Celebrating Success in Scottville. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — West Shore Bank announced tonight that it will be expanding services and increasing employees at its Scottville branch. The announcement occurred during the Celebrating Success event in downtown Scottville. West Shore Bank was founded as State Savings Bank of Scottville in the late 1800s. For almost 100 years the bank…
Blessing of the Bugs is Saturday. By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. This Saturday, June 7, a unique group of car enthusiasts will gather at Pizza Barn Plus in Scottville where their cars, vans and probably dune buggies, will receive a blessing. It is the second annual Blessing of the Bugs and it is meant for those who have a love of…
Susan Grace Rader, age 69 of Ludington went to be with the Lord on May 29, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. She was born October 11, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of the late Carl and Mildred (Zimmerman) Moberg. Sue attended Mason County Central Schools in Scottville graduating with the class of 1963. She married Daniel R.…
CUSTER TWP. — Mason County sheriff deputies arrested a 37-year-old Custer man Monday morning for domestic violence and tampering with electronic communications. The arrest occurred at 6:02 a.m. in the 900 block of East Decker Road. The man was arrested after he fled the scene of the assault and was found hiding on the property in the woods east of…
The Mason County Parent Coalition has the following free, family events scheduled for the month of June. All events are open to families with children ages 0-12 who reside in Mason County. Saturday, June 21, 3:30- 5 p.m. – Family Fun Day at the Ludington Area Jaycees Mini Golf Course at Stearns Park. Mini golf and snacks provided. Space is…
SCOTTVILLE – Awesome Distraction kicked off the Scottville Clown Band Summer Concert Series last week and the lineup for this year’s Tuesday night concerts looks like another great group of performances. Mason County Press Correspondent Kate Krieger met up with Jeff Voss member of The Loft Session, who will be taking the stage for the first time together as a…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville Main Street will hold a Celebrating Success event Tuesday afternoon. The event will features door prizes and live music from Cats-N-Jammers in the mall. A ribbon cutting honoring Cole’s Antique Village on North Main Street will be held as well. Most downtown merchants will be offering specials along with door prizes. West Shore Bank will also…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SCOTTVILLE — A Scottville resident wants to legally have chickens in her yard rather than continue to violate the city’s ordinance. The resident, at 410 S. Main St., has been raising poultry in her yard for several years and was apparently not aware that Scottville city ordinance requires permission from city commission to raise non-domestic. City…
SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central will not be offering its traditional $10 physicals for athletes this spring for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. “Unfortunately it has become too big of a liability for the medical community to continue this practice in the school,” Athletic Director Tim Genson said. The school does have an agreement with Dr. Michelle Kuster of All…
LUDINGTON — Lansing resident and Scottville native Jeff Croff will present a one-night performance of “The Four Disgracers” on Saturday, June 14 at Ludington Area Center for the Arts. Croff is a 1988 graduate of Mason County Central High School and received his degree from Michigan State University. He has written, acted and directed for theatre in nearly 50 productions.…
RIVERTON TWP. — A 63-year-old Ludington man was arrested Saturday morning and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after the man crashed his motorcycle near the intersection of Scottville and Washington roads at the Mason-Oceana counties line. The crash occurred because the man apparently failed to negotiate the curves in the road, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole.…
Birth announcements are sponsored by ABC Kidz/Purple Monkey, 123 E. Ludington Ave. Check them out here on Facebook. Welcome to the world! Henry Wallace Tiffany, the son of Linzie and Douglas Tiffany of Ludington, was born May 25, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Camden Allen Miller, the son of Jeanne and Aric Miller of Scottville, was born May 29, 2014…
HAMLIN TWP. — A 42-year-old Manistee woman was injured Monday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving hit a tree. The crash occurred on Jebavy Drive north of Fisher Road about 2:30 p.m. According to Mason County sheriff’s deputies on the scene, the woman had apparently suffered from low blood sugar. She was driving a Chrysler Sebring north and went…
The weather and beach report for Mason County is sponsored by Superior Electric of Ludington: 231-845-0126; www.supelectric.com. Lake Michigan water temperature at Stearns Park, Ludington: 43 F. Monday, June 2, 2014. Showers and thunderstorms ending by late afternoon. Mostly cloudy with strong winds. Temperatures slowly falling to near 67 F. Winds SSW at 25 to 30 mph. Tonight. Sunset: 9:23 p.m. Isolated thunderstorms…
Judith K. Schoenherr, aged 67 of Baldwin passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids. Judy was born on July 13, 1946 in Ludington, the daughter of Fred W. and Gladys M. (Wright) Schoenherr, graduated from Mason County Eastern High School with the class of 1965, and earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree…
By Kate Krieger. MCP Correspondent. HAMLIN TWP. – Volunteers do a lot for places and usually go very unnoticed. Many people may think that since the Ludington State Park is such a rustic beauty it doesn’t need much in the way of upkeep, but that is not the case at all. Between the many employees the park staffs, there is…
Letter to the editor. Dear Editor, The rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain. Hammie has visited the auto body shop and has been repaired, good as new, from his recent collision with the wall of opposition. Fortunately, Hammie has many friends who offered transportation while he was incapacitated. Too bad he couldn’t ride the bus.…
HART — Leading the way as one of the top producers of asparagus in the nation, Oceana County will celebrate its claim to fame this weekend with the National Asparagus Festival. This year’s 41st annual celebration will be especially festive as local farmers are reporting one of the best asparagus crops in decades. Events begin Friday, June 6, and continue…
By Kate Krieger. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – In its fourth year at its current location in downtown Ludington, the Sandcastles Children’s Museum has seen thousands of families enter through its doors to enjoy almost 30 different exhibits, ranging from ancient Egypt to the S.S. Badger. With all the activity at the museum, it is still in need of one thing,…
79th District Court Arraignments. By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of the 79th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Raymond Paul Stacey, 32, of 311 E. Melendy St., Ludington, was arrested May 22 by the Ludington Police Department (LPD) for a felonies of assault by strangulation and two counts of third-degree…
By Allison Scarbrough. Contributing Editor. LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this past week in 51st Circuit Court: – Quinton Allen Mosley, Jr., 34, of 7737 St. Hupert Trail, Hesperia, was found guilty March 4 of one count of controlled substance, delivery/manufacture 5-45 kilograms. One count of the same charge was dismissed. He was sentenced May 27 to 330 days…
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