Scottville News

RIVERTON Twp. - Firefighters were forced to stand by and watch as a house burned to the ground Monday night into this morning.

Scottville continues to work on ordinance enforcement for blight in the city, as discussed at Monday night's meeting.

AMBROSE , Jennifer L. and Timothy W., of Pittsford, a daughter, Elizabelle Faith Conolly Ambrose, born May 12, 9 pounds, 9 ounces at Allegiance Health.

The Mason-Lake Conservation District will be planting trees at Scottville's MacPhail Field this weekend and in the mall area between Nichols Drugs next weekend as part of a DTE/Michigan DNR grant to the City of Scottville.

The 90-foot-tall structure is visible from U.S. 10 in Scottville next to a new 60,000-bushel wet storage bin.

The city commission decided Monday to hire a part-time chief and went with the public safety committee's recommendation of Donald Riley, who now lives in Walhalla, for the job.

Ella Jane Sommerfeldt, 85, of Custer, passed away on May 2, at Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan.

Scottville city commissioners are expected to decide if hiring a part-time police chief is the right next move for the city at Monday night's meeting.

Solveig K. Raspotnik, 85, of Shelby, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, at the Oceana Medical Care Facility in Hart.

Jessica Vandeven and Michael Dunneback of Manistee announce the birth of a son, Brody Michael Dunneback, April 18 at West Shore Medical Center.

Scottville's Public Safety Committee meets at 5:30 tonight to discuss the future of the Scottville Police Department, whether the city will go with coverage by the Mason County Sheriff's Office or hire a part-time chief.

Firefighters from four departments - Fountain, Free Soil, Custer and Scottville - responded to a house fire at 349 Fountain Road late Saturday morning.