
Employment: Math/Science Teacher, Hart High School This is a paid posting. Published until May 10, 2025
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…
MI Travelogue is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief DETROIT — Often those of us who have a strong appreciation for the preservation of history find pessimism toward the restoration of historical buildings, often from those citing cost and logistics as hurdles. Michigan Central Station, 2405 West…
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…
Ludington High School student Charlotte Torrez was recently selected as a regional winner in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Charlotte’s acrylic painting titled “Animals of Michigan” will be on display in Congressman John Moolenaar’s office in Clare. Congressman Moolenaar announced the winners last week at a reception at the Green Charter Township Hall. Nevada Draper, a 12th grade homeschool student…
PENTWATER — The application process for the Pentwater Women’s Club annual scholarship contest is now open. The PWC Scholarship Fund began in 1967 and has awarded more than 200 scholarships to Pentwater High School graduating seniors. The group also provides an annual scholarship to support a returning adult female student to West Shore Community College. “This year, the club is…
Julie Ann Horowski, 62, of Ludington, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Julie was born on October 12, 1962, the daughter of David J. and Georgene (Urbon) Horowski. She was a 1980 graduate of Ludington High School. On July 18, 2015, she married Thomas Parks. She was very fond of the two special birds she had but ultimately had…
Janice Louise Leatherman, 62, of Scottville, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. 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…
Mason County is featured in John McGivern’s Main Streets which airs on every PBS television station in Wisconsin. The program features profiles on the SS Badger, House of Flavors Restaurant, Floracraft, Mason County Historical Society’s Historic White Pine Village, the Mason County Sculpture Trail, the Ludington Pump Storage Plant, area disc golf courses, the Ludington State Park and several other…
Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools will host its fourth annual Community Agriculture Night on Thursday, May 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the MCC Upper Elementary. The popular event is open to the…
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: Monday, April 14, 2025: 10:15 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 19-year-old Manistee man was arrested on an outstanding warrant and driving without a valid license, US 31 and Fountain Road, Victory Township. Tuesday, April…
Roger Lee Comstock Jr, 61, of Ludington, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at home. He was born October 10, 1963, the son of Roger and Sandra (Swiger) Comstock Sr. Roger was a very loving father and grandfather, he loved to listen to country and rock music. He loved to spend time with his kids and grandkids. He liked…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — There is a common theme among the crew of the SS Badger: Family. Whether that is a closeness that is created through the shared purpose of working on a unique and historic vessel that has served the Great Lakes for 72 years, or whether it is actual family. Often multiple members of the same…