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Scottville Christmas parade is Dec. 5

November 13, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — The sixth annual Scottville Christmas parade will take place Friday, Dec. 5 beginning at 6 p.m. A tree lighting celebration will take place downtown following the parade. The parade route will again go through the neighborhoods of Scottville with participants meeting at the Mason County Central Middle School on the west end of Beryl Street. The parade route…

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Sports coverage sponsors needed

November 12, 2025

Last month we announced that Mason County Press and Oceana County Press will begin covering local sports and recreation. As a small business, adding this level of service requires additional funding. We are still in need of more supporters in order to bring this service to you. Individuals who would like to contribute may do so by making an instant…

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NTSB: Snow/ice, pilot error caused 2023 fatal plane crash

November 12, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its Aviation Investigation Final Report on an airplane crash that killed two people from Indiana on Nov. 23, 2023. Pilot Randy Strebig, 60, and Allison Wheaton, 43, died after their plane, a Socata TBM 700, crashed north of the Mason County Airport just west of…

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Jury trial set for this week for man accused of third-offense domestic violence

November 12, 2025

LUDINGTON — A jury trial is scheduled for Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 12-14, in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court for a 46-year-old man charged with third-offense domestic violence and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. David Robert Southern was arrested on the charges by the Ludington Police Department, May 4, 2024, according to court records. ____________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and…

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Police news, published Nov. 12, 2025

November 12, 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 Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025: 11:14 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Lakeshore Drive and Decker Road, Hamlin Township. 6:24 p.m., (MCSO), car/deer crash, no injury, US 10 west of Quarterline Road, Amber…

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