PERE MARQUETTE TWP. – Pere Marquette Charter Township has begun the development of a new five-year township recreation plan. As part of the process township officials are seeking input from residents and visitors through a survey currently posted on the township’s website: www.pmtwp.org. The survey link is located on the home page under “Latest News” and can also be found…
The weather is brought to you by Urka Auto Center, 3736 W. U.S. 10, Ludington, www.urkaautos.com. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014: Sunny today with a few passing clouds. High of 31F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, a few clouds. Low 27F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Sunset: 5:09 p.m. Sunrise: 8:10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014:…
ROTHBURY — Double JJ Resort will hold its first Women’s Day on Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13 from noon to 4 p.m. each day. Admission is $3, which includes entry into a drawing to win two tubing passes at the Sundance Slopes. The event will be held at the Back 40 Dance Hall. RSVP at 231-894-3902. The day…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TWP. — Great Lakes Ford has become one of the first dealerships in the country to have a newly re-designed F-150 pickup in stock. The model was released for sale last week. One of the major changes is the aluminum body, making the truck 800 pounds lighter than the previous model, which has been the…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Sean Michael Phillips is asking for an appeal of Judge Richard Cooper’s decision to allow the murder charges against him to proceed. Phillips’ attorney, David Glancy, filed the appeal today in 51st Circuit Court. Phillips is charged with the murder of his 4-month-old daughter, Katherine Phillips. Also known as “Baby Kate,” Katherine has been…
LUDINGTON — A 21-year-old Victory Township man will serve a one-year jail sentence for threatening wedding guests with a rifle. Codie Lee Fink, 21, of 1783 N. U.S. 31, was sentenced today in 51st Circuit Court on two charges of felonious assault charges and a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery. He was originally charged with five counts including two…
VICTORY TWP. — The CrossRoads Band, led by Tom Noteware, will present “Behold the Lamb of God” in concert on Saturday, December 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the West Shore Community College Center Stage Theater, located at the intersection of Stiles and Sugar Grove roads. The music and story-telling of the concert are unique – not the typical songs of…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A Hart man will 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, was sentenced this afternoon in 51st Circuit Court. He was originally charged with four counts from the February, 2014 crime including safe breaking (punishable…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 30-year-old Scottville woman who robbed the Scottville Admiral gas station in June, will spend up to a year in jail today. Jaralee Chaloux Sobers, of 412 Thornwhild Dr., Apt. 2, was sentenced by Judge Richard Cooper in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon for the June 17 robbery of the gas station located at…
SCOTTVILLE — The Scottville United Methodist Church, 114 W. State St., will host a community Christmas caroling party on Sunday, December 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Carolers will depart on hay wagons from the church parking lot at 5:45 p.m. and follow a route along streets on the edges of Scottville (Broadway to Columbia, south to Second, north on Scott to First, west to…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Thirty children will have a little extra help with their Christmas shopping on Monday when they Shop with a Cop. The popular program has been lapse for a couple of years but is being revived this year by Ludington Police Officer Tony Kuster. “We are hoping to help out some children who…
LUDINGTON — Deputies from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office responded to nine car crashes Monday, Dec. 8, on slushy roads. – 11:02 a.m., a 56-year-old Pentwater woman received minor injuries after her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, Kinney and Walhalla, Logan Twp. – 11:20 a.m., one-vehicle crash, no injury, US-31 Freeway near Pere Marquette Hwy., Pere Marquette…
Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post responded to a series of crashes in Mason County Monday, Dec. 8, caused by slippery road conditions. – 12:36 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Stiles and Decker rds., Amber Twp. – 3:10 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Rasmussen and Myers rds., Pere Marquette Twp. – 4:35 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Hawley…
RIVERTON TWP. — A 25-year-old Ludington woman in a single vehicle crash at the corner of Meisenheimer and Schwass roads Tuesday morning. The crash occurred just before noon. The woman was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo east on Meisenheimer Road when she hit a patch of slush, according to a Mason County sheriff’s deputy on scene. The vehicle then…
The weather is brought to you by Urka Auto Center, 3736 W. U.S. 10, Ludington, www.urkaautos.com. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014: Cloudy with a high of 36F. Winds, north at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy with a low of 26F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Sunset: 5:09 p.m. Sunrise: 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014: A few passing…
AMBER TWP. — Two teenaged females were injured in a rollover crash on Gordon Road north of Hansen Road Monday afternoon. The Ford Explorer they were riding in was heading north on Gordon when it appeared to have slid off the road and flipped over. Initial reports indicated the two were trapped in the vehicle. However, they were freed before…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TWP. — Two students who attend the West Shore Educational Service District’s afternoon classes on the campus of West Shore Community College have been diagnosed with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. Principal Lynda Matson said the students attend Onekama High School. One is in the ESD’s Career Technical Education culinary arts program and the…
HART — The Michigan State Police responded to three separate crashes in Mason County over the weekend: Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 – 8:13 p.m., one-car property damage accident, Custer and Fountain roads, Sherman Twp. – 9:40 p.m., car-deer crash, US-31 and US-10, Amber Twp. Sunday, Dec 7, 2014 – 6:45 p.m., car-deer crash, US-31 and Scottville Rd, Amber Twp. The…
Birth announcements are sponsored by ABC Kidz/Purple Monkey, 123 E. Ludington Ave. Check them out here on Facebook. Welcome to the world! Kayleana Lynne Mulligan, the daughter of Amanda Mulligan and Dustin Huck of Walhalla, was born Dec. 3, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Natalia Rannae Young, the daughter of Priscilla Alanis and Nicholas Young of Ludington, was born Dec. 6,…
PERE MARQUETTE TWP. — Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 21-year-old Ludington man on multiple warrants, including possession of explosives, following a traffic stop on North Nelson Rd. Saturday at 12:09 p.m. Two warrants were from Ludington Police Department, including a criminal bench warrant and failure to appear. Two other felony warrants were from Ohio including dangerous drugs…
Outside the Walls, a blog written by Nick VanderWall, is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales, 1680 W. U.S. 10-31, Scottville; 231-757-2727; www.vanderhaagcarsales.com, Mason County’s premier car rental outlet and also Legends Taxidermy of Scottville; 231-757-9589;www.legendstaxidermy.com. It appears here on the second and fourth Monday of the month. As most of us have finished eating the turkey and cleaning our rifles,…
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