By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief One day, while sitting at a boat launch at Six Mile Lake in Dickinson County, Scottville native Dana Nelson Saugstad was inspired to write a children’s book. In the timespan of an afternoon, she jotted down what has now become “The Twelve Days of Yooper Christmas,” a 32-page book that can be read — or sung…
LUDINGTON — Love Ludington Weekend kicks off June 6 with fun-filled events for the whole family to signal the start of the summer season in downtown Ludington. A giant street party, a classic car show, and Blessing of the Boats are scheduled throughout this annual celebration, which pays homage to the City of Ludington. On Friday, June 6, the streets…
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 over the weekend: Thursday, May 22, 2025: 9:23 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), two-vehicle crash, no injury, Benson Road north of US 10, Branch Township. 1:39 p.m., (MCSO), alarm activation, Summit Township. 2:25 p.m., (MCSO),…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — Three people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Quarterline Road and Forest Trail Monday, May 26, at 3:30 p.m. “A 34-year-old Decatur, Georgia woman received serious injuries after she failed to stop at the stop sign and was struck by a southbound vehicle driven by a Lansing, Michigan man,” said Mason County…
Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — The Custer VFW Gold Bar Post 5096 honored fallen soldiers and sailors Monday with four services. The morning began with a service at Mason County Central High School in Scottville, then Riverside Cemetery in Custer Township, Maple Grove Cemetery in Free Soil Township and concluded at the Michigan State Police Trooper…
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