Jaycees holding outdoor holiday decorating competition

November 20, 2023

Jaycees holding outdoor holiday decorating competition Mason County residents are encouraged to enter the Light Up The Night outdoor lighting competition being held by the Ludington Area Jaycees. Registration is currently underway until Monday, Nov. 27. Participants could win in two categories: the Jaycees Choice, which includes a $500 first place prize and $300 second place prize and the People’s…

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Weekend police news, posted Nov. 20, 2023

November 20, 2023

Weekend police news, posted Nov. 20, 2023 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: Friday, Nov. 17, 2023: 6:57 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Sugar Grove Road east of Stiles Road, Victory Township. 8 a.m.,…

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Recent death: Mary E. Schroeck, 77, of Ruby Creek, Branch,

November 20, 2023

Mary E. Schroeck, 77, of Ruby Creek, Branch, died on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Funeral arrangements are being cared for 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

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Recent death: Walter D. Chester, 84, of Muskegon

November 20, 2023

Walter D. Chester, 84, of Muskegon died on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Funeral arrangements are being cared for 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

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Recent births, posted Nov. 20, 2023

November 20, 2023

Recent births, posted Nov. 20, 2023 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following births have been reported: Nolan…

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Obituary: Mary Bueker, 89, of Ludington

November 20, 2023

Obituary: Mary Bueker, 89, of Ludington Our beloved and treasured Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, and Aunt, Mary Lou (Hubbard) Bueker, 89, of Ludington, went to heaven on Friday, November 17, 2023.  She was born the third child (after one sister and one brother) of the late Miles and Adah (Baughn) Hubbard on February 13, 1934, in Marion, at home during…

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Obituary: Joan Towns, 86, of Ludington

November 20, 2023

Obituary: Joan Towns, 86, of Ludington Joan E. Towns passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023. She was born in Mason County on April 3, 1937, to Cyril J. and Corinne L. Hemmer. She was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Custer and confirmed at St Jerome’s Catholic Church in Scottville where she attended and was married. She attended…

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Recent death: Sharon Lea Altschwager, 82, of Ludington

November 20, 2023

Sharon Lea Altschwager, 82, of Ludington, died on Tuesday November 14, 2023. 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

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Recent death: Kenny Nickerson, 58, of Ludington

November 20, 2023

Kenny Nickerson, 58, of Ludington, died on Friday, November 17, 2023. 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

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Employment Opportunity: Middle School Girls Basketball Coach

November 20, 2023

Employment Opportunity: Middle School Girls Basketball Coach This is a paid posting. Posted Nov. 20 to Dec. 5, 2023.

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Employment Opportunity: Substitute Bus Driver – Head Start

November 20, 2023

Employment Opportunity: Substitute Bus Driver – Head Start This is a paid posting. Posted Nov. 20 to Dec. 5, 2023.  

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Recent death: Pearl Hilden, 88 of Ludington

November 20, 2023

Pearl Emily Hilden, 88, of Ludington, died on Sunday, November 19, 2023. A memorial service will he held on Monday, November 27, 2023 at 1 p.m. at Oak Grove Funeral Home of 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 2020 deaths. Listing of…

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Employment Opportunity: Varsity Boys Assistant Soccer Coach

November 20, 2023

Employment Opportunity: Varsity Boys Assistant Soccer Coach This is a paid posting. Posted Nov. 20 to Dec. 5, 2023.

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Employment Opportunity: Varsity Girls JV/Assistant Soccer Coach

November 20, 2023

Employment Opportunity: Varsity Girls JV/Assistant Soccer Coach This is a paid posting. Posted Nov. 20 to Dec. 5, 2023.

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VIDEO: Ludington sunset, Nov. 19, 2023

November 19, 2023

VIDEO: Ludington sunset, Nov. 19, 2023 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 — As the sunset Sunday evening in Ludington, two freighters, the Edgar B. Speer and the Manitowoc cross on the horizon. The Edgar B. Speer was on its way…

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Photo feature: Scottville Thanksgiving dinner for seniors

November 19, 2023

Photo feature: Scottville Thanksgiving dinner for seniors Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central Schools in partnership with Mason County Press.  Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Several dozen senior citizens enjoyed an early Thanksgiving dinner Sunday afternoon at Mason County Central High School. The Scottville Area Senior Center coordinated the annual event that has been a…

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Obituary: Lynda Blankinship, 83, of Ludington

November 18, 2023

Obituary: Lynda Blankinship, 83, of Ludington Lynda Joyce Fox Blankinship was born in Thomasville, Tenn. in 1940 and transported to southeast Detroit in the back seat of a Model-T in 1942. She shared the back seat with her paternal grandmother and a dishpan of skinned possum. They were a departure gift to her grandmother from the cousins. Once established in…

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Recent death: Joan Towns, 86, of Ludington

November 18, 2023

Joan Elizabeth Towns, 86, of Ludington, died on Saturday, November 18, 2023. 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

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