Recent death: Cleta Darlene Ahlstedt, 85, of Branch

August 1, 2024

Cleta Darlene Ahlstedt, 85, of Branch, died on Monday, July 29, 2024. Funeral arrangements are pending by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a…

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Director of Forward Human Trafficking Task Force supports Hand for prosecutor

August 1, 2024

Letters to the editor are opinion editorials submitted by readers. Letters to the editor are a long tradition in American journalism. The views and opinions of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of Mason County Press, its staff or its parent company. For more information, please refer to MCP’s Letter to the Editor Policy. Dear Editor, As the final days…

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Reader supports senior millage

August 1, 2024

Letters to the editor are opinion editorials submitted by readers. Letters to the editor are a long tradition in American journalism. The views and opinions of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of Mason County Press, its staff or its parent company. For more information, please refer to MCP’s Letter to the Editor Policy. Dear Editor: The outcome of the…

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Employment: Head Start Teacher, Shelby Early Childhood Center

August 1, 2024

Employment: Head Start Teacher, Shelby Early Childhood Center This is a paid posting. Posted until Aug. 15, 2024

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Her father’s tractor; Allis Chalmers G on display at Old Engine Show

July 31, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — One of the many featured tractors that will be on display at the 50th Western Michigan Old Engine Club’s Old Engine & Tractor Show this weekend will be a 1953 Allis Chalmers G. The tractor was originally owned by Ruby Creek farmer Jasper Fuller (1912-2001). It later went to Jasper’s daughter, Estella, and her…

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12-year-old boy apprehended for brandishing air soft pistol

July 31, 2024

LUDINGTON — A 12-year-old Ludington boy was apprehended by Ludington police for brandishing a “realistic looking” air soft pistol in the 300 block of East Melendy Street Thursday afternoon, July 25, said Capt. Michael Haveman of the Ludington Police Department. “A juvenile petition form was completed, and the case was turned over to the Mason County Prosecutor’s Office,” said Cpt.…

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Obituary: Jean Argue, 93, of Scottville

July 31, 2024

Jean Arlene Argue, 93, of Scottville passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Jean was born on February 13, 1931, to William and Edith Olson in Ludington. She attended Ludington Area Schools and graduated with the Ludington High School class of 1949. Jean retired from Oakview Medical Facility after 17 years of service. Jean married Ralph Duane Claveau in 1949…

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Recent death: Lillian Mary Bourgette, 80, of Ludington

July 31, 2024

Lillian Mary Bourgette, 80, of Ludington, died on Wednesday July 31, 2024. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10…

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WSCC to hold ‘Beauty & The Beast’ auditions

July 30, 2024

WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Community College theater department will host auditions for the upcoming musical production of Beauty & the Beast. Auditions will be held on Sunday, Aug. 11 and Monday, Aug. 12 at WSCC’s Center Stage Theater beginning at 6 p.m. …

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Police news, posted July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Monday, July 29, 2024: 3:55 p.m., ​dog bite, 6000 block of Barnhart Road, Hamlin Township. A female victim reported being bitten by a dog which caused an injury. The case will be turned…

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Momentum 5×5 finalists announced

July 30, 2024

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Five finalists have been chosen in the Momentum 5×5 Competition, which will award $5,000 in seed money to one winner on Tuesday, August 13. The owners of HarborFit Studio, Kavana Bees LLC, Nectar Juice Co., Sudzy Shindiz Foam Parties and Traveling Sage LLC will each have five minutes to explain their business idea in front of…

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Sheriff endorses Hand for prosecutor

July 30, 2024

Letters to the editor are opinion editorials submitted by readers. Letters to the editor are a long tradition in American journalism. The views and opinions of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of Mason County Press, its staff or its parent company. For more information, please refer to MCP’s Letter to the Editor Policy. Dear Editor, It is with great…

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Recent births, posted July 30, 2024

July 30, 2024

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Photo feature: Light after the rain

July 29, 2024

Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Photo by Vans Stevenson, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON — The rain stopped this evening to allow for a fantastic sunset in Ludington. ______________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a…

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Western Michigan Old Engine & Tractor Show, a family tradition

July 29, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — In 1973, a group of antique tractor enthusiasts got together at the Fred and Lois Donahue farm on Hesslund Road in Pere Marquette Township and shared their interest in a bygone era. After a couple years of informal shows, the group organized as the Western Michigan Old Engine Club and started a tradition of…

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Governor signs budget reducing school safety, mental health to pay for free college tuition

July 29, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LANSING — On Wednesday, July 24, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the second part of the state’s $82.5 billion state budget for next year. Among the items in the budget are free community college for high school graduates who graduated in 2023 and after. The community college deal comes at a cost, though. The budget passed both…

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John and Darlene Fuhrman honored for volunteerism at Western Michigan Fair

July 29, 2024

By Brooke Hammond, MCP Intern PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — John and Darlene Fuhrman have been volunteering with the Western Michigan Fair for over six years. Their hard work and time volunteering has been acknowledged by the Michigan Fair Association by awarding them with the Zone 3 Volunteer Award. “Superintendent of the Domestic Arts building is the title that we volunteered…

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State tuition funding will have local impact on Promise Zone

July 29, 2024

With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent signing of the new state budget comes the authorization of a Community College “Guarantee” for residents who graduate from high school in 2023 and after.  The Guarantee will provide “last-dollar” tuition funding for full-time, in-district students who attend community college within 15 months of high school graduation.  As a “last-dollar” scholarship, the state designed the Guarantee to…

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