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Hazardous beach conditions expected today along Lake Michigan shoreline
Hazardous beach conditions are expected for much of the day Wednesday, lasting until Thursday morning. The National Weather Service has issued Beach Hazard Statements for much of the Lake Michigan shoreline from Van Buren County north to Mason County from 2 p.m. Wednesday until 5 a.m. Thursday. Small Craft Advisories...
Woman faces prison after no-contest plea in abuse of son, 2
MASON COUNTY, MI - A Ludington woman pleaded no contest to second-degree child abuse after claiming her 2-year-old son may have suffered serious injuries in a fall from a crib. Tara Treesh, 36, entered the plea on Tuesday, July 16, in Mason County Circuit Court. If you purchase a product...
Lakeshore Food Club to receive portion of Lakeshore Offshore Classic fish
LUDINGTON — The Ludington Offshore Classic began Tuesday and will continue through Sunday, July 21. New this year, some of the fish collected during the tournament, hosted by the Chamber Alliance of Mason County, will be donated to the Lakeshore Food Club. “The daily contests are anticipated to bring...
Ludington mother faces 20 months to 10 years for child abuse
LUDINGTON — A 36-year-old Ludington mother pleaded “no contest” to second-degree child abuse in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, July 16. Tara Lynn Treesh’s plea includes a sentencing agreement of 20 months to 10 years in prison. “In December of 2021, Treesh brought her...
Duo buy over $1,700 in lottery tickets on stolen credit card
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Two male subjects reportedly bought over $1,700 in scratch-off lottery tickets on a stolen credit card at the Hamlin Grocery store on North Jebavy Drive Monday, July 15, shortly before 10:30 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. “Upon leaving the store, it was learned the...
Woman arrested for meth possession after she was found passed out in vehicle in store parking lot
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Fountain woman was arrested for methamphetamine possession after Mason County sheriff’s deputies responded to “a report of a female passed out in her vehicle,” said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The incident occurred Monday, July 15, shortly before 7 p.m....
NOTABLE - LIBRARY
The Mason County District Library is pleased to welcome back Cirque Amongus to teach circus tricks to children on Monday, July 22 at 2 p.m. in Ludington and Wednesday, July 24 at 2 p.m. in Scottville. This event is part of the Summer Reading Program and will be held outdoors...
Annual Garden Walk raises money for Mason County Garden Club
The Mason County Garden Club held its annual Garden Walk on Sunday afternoon. Several members’ gardens in downtown Ludington were opened up to the public for leisurely enjoyment and all proceeds from tickets directly benefited the Garden Club, whose members number several dozen. The Garden Club was started in...
Southeast Iowa school principal drowns in Lake Michigan
LUDINGTON, Mich. — A southeast Iowa school administrator is dead after apparently drowning while vacationing with his family. The Mason County, Michigan, Sheriff's Office identifies the victim as Mark Scholes, 44, of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The tragedy happened Tuesday afternoon in Lake Michigan. Scholes was the principal at Oskaloosa Middle...
Man who died after being pulled from Lake Michigan was a middle school principal from Iowa
LUDINGTON, MI – A man who died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan on Tuesday was a middle school principal from Iowa, KCCI Des Moines reports. Mark Scholes, 44, of Oskaloosa, was swimming at Ludington State Park during a vacation with his family when he began to struggle in the water around 1:49 p.m., according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. Someone called 911.
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