Employment Opportunity: Middle School Science Teacher

February 23, 2024

Employment Opportunity: Middle School Science Teacher This is a paid posting. Posted until March 8, 2024.

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Employment Opportunity: Middle School Physical Education Teacher

February 23, 2024

Employment Opportunity: Middle School Physical Education Teacher This is a paid posting. Posted until March 8, 2024. 

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Employment Opportunity: Maintenance Supervisor

February 23, 2024

Employment Opportunity: Maintenance Supervisor This is a paid posting. Posted until March 8, 2024. 

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Employment Opportunity: Secondary Health Teacher

February 23, 2024

Employment Opportunity: Secondary Health Teacher, High School This is a paid posting. Posted until March 8, 2024

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MCC Community Auction returns in-person on March 2

February 22, 2024

MCC Community Auction returns in-person on March 2 Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central Schools in partnership with Mason County Press. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — For the first time since 2019, the Mason County Central Educational Foundation’s Community Auction will be held in person. The auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 2 at the…

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Child abuse case set for jury trial next week

February 22, 2024

Child abuse case set for jury trial next week By Rob Alway and Allison Scarbrough, Media Group 31 LUDINGTON — The criminal case against a mother and her boyfriend charged with child abuse is scheduled for a five-day jury trial next week. Kevin James Kaiser, 30, of Ludington, is charged with first-degree child abuse, which is punishable by up to…

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Appeals court overturns Rotta lawsuit against Ludington charter vote

February 22, 2024

Appeals court overturns Rotta lawsuit against Ludington charter vote By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief GRAND RAPIDS — After two years of court battles, the City of Ludington can move forward with its charter revision commission. A three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel overturned a 51st Circuit Court ruling that favored Ludington resident Tom Rotta, who had claimed election fraud against the…

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Video feature: Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse

February 22, 2024

Video feature: Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Enjoy a minute of the sunset behind the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 21.   _________   Support local news for $10 a month We hope…

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Vice President incites voters by claiming threat to abortion in state

February 22, 2024

Vice President incites voters by claiming threat to abortion in state 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…

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Recent death: Christopher Edward Swantek, 61, of Fountain

February 22, 2024

  Christopher Edward Swantek, 61, of Fountain, died on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 1, 2024, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Funeral Home, 3060 W. US 10-31, Ludington. 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…

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VIDEO: Designing the perfect water wheel

February 21, 2024

VIDEO: Designing the perfect water wheel West Shore School News is presented by West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Students in the West Shore Educational Service District’s Career & Technical Education Design Fabrication and Welding class recently completed their water wheel projects. In…

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Police release more details in love triangle stabbing case

February 21, 2024

Police release more details in love triangle stabbing case WEBBER TOWNSHIP, Lake County — The Michigan State Police, Hart post, continues to investigate the stabbing of a Hart man involved in a love triangle dispute at a residence near Baldwin Sunday, Feb. 18. “Troopers from the Michigan State Police, Hart post, are investigating a stabbing stemming from a dispute between…

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The Mason County Quiz, Feb. 21, 2024

February 21, 2024

The Mason County Quiz, Feb. 21, 2024 The Mason County Quiz is presented by Lake Michigan Senior Living, located on the bluffs of Lake Michigan in beautiful Summit Township. How much do you know about Mason County?  Click here for the answers. In what year did the current Ludington High School building open to classes? a. 1947 b. 1953 c.…

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Obituary: Gaye Adamczyk, 85, of Ludington

February 21, 2024

Obituary: Gaye Adamczyk, 85, of Ludington Gaye Marie Adamczyk, 85, of Ludington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. She was a survivor of both breast and colon cancer during her later years in life. Gaye was born on January 22, 1939 in Ludington, to Leo and Dorothy (Sanders) Sullivan.…

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Please consider supporting local news for $10 a month

February 20, 2024

Please consider supporting local news for $10 a month   We hope you enjoy reading Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. Our services are provided to you through the generous support of our advertisers. Traditional newspaper models require subscriptions or purchase of an individual newspaper in order to see their product. We do not, and will not, require our…

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Man found guilty of stalking probation officer

February 20, 2024

Man found guilty of stalking probation officer By Allison Scarbrough, Editor LUDINGTON — A 49-year-old man was found guilty of aggravated stalking and using a computer to commit a crime following a bench trial last week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court. Lance Craig Eichler, who stalked a female probation agent, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, according…

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Hart man stabbed in love triangle dispute

February 20, 2024

Hart man stabbed in love triangle dispute By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WEBBER TOWNSHIP, Lake County — A 31-year-old Hart man is listed in “stable but serious condition” after being stabbed Sunday, Feb. 18, near Baldwin, according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Dan Thomas of the Hart post. The stabbing, which was the result of an apparent love triangle, occurred…

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Police news, posted Feb. 20, 2024

February 20, 2024

Police news, posted Feb. 20, 2024 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 Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024: 7:30 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 53-year-old Scottville man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, 1st Street and Dennis Road, Amber Township. Sunday, Feb.…

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