Mason County News

A Fountain man was charged for allegedly possessing narcotics at the Mason County Jail Oct.

The Lake Michigan Tour, an 1100-mile designated scenic route that spans four states, begins "officially" at Ludington, halfway up the western edge of Michigan.

Mason-Oceana 911's board of directors will have to take a harder look at the budget to make ends meet after voters in both counties defeated a proposal for an increase on the 911 surcharge.

During the last 10 years Annie Hsueh has worked almost every day at her business, Hunan Gardens, and almost every day - at least in the summer - she sees an ambulance go by with lights and sirens on, she says.

Cap and trade legislation being considered in Congress, in effect, is a tax that could cost American families as much as $1,700 a year, lead to the export of jobs, reduce the gross domestic product and do little or nothing to affect climate change.

The former 35th District State Senator for Mason County when the district strung along U.S. 10 to Midland, also is former Director of Agriculture for the State of Michigan, former Congressman for the Midland area and a former state appeals court judge -- his most recent elected gig.

A deputy from the Mason County Sheriff's Office received minor injuries after being involved in a traffic accident while on duty Monday night.

Jobless rates rose only slightly between August and September for Mason, Manistee, Oceana and Lake counties but are much higher than they were a year ago.

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.

A Catholic priest removed from two Mason County parishes earlier this year amid allegations of sexual misconduct at a Meijer store has pleaded guilty to a sex assault charge.

Time is precious when a person with Alzheimer's disease or who is autistic wanders away.

The 2009 Barns & Byways tour was well attended, said event organizer Marcia Hansen, and brought in people from all over the country.

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.

Posted: 10-11-2009 Bosse centers hire Fisher as executive director The Andre' Bosse Centers, the child advocacy centers for Mason and Oceana counties, has announced the hiring of Kenneth Fisher, of Shelby, as its new executive director.

About 150 emergency responders from Mason and Oceana counties converged on the Mason County Fairgrounds Saturday to practice their teamwork and evacuation skills in response to a simulated wildfire.

For nearly 200 emergency responders, today was all about teamwork. Police, Fire Department's, EMS, Central Dispatch and many other's from Mason and Oceana Counties came together today to practice their skills.

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.

Farming is an important part of Mason County and now will be represented with a sculpture at Ludington's Waterfront Park.