My view. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The addition of a third Manierre Dawson art piece at WestShoreCommunity College is a treasure that many do not even realize. As many of you know, I am an instructor of photography at WestShore. Four days a week I pass the Manierre Dawson Gallery at WestShore on my way to the classroom. Now, as…
SCOTTVILLE – Two applicants were interviewed Thursday for the possible part-time Scottville police chief position. They included Donald Riley of Walhalla and Dennis Richards of Grandville. Tom Trenner of Custer Township withdrew his application from the process. Riley is a retired detective sergeant/patrol officer from Deartborn Heights Police Department; 29 years experience. Richards is a sergeant on the Grandville Police Department with…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting reservations for the 2013 Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner to be held on Saturday, May 11 at Lincoln Hills Golf Club beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person. Seating is limited, so please place your reservation by calling the Chamber office at 231-845-0324. Reservations must be…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) introduced H.R. 1484, the Medicare Payment Rate Disclosure Act of 2013. This legislation provides consumers with an easily searchable list of Medicare payment rates for the 30 most common inpatient and outpatient hospital procedures, along with the rates of the 30 most common physician services in the consumers’ region. Within eight months, the bill requires the…
The Kitchen Sink. A blog by Stephanie Wagner. If you give a mom a home office….. She will sit down at her desk in her pajamas at 6:00 to get a head start on the day. She will boot up her computer to respond to yesterday’s emails, when she realizes that she needs a cup of coffee. She will go…
VICTORY TWP. – West Shore Community College will be roaring with laughter and rocking with music on Sunday afternoon, April 14, as the Four Bitchin’ Babes take the stage with their estrogen-infused mayhem and award winning songwriting in “Mid-Life Vices: a Musical Review.” The 2 p.m. matinee performance will be in the Center Stage Theater on the WSCC campus. “Mid-Life Vices”…
It’s hard to put WOW into words, but I’m going to try. On behalf of the board, staff and volunteers of West Shore Pregnancy Care Center, I would like to extend an enormous THANK YOU to our community for the way they came out in numbers this past Saturday for the 14th Annual Lake Jump to benefit our organization. I really…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mark McCallum received 28 months to 15 years today for custodial interference today in 51st Circuit Court. Prosecutor Paul Spaniola had asked that Judge Richard Cooper suspend the state’s sentencing guidelines and sentence McCallum a minimum of seven years in prison for the February 2012 abduction of his two children (see related post below).…
LUDINGTON — A pre-trial conference for Marshall Jennings Brault, 19, has been adjourned until May 7. Brault, 606 N. Gaylord Ave., was arraigned in Mason County on arson charges earlier this year. He and Travis Malone allegedly committed both the arson and the breaking and entering. Both are charged for the Oct. 17, 2012 arson of the house located at…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. CUSTER TWP. — Greg Robison was working in his pole barn when he came out to see smoke coming from his house. He called 911 and started getting his animals and possessions out of the house at 1489 S. Darr Rd. Flames were initially reported to be showing at the time of the call, shortly before 2…
GRAND RAPIDS – The sentencing of Stacy Lynn Ahlgren, a former employee of Northwestern Bank in Ludington, was postponed until April 17 at 2 p.m. in Grand Rapids federal court. Ahlgren pleaded guilty to embezzlement in December 2012. The longtime bank employee took nearly $900,000 from the bank over five years. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker placed Ahlgren on…
LUDINGTON — Mark McCallum, who was found guilty on March 1 of two counts of parental kidnapping, will be sentenced today in 51st Circuit Court. McCallum legally represented himself in the weeklong trial. The charges stemmed from the February 2012 abduction of his then 2-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. McCallum did not return the children to his estranged wife —…
Riverton Township farmer Arthur Lister has been appointed to the Michigan Apple Committee by Gov. Rick Snyder, according to the website Northwest Michigan’s Second Wave. Lister is the owner of Lister Orchards. Lister’s 900 acre farm produces apples, tart cherries, sweet cherries, peaches, pears and plums. He will be the new representative for District 5, replacing Scott Lewis. Lister is…
The quarterly verification period for tier 3 sex offenders began April 1. During this period, state law requires all tier 3 registered offenders to report in person to their local police department, sheriff’s office, or nearest Michigan State Police post to verify their address. The Michigan Sex Offenders Registration Act requires tier 1 offenders to verify their address annually, during…
LUDINGTON — The Mason County Board of Commissioners is expected to pass a resolution supporting the proposed Great Lakes Technology Park tonight during its regular meeting. The State of Michigan has issued a request for proposals provide data hosting facilities to house essential electronic data that will enable the state government to better serve its citizens. The proposal request includes…
LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council approved an agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation during its regular meeting Monday night. Construction work on building a new bridge is scheduled to begin in late May or early June. City Manager John Shay construction is expected to be completed sometime before the end of the year. MDOT’s Local Bridge Fund will…
LUDINGTON — The City of Ludington Buildings and Licenses committee will meet Thursday at 3:30 p.m. to discuss downtown noise levels. The discussion stems from the request of some downtown merchants who complained the 90 decibel sound level being proposed in the new outdoor dining ordinance is too loud. During the March 19 city council meeting Nate Petersen, owner of Backstage…
LUDINGTON — The PM 41 barge and its tug boat The Undaunted left Ludington harbor for the first time this shipping season Monday afternoon. The barge was heading to Burns Harbor, Ind. to pick up a load of steel slag for Rieth-Riley’s Ludington operation. The trip is also the first for the tug’s new engines. The tug and barge are…
AMBER TWP. — The public is invited to attend a presentation on the future of Agri-Tourism in Mason County on April 18th at 7 p.m. at the Mason County Reformed Church at 45 South Amber Road. The panel will address value-added products and experiences and its effects on business. All agricultural-related businesses and interested individuals are invited to attend. Panelists…
LUDINGTON — Mason County will soon have a part-time seasonal employee whose purpose will be to monitor the flicker caused by wind turbines in the Lake Winds Energy Park in Riverton and Summit townships. The county commission is expected to approve the $2,500 a year position at its regular meeting Tuesday night. Zoning and Building Director Mary Reilly told the…
LUDINGTON — Dennis Dunlap is expected to be appointed to the Mason County Planning Commission Tuesday during the regular meeting of the Mason County Board of Commissioners. Dunlap was selected among four people who were interviewed last week in front of the county’s Buildings, Planning, Drains and Airport committee. He is the president of Westshore Engineering of Muskegon and resides…
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