WEARE TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — A 34-year-old Ludington man died Saturday following a two vehicle crash at US 31 and Oceana Drive. A preliminary investigation by Michigan State Police Hart Post indicates that William Charles Sielski was in the process of making a left turn from the top of the north bound US 31 exit ramp at Oceana Drive when…
Life Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Since my intro article ran last weekend, I have been diligently seeking out women willing to be interviewed. Almost all of them have agreed, and all of them reluctantly. “I don’t really have a story.” Or “I’m just not that interesting….” Lisa Cooper was no exception. Lisa and I have known each other for…
By Rob Alway and Allison Scarbrough of MCP staff. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — More details have come out about a crash on M-116 (North Lakeshore Drive) that occurred Wednesday night and caused serious injury to a 20-year-old woman. Michigan State Police issued a press release today stating that the investigators have determined that Shelby Sowle and her 22-year-old boyfriend had been…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – David Darrell Duquette, 60, of 1000 E. Tinkham Ave., Ludington, was arrested March 13 by the Mason…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 79th District Court: – Shelly Renee Lawton, 55, of 2522 N. Sherman Road, Hamlin Township, was found guilty March 8 of embezzlement $200-$1,000 and sentenced to…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in 51st Circuit Court: – Eric Zelek Hoggs, 40, of 724 E. Filer St., Ludington, was found guilty Feb. 3 of interfering with an electronic monitoring device…
WHITEHALL — A Ludington funeral home owner is being investigated by law enforcement to determine if he made a business mistake or defrauded an area family, according to a report by our partners at WZZM-TV 13 of Grand Rapids. Thomas Clock III, continues to be the subject of an on-going investigation by the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office. Clock owns Clock Funeral Home…
The following is local law enforcement activity Thursday, March 17, 2016: – 8:30 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injuries, Fountain and Stephens roads, Sherman Township. – Noon, (Michigan State Police, Hart post), fugitive arrest, 500 block of W. Maple St., City of Scottville. – 12:30 p.m., (MCSO), missing person, unfounded, 3600 block of N. Taylor Road, Sheridan…
FOUNTAIN — The Mason County Eastern Drama Club will perform “The Fall of Lizzie Borden” tonight and Saturday at Sherman Town Hall. Tickets are $5 per person. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. The play is based on Lizzie Borden, who was an American woman who was tried and acquitted for the 1892 axe murders of her father and her stepmother…
LUDINGTON — The Consumers Energy Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to Mason County Historical Society’s new Port of Ludington Maritime Museum Thursday, March 17, 2016. The grant was awarded to recognize the organization’s contribution in enhancing the area’s cultural and historic development. “This generous grant from The Consumer Energy Foundation will help to hasten our opening and ensure that the…
Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Jaxxon William James Kirk Andrews-Taylor, the son of Katie Wicks and Lucas Andrews-Taylor, was born March 14, 2016. Chase Porter Britz, the son of Natalie Britz of Ludington, was born March 14, 2016. Amelia…
Irene (Clara) Graczyk, 76, of Ludington passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Ludington Woods Living Center of Ludington. Arrangements with Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Doris Papes, 90, of Ludington, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ludington. See full list of 2016 deaths here.
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and MOMSnext of Ludington is gearing up for the 10th Mom 2 Mom Sale to be held at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 121 Nelson Rd. in Ludington from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16, 2016. Admission is a $2 per person donation; kids under 12 are free and strollers are welcome. The event is a specialized, high quality group yard and bake sale, it is…
The Financial Minute is sponsored by SSB Financial Services located at Shelby State Bank, with offices in Shelby, Hart, Pentwater, Ludington, Manistee, Hesperia, North Muskegon and Fruitport. www.ssbfinancialservices.com Ancient Chinese merchants are said to have developed a unique way to reduce their risk. They would divide their shipments among several different vessels. That way, if one ship were to sink…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Mary B Alway has announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Mason County Clerk. Alway and her husband, Thomas, have lived in Mason County all their lives. They have three adult daughters. She was raised on her family’s farm, Berndt Hillside Farm, on the corner of Fountain Road and US 31 in Sherman Township. Alway graduated…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — Search and rescue personnel spent about four hours searching for a missing adult foster care home resident Thursday afternoon. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, the woman left the Hill Haven AFC about 10:30 a.m. today. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home in the 3600 block of North Taylor Road about…
When she isn’t working at Smith & Eddy Insurance, Glenda Finner is helping with the local arts. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. MANISTEE — Giving back to the community is something that comes natural for Glenda Finner. It is something she was taught at a young age. “My parents instilled in me the need to give back,” she says. For Glenda,…
LUDINGTON — An intoxicated kayaker who reportedly harassed fishermen along the pier last Saturday night; fled conservation officers in a kayak; and allegedly punched a sheriff’s deputy was arraigned in 79th District Court this week. Alan Glenn Ross, 56, of 502 E. Danaher St., Apt. 3, Ludington, faces one felony count of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and a misdemeanor of disorderly person.…
By Allison Scarbrough and Rob Alway, MCP staff. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old woman critically injured in a single-vehicle crash on North Lakeshore Drive near Jagger Road Wednesday night, March 16, has stabilized, according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. A motel employee at Motel Lakewood, at 1934 N. Lakeshore Dr., said the crash victim is Shelby…
Bruce Forrest Wadel, 95, of Ludington, passed away on March 15, 2016 at his home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. See MCP death notice archives here.
FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a larceny of guns reported Wednesday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of East Free Soil Road. Other local law enforcement activity Wednesday, March 16, 2016 includes: – 1 p.m., (MSP), car/dog crash, 6000 block of E. US 10, Branch Township. – 8:09…
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