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LUDINGTON — The Type 2 Diabetes Support Group meeting, scheduled for Tuesday night at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has been canceled, due to the dangerous weather.
LUDINGTON — The Type 2 Diabetes Support Group meeting, scheduled for Tuesday night at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has been canceled, due to the dangerous weather.
Mason County and surrounding areas remain under a winter storm warning, which has been extended until 7 p.m. tonight. A wind chill warning also remains in effect until 7 p.m. Dangerously cold wind chill values may drop as low as 30 below zero this morning, improving through the day. Snow and blowing snow with near-blizzard conditions this morning will slowly…
A downed wire caused a power outage in Amber and Pere Marquette townships, effecting between 200 to over 1,000 people. The wire went down near U.S. 10 and Brye Road in Amber Township. Several businesses and residents along the U.S. 10 corridor were affected and are still currently without power.
Deputies from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to traffic incidents Monday, many weather related. The activity report of the department from Jan. 6, 2014 includes: – 1:45 a.m.: Car/deer crash, no injuries, Stiles and Fountain roads, Victory Twp. – 4:56 a.m.: Alarm activation, 1500 block of North Lakeshore Dr., Hamlin Twp. – 5:51 a.m.: Car slid off road, 3800…
SCOTTVILLE — Family Fun Craft at the Scottville library has been cancelled for Tuesday, January 7, and rescheduled for Tuesday, January 14. Families are invited to drop in any time between 3 to 5:30 p.m. and get creative. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult. All Mason County District Library programs are free of charge. Family Craft…
The January 6th 2004 Victory Township regular board meeting at 6 p.m. is canceled due to weather conditions and dangerous wind chill.
All Mason County schools are closed Tuesday due to the weather. This includes Ludington Area Schools, Ludington Area Catholic, Mason County Central, Mason County Eastern and West Shore Educational Service District. We have not received official notice from any other county school.
VICTORY TWP. — Due to the extreme weather conditions, the West Shore Community College offices and campus will close at 3 p.m. today. Winter semester begins next Monday .
LUDINGTON — Due to poor visibility from blowing and drifting snow, the City of Ludington Department of Public Works’ snowplows were pulled from the roads from about 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. They have returned to operation and are planning on snowplowing every street in the city at least once today. The DPW will continue to plow the main streets in…
The Kitchen Sink. A blog by Stephanie Wagner. I have had a lot of people ask me how things are going with the new old house. I have developed a pretty standard response of, “It depends on the day….” We closed on the house about 6 weeks ago. Throw in a couple of holidays, some dinner parties, and the actual…
Students in Mason County will get at least an extra day of Christmas break. All Mason County schools are closed on Monday due to extreme cold temperatures. Mason County Central Superintendent Jeff Mount said extreme cold wind, blowing snow and deteriorating conditions were the reasons he cancelled classes at MCC. West Shore Community College’s winter semester is not scheduled to…
Moonlighting A blog by Judy Cools I am appalled. No other word will do. Some number of months ago, I got a little paperback book at a yard sale or book sale somewhere. The title (which I refuse to quote exactly, for fear someone might actually go out and look for it) has something to do with better marriages and…
Wind chill temperatures between 20 and 30 below 0 are possible Monday morning. The National Weather Service states that a wind chill alert remains in effect from late Sunday night through Tuesday afternoon with . Wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph Sunday night and Monday could create blowing and drifting snow. People are being advised to avoid prolonged exposure…
LUDINGTON — Willow River Song Robbins came into the world Saturday morning, January 4, as the first baby born this year at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Willow and her parents, Ariel and Roscoe Robbins, live in Hart. Baby Willow weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz. and was 20 inches long when born at 7:03 a.m. The hospital’s Birthing Center was anticipating the arrival of…
LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned this past week in front of the magistrate in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Felonies Cody Wayne Methvin, 22, 113 N. Dennis Rd., Ludington, was arrested Dec. 30 by Ludington Police Dept. (LPD) for carrying a concealed weapon. A preliminary conference is scheduled for Jan. 8 at 11:15 a.m. Bond, $5,000/personal. He was also…
LUDINGTON — The following is a report of criminal proceedings this past week in Mason County’s 79th District Court. Arthur Lee Jackson, 709 1/2 Foster St., Ludington, was found guilty on Jan. 2 for disorderly person, urinating in public. He was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for 1 year, serving 2 days; not allowed to purchase/possess/consume alcohol/illicit drugs; must…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TWP. — The fire that destroyed the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar on U.S. 10-31 started somewhere in the kitchen. Pere Marquette Township Fire Chief Larry Gaylord said that is about all he knows at this time about the origin of the early morning fire that destroyed the popular eating establishment. PM and Ludington fire…
AMBER TWP. — Firefighters from Pere Marquette and Ludington fire departments were dispatched to Applebee’s restaurant on West U.S. 10-31 just after 4 a.m. for a report of heavy smoke coming from the building. Ludington Fire Chief Jerry Funk was first on scene and confirmed the fire, which appears to have started in the southeast side of the restaurant’s kitchen.…
LUDINGTON — The 2013 New Year’s Eve Drive Safe, Drive Sober campaign is being declared another succes. “This success was due to the combined efforts of Abrahamson’s Towing, Quinn’s Tires & Tows, Oceana Auto and the Ludington Mass Transportation Authority,” said Ludington Police Chief Mark Barnett. Additional contributions came from Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Mason County, Students Against Destructive…
LUDINGTON — West Michigan Community Mental Health recently received a $10,000 donation in the memory of Hal and Virginia Madden. The donation was presented on Dec. 17 at the CMH governing board meeting and was made by Kurt and Kyle Madden in memory of their parents. Hal Madden, who served many years as superintendent of Ludington Area Schools, was a…
A 30-year-old Branch woman was arrested on a felony warrant New Year’s Eve following a traffic stop at 1:33 p.m. at 143 N. Jebavy Dr. in Pere Marquette Township. Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office made the traffic stop for an equipment violation and ended up arresting a passenger in the vehicle for an outstanding probation violation stemmed from a…
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