Scottville News

A memorial celebrating the life of Denny Johnston will be held on Sunday, June 10 from 1-4 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles on Division Street in Manistee.

Scottville is one step closer to having the long-awaited sidewalk that will stretch from downtown to Riverside Park, after the city received bids from contractors for the job.

"This is going to be a huge loss for the Scottville Clown Band," said Jim Frost, president of the Scottville Clown Band.

Justin Clark of Scottville announce the birth of a daughter, Karli Marie Clark, May 20 at West Shore Medical Center.

'The Wilson children grew up with a legend for a father. Everybody in town knew him, everybody in the county knew him,' George C. Wilson said Tuesday afternoon of his father George 'Big George' Wilson who had died earlier that morning.

Two people were transported to hospitals after a head-on collision on Ludington Avenue near Staffon Street around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Sherman Township - A house on Tuttle Road between Dewey Road and Sugar Grove Road was damaged by lightning and fire during severe thunderstorms Sunday morning, according to Fountain Fire Chief Roger Berndt.

Wilson, 81, has had many titles: broadcaster, columnist, former mayor of Scottville, former member of the Mason County Central Board of Education, street leader of the Scottville Clown Band, husband, father, and grandfather, to name a handful.

Kristen Hansen of Lachine and Alexander Wisniewski of Alpena were married on December 31, 2011 at the Community of Christ Church in Lachine.

Paternal grandparents are Kim and Nancy VanNortwick of Ludington. Maternal grandparents are Marvin and Karen Riffle of Scottville.

The second train full of wind parts was brought to Ludington by Marquette Rail Monday and what a train it was.

South Main Street in Scottville will continue to be closed today and Tuesday, May 8 from the stop light to the railroad tracks.

That makes sense: The head of Ludington-based 10 West Studios , Cronk wrote and directed the youth adventure story inspired by his "wonderful childhood growing up in West Michigan." Ninety-five percent of principal photography took place in Ludington and Manistee for three weeks last fall, and an artifact key to the plot is a Petoskey stone with a ... (more)

The movie 'Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy,' a comedy adventure film for the whole family, has had a huge impact on locals living in Mason and Manistee counties.

Residents of Scottville and Riverton reported hailstones up to 2 inches in diameter while Victory Township had all the water it could handle, at least along Fisher Road.