MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Smith & Eddy Insurance and Michelle and Andrew Thomas. By Kai Taylor, MCP Sports writer SPRING LAKE — The Orioles competed in the Bitner Invitational at Spring Lake Country Club, placing fourth out of 15 teams. “This is always a marquee event as it…
LUDINGTON — Members of the Friendship Bench Project visited Ludington Elementary School Monday to speak with students about the benches located on the school playground and at other sites throughout Mason County. The Friendship Bench Project installs benches at schools and community spaces as a visible invitation for connection. The concept is straightforward: a student sitting on the bench is…
By Mark Varenhorst, MCP Feature Columnist LUDINGTON — Mason County has a long history of prosecuting attorneys dating back many years. In recent memory, I think of names like Cris Van Oosterum, Susan Kasley Sniegowski, Paul Spanolia, and Lauren Kreinbrink. Earlier in my life, I often remember reading cases Van Oosterum was working on. His name became well known and…
LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 21, 2026: Shawn Roy-Gert Sluyter, 51, pleaded no contest Feb. 17 to third-offense domestic violence and was sentenced April 21 to 15 months in prison with credit for 227 days served; no contact with the victim; and $198 in fines and costs. The court did not…
A large portion of the western half of the Lower Peninsula, including Mason and Oceana counties, is under a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service until 8 p.m. Monday, April 27. Southeast winds 15-25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and a…
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