By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief EDEN TOWNSHIP — An Eden Township family’s Easter celebration was cut short by a house fire this afternoon. Fire severely damaged the Greg and Milyn Feister residence at 5897 S. Custer Rd. Emergency units were initially dispatched to the Greg and Milyn Feister residence at 1:54 p.m. The first firefighter on scene was Riverton Township Fire…
West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. TRAVERSE CITY — Ludington High School student Alaina Kaja won first place in the nurse assisting category during competition at the 2025 Michigan HOSA State Leadership Conference. HOSA was formerly named Health Occupations Students of America. She…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — After being gone since March 22, the Undaunted tug and Pere Marquette 41 barge came home early this morning to unload its cargo at the Rieth-Riley dock. The tug boat/barge arrived from Burns Harbor, Indiana. The tug and barge together are 492 feet in length. The Pere Marquette 41 is the former City of…
Members of the Mason County Sports Hall of Fame are selling raffle and induction banquet tickets. The 2025 induction banquet will be held Saturday, June 28 at Lincoln Hills Golf Club in Hamlin Township. Induction banquet tickets are $40 per person and may be purchased by contact Sharon McCumber, MCSHF treasurer, at 231-613-2428 or sharonmccumber@yahoo.com. Raffle tickets may be purchased…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — The jury trial for a 60-year-old Grand Rapids man accused of running over his wife with a car and killing her in 2023 is scheduled for May 19-23 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Mark Lazon Casterman, who is currently lodged in the Mason County Jail on a $1 million cash/surety bond, is…
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