Scottville News

Many students at Saginaw Valley State University didn't even know their Michigan Promise Scholarship was in jeopardy this fall, Julie A. Boon says.

'I guess we have reached our goal, to make people happy,' said Al Soller. Soller and his wife Rita's lawn at 3942 U.S. 31 features 10 plastic crows that caught the eye of quite a few passersby.

Frederick E. 'Fritz' Holden, 77, of Scottville, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington.

Scottville four-year-olds will still be able to attend preschool for no cost under the Great Start Readiness Program.

Never mind the multimillion-dollar plans to build soundstages in Pontiac and Allen Park.

A former Northern Michigan priest will spend at least 30 days in jail for admitting to sexual misconduct.

Drew and Martha Moore have a red plastic bin for their belongings. It contains a few T-shirts and pairs of pants for each of them, and Drew has a quilted shirt, a jacket of sorts.

Progress on Scottville's newest addition to the city is moving along. Dollar General will have signs on the new store that are bigger than what is usually allowed after commissioners, acting as the Zoning Board of Appeals, granted a variance for the signs Monday.

A newly erected wind turbine at the state Department of Environmental Quality office in Bay City.

Scottville has two potential buyers for the city's former Healy auto dealership building on South Main Street.

During World War II Navajo code talkers used their language to encode military messages with terms like "iron fish" to refer to submarines and helped turn the tide of the Pacific Theater in favor of the Allied Forces.

Falling trees Randy Hodges of Scottville was brushing his teeth and preparing for bed when wind caused a huge Japanese elm tree to crash on his home.

Four teams of horses from local farms will be used to pull hay wagons and plows - a new attraction this year at the Barns & Byways tour today.

United Way of Mason County has kicked off its annual fundraising campaign with a goal of $345,000. Mayors John Henderson of Ludington and Leon Begue of Scottville will serve as this year's campaign chairs.

A Mason County business owner saw his business burn to the ground this morning. Twin Maple Manufacturing on North Dennis Road, between Ludington and Scottville, caught fire sometime before seven a.m., and it burned fast and hot.

Many people turned out Monday afternoon to watch the SS Badger leave Ludington's harbor for the last time in 2009.

While much of the rest of the community slept nights this week, a small army of cast and crew has been pulling all-nighters to create a good portion of 10 West Studios' third film so far, turning Manistee into a backdrop for motion pictures.

Scottville city commissioners are being asked to decide whether to continue to pay all firefighter wages - including hourly pay for training - as members of the Mason County Rural Fire Authority.

Hundreds of people lined up for the official start of Scottville's Harvest Festival, the ox roast.

Sisters Cayla and Tiffany Christmas earned the titles of Harvest Festival queen and runnerup, respectively, Thursday night at the Scottville Clown Band Shell.