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CUSTER – Today, we said goodbye to Johnny and Maisie Urban. Hundreds of people showed up for the funeral at St. Simon Church in Ludington followed by the burial at Custer Riverside Cemetery and then the wake in the Big Room at Johnny’s of Custer. It is amazing the impact these two people had on multiple generations of people in…
SCOTTVILLE – Dr. Lewis Squires, a doctor of chiropractic and chairman of the Mason County Board of Commissioners, was recently awarded the Michigan Association of Chiropractors’ Kirk A. Lee, DC, Community Champion Award. Dr. Squires is the inaugural recipient of the award, which will be given yearly to a Michigan chiropractor “in recognition and appreciation of their unselfish commitment to…
VICTORY TWP. – Who will be Mason County’s next probate court judge? Will it be Nick Krieger who grew up on North Rath Avenue in Ludington, graduated from Ludington High School and has worked as a law clerk for the Michigan Court of Appeals for the past eight years? Or will it be Hamlin Township resident Jeff Nellis who has…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief CUSTER – Western Michigan entertainment legend Johnny Urban died this weekend at the age of 85. Johnny was best known as the owner of Johnny’s of Custer, roller rink, restaurant, night club and bar. Johnny and his twin brother Tony built Northern Gardens Roller Rink in 1948 when they were 18-years-old, according to former manager Dan…
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