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West Shore Bank earns 5-star rating from BauerFinancial

October 9, 2026

LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has earned BauerFinancial Inc.’s highest rating of 5-Star Superior, recognizing the bank’s financial strength and stability. BauerFinancial, based in Coral Gables, Fla., has analyzed and rated the nation’s banks since 1983. Its ratings evaluate financial indicators including capital, asset quality and liquidity. West Shore Bank earned the firm’s highest rating for the most recent quarter,…

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Smith & Eddy Insurance helps seniors navigate Medicare options

October 8, 2026

SCOTTVILLE — Smith & Eddy Insurance is among several insurance agencies across the country helping people ages 65 and older navigate Medicare. Medicare season begins Oct. 15 and continues through Dec. 31. As with every Medicare season, changes are taking place, and Smith & Eddy encourages everyone to review and discuss their Medicare coverage. “There’s a lot of noise out…

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Drug investigation at LHS yields marijuana vape, several empty pill bottles

October 7, 2026

LUDINGTON — A drug investigation at Ludington High School Wednesday, Oct. 7, yielded a marijuana vape and several empty prescription narcotic pill bottles, according to a press release from the Ludington Police Department. “On Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the Ludington Police Department received a tip that a Ludington High School student was in possession of a…

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Manistee woman succumbs to injuries sustained in crash

October 6, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Manistee woman succumbed to a head injury sustained in a two-vehicle crash on US 31 near Forest Trail Road, Sept. 21, at 11:15 p.m., said Michigan State Police Trooper Freddy Bahena of the Hart post. The woman was transported by ambulance to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital and later transferred…

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Police news, published Oct. 6, 2026

October 6, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026: 7:25 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 17-year-old Manistee boy was turned over to his parents after he was apprehended on charges of operating while intoxicated, operating without a license and…

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