Custer News

A Catholic priest who served churches in western Michigan has been sentenced to six months in jail for sexual misconduct.

Three volleys of rifle shots cracked the air over Scottville as an honor guard of local veterans fired a salute Wednesday during the Veterans Day program held at Scottville Optimist Hall.

Military personnel will be recognized Wednesday in Veterans Day ceremonies across the area.

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

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

The Rev. Johnson Jeyabel Pappusamy, former pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Custer and St.

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.

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* Michigan anglers fined $7,200 for possessing too many walleyes Eight Michigan residents have been convicted of possessing too many walleye and must pay a total of $7,200 in fines.

The trip to Scottville from south of the Pere Marquette River has gotten a lot easier.

A sign on the door Monday said it all: 'Big room and skate center closed while we 're-group.' Thanks for understanding!!' After 61 years, Johnny's of Custer is closing its doors.

A large portion of a field of straw went up in smoke after a hay baler caught fire on the Brigs Family Farm located at 2880 E. Johnson Road between Custer and Stephens Roads Friday evening.

A 39-year-old Custer man was arrested at 11 p.m. Tuesday after the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team responded to a domestic violence situation in the 4700 block of Fisher Road.

A 39-year-old Custer man was arrested at 11 p.m. Tuesday after the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team responded to a domestic violence situation in the 4700 block of Fisher Road.

Between sprinkles of rain and sputters of old gas and diesel engines early Saturday afternoon, exhibitors and visitors to the 2009 Western Michigan Old Engine Club's annual show tractors paraded, old friends and new ones visited with one another, and vendors offered wares ranging from old paperback books to - at one booth - an old bombing practice ...

Jacob Jancek, of New Era, is a fan of old engines. 'I like how they're made and to see how our stuff today is so different,' Jacob said.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has made an arrest in the case of a trumpeter swan found dead in a Custer pond in late April.

There's been a rain delay on the Pere Marquette River. The weekend's rain meant the lampricide in the Baldwin River and Little South Branch of the Pere Marquette River lost their effectiveness before reaching the main stem of the P.M. As a result, crews were delayed in treating the main branch of the P.M. until Monday.

About 40 firefighters from four fire departments responded to a barn fire on Conrad Road Wednesday night.

The Pere Marquette River is home to a whole lotta lampreys - but not as many as it used to be.

A military concert this weekend and a fundraiser next weekend are in memory of a Battle Creek soldier killed three years ago in Iraq.