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West Shore Bank acquires Dearborn-based wealth management and advisory and trust business

April 8, 2025

LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has acquired the wealth management, investment advisory and trust services business of Auto Club Trust, FSB of Dearborn in an all-cash transaction effective March 31, 2025. According to a press release from West Shore Bank, the acquisition expands the bank’s trust and fiduciary capabilities further strengthening its commitment to providing comprehensive wealth management services. “We…

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Obituary: Gerry Lee Hansen, 80, of Ludington

April 8, 2025

Gerry Lee Hansen, 80, of Ludington, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, following a battle with cancer. Gerry was born in Ludington on February 6, 1945, the second child of Richard and Marjorie Pehrson.  She graduated from Mason County Central High School in 1963. In 1981, Gerry was elected the clerk for the City of Ludington.  She proudly held…

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Police news, published April 8, 2025

April 8, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is police activity in Mason County Monday, April 7, 2025: 7:09 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Jagger Road east of Lincoln Road, Hamlin Township. 7:18 a.m., (MCSO), a 36-year-old Manistee man was cited following a traffic stop…

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Neushwander appointed to healthcare recruiting board

April 8, 2025

BALDWIN – Alan Neushwander has been appointed to the Michigan Recruitment and Retention Network’s (MRRN) Board of Directors. Neushwander, from Ludington, works as the director of external and internal relations at Family Health Care, a Federally Qualified Health Center based in Baldwin. He previously worked at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital and West Michigan Community Mental Health. He is also a…

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Legion auxiliary seeking items for active duty, veterans’ retreat

April 8, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Edwin H. Ewing Unit 76 American Legion Auxiliary will be collecting items for Wilwin Lodge at Cygnet Cove on Sunday, April 13 and Monday, April 14, 2025.  Items may be dropped from noon to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Post #76, 318 N. James St.. by placing items on the table in back room. Non members will need to…

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