s when the city’s sewer…
SCOTTVILLE — A public hearing on increasing parking fines in Scottville will be held this afternoon during the city commission’s regular meeting. On Sept. 22, the city commission approved a first reading of the ordiance which increases the cost of parking tickets from $10 to $30. If a ticket is not paid within 10 days, the fee increases to $40.…
Media Group 31, LLC, owner of Oceana County Press and Mason County Press, is looking for a Sales & Marketing Representative to work in the Oceana County market. This is commission-based, independent contractor position. The successful candidate should have sales and marketing experience, (media sales experience preferred), and should be familiar with the businesses climate of Oceana County. The successful…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TWP. — Searchers spent several hours in the woods Saturday and Sunday attempting to find Leonard Allen Vunck, the 67-year-old Ludington man who has been missing since Wednesday. Vunck lives at Pineview Apartments on North Washington Ave. On Wednesday, he called a taxi and asked the driver to drop him off on East Hawley Road…
Friday, Oct. 31, 2014: 5:30 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle, 1800 block of West Sugar Grove Rd., Victory Twp. 6:50 a.m.: Single vehicle crash, no injuries, U.S. 31 and Free Soil Rd., Grant Twp. 9:16 a.m.: Illegal dumping, 200 block of North Jebavy Dr., Pere Marquette Twp. 3:04 p.m.: A 25-year-old Marcellus, Mich. man was arrested in the City of Ludington…
UPDATE. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. RIVERTON TWP. — The driver of the vehicle that ran into a ditch at the end of Hoganson Road this morning has been transported to Spectrum Health’s Buttworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Kristi Lynn Cherry, 22, of Pentwater, left Hanson’s house this morning and was driving her Ford F-150 north on Hoganson Road. Hoganson ends in…
EDEN TWP. — A search is underway for Leonard Allen Vunck, a Ludington man who has been missing since Wednesday. Jamie Killips is organizing the search party that began at 11 a.m. at Whiskey Creek Campground. Searchers were being asked to wear bright clothing, bring water and a charged cell phone (however, cell phone is very weak in that area). On…
RIVERTON TWP. — A Pentwater area woman spent several hours in a ditch at the corner of Marrison and Hoganson roads Sunday morning. Passersby discovered the Ford F-150 pickup truck in the ditch around 8:15 a.m. The female driver, who deputies say was in her 20s, said she had been trapped in the vehicle since around 4 a.m. Her vehicle…
Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said he is concerned about finding Leonard Allen Vunck, the Ludington man who has been missing since Wednesday. However, Cole has been reluctant to organize search parties for Vunck because the 67-year-old with a history of mental illness was last seen carrying what was described as a long gun. On Wednesday, Vunck called up a…
Updated: Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole has released a photo of Leonard Allen Vunck, the 67-year-old Ludington man who has been missing since Thursday. Vunck was last seen Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the morning when he called for a taxi to take him from his Ludington residence to the Eden Township area in southeastern Mason County. Mason County Sheriff Kim…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters in Mason and Lake counties will choose the next 51st Circuit Court judge, replacing Richard Cooper, who is retiring after 36 years on the bench. The candidates for judge are Paul Spaniola and Susan Sniegowski. Spaniola is a resident of Mason County’s Pere Marquette Township while Sniegowski resides in the City…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. For the first time in 36 years the 51st Circuit Court will have a new judge, beginning January 2015. Since 1979, that court has been ruled over by the Honorable Judge Richard Cooper. Cooper’s term expires at the end of this year and, by law, he must retire based on his age. Mason County has three…
CUSTER TWP. — The Sugar Ridge Church of the Brethren, 2012 E. Wilson Road, will hold its annual Blessing of the Hunt event on Saturday November 8, 2014 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the church located 2 ½ miles south and ½ mile west of Custer on Wilson Road. Guest Speaker for the evening will be David Kooi of Ludington,…
Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a missing Ludington man. Leonard Allen Vunck, 67, was last seen Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the morning when he called for a taxi to take him from his Ludington residence to the Eden Township area in southeastern Mason County. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said Vunck had in his possession a…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Dustin Thomas R.J Schanhals, 20, of 10925 E. Haskell Lake, Marion, Mich., was arrested Oct. 24 by DNR officers from the Cadillac Field Office for felonies of fourth-degree fleeing and eluding and operating an ORV – fleeing and…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Steven Allen Steiger, 30, of 143 N. Jebavy Dr., Apt. 9, Ludington, was found guilty Oct. 23 of over the limit – steelhead and sentenced to $280 in fines and costs. – Raymond Robert-Allen Phenix, 17, of 8916 225th Ave., Reed City, was…
LUDINGTON — Waves crash over the Ludington north breakwater lighthouse this morning as a mixture of rain and snow sprinkles the air. Precipitation is expected to stop by this evening. Photo by Rob Alway, editor-in-chief. Watch video here:
VICTORY TWP. — AT&T donated $15,000 to the West Shore Community College Foundation this morning. The contribution will support the foundation’s “Boomerange” program, a career exploration and readiness program that lets area high school students visit college and work with college students to create a resume, prepare for interviews and participate in a career fair. “Partnerships like this between AT&T…
BALDWIN — Dylan James Hansen, the man who fled the Mason County Courthouse Wednesday, was caught at 5 p.m. Thursday by Lake County and Mason County sheriffs’ deputies. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, Hansen was found hiding in a bedroom in a Baldwin area residence. Deputies responded to that residence after receiving a tip. Hansen, who is from Martin,…
PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police are investigating a complaint of malicious destruction of property to a motor vehicle reported Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8:10 p.m. in the Wendy’s restaurant parking lot on US-10. Other Michigan State Police activity in Mason County Wednesday includes: – 5:34 p.m., car-bus accident, First St. and…
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