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By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Manistee woman succumbed to a head injury sustained in a two-vehicle crash on US 31 near Forest Trail Road, Sept. 21, at 11:15 p.m., said Michigan State Police Trooper Freddy Bahena of the Hart post. The woman was transported by ambulance to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital and later transferred…
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: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026: 7:25 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 17-year-old Manistee boy was turned over to his parents…
Submitted by Kara Jensen MEARS — Ludington Area School District eighth graders recently continued a nearly six-decade tradition with a week at eighth grade camp at Grace Adventures in Mears. This year marked the 58th year OJ DeJonge Middle School eighth graders have participated in…
Editor’s Note: Earlier today we inadvertently reposted a story on this subject from last week. LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council will meet in special session Tuesday evening to consider…
WRIGHT TOWNSHIP, Ottawa County — The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office released information about the three-vehicle crash on I 96 that killed Lucus Jerry Werkema-Grondsma, 18, of Pentwater on Sunday, Sept.…
By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer I’m actually a bit more than halfway done with a hike of the Sheltowee Trace (say shell-TOW-ee) in Kentucky and Tennessee, mostly through the…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested following a dispute over…
By Kate Krieger Watkins, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON — Teaching was not originally part of Chaz Dila’s career plan. The Ludington Elementary STEAM teacher initially envisioned a future that might include…
West Shore Community College, as part of its HumanKind Series, will host artist Hale Ekinci for a series of workshops and exhibitions titled “Inherited Intelligence: The Memory, the Machine, and…
Malene Joyce LeVee, 82, of Ludington, passed away Monday, September 28, 2026, at home. She was born June 20, 1944 in Los Angeles. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,…
Indian Summer is hiring two first shift forklift positions for its pressroom department. These positions are outside forklift jobs. If interested, please apply in person at 3158 W. Chauvez Rd.…
Notice of Sheriff Vacancy and Request for Applicants to fill Vacancy Effective October 31, 2026, Mason County will have an opening to fill the remainder of the term of office…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Pennies from Heaven Foundation and Keel Capital announced Friday that they are partnering to redevelop the former Foster Elementary School property into workforce housing.…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 41-year-old Mason County man is charged with a felony of operating under the influence causing death following a traffic crash last October…
The MCP Boat Blog is presented by the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Oct. 2, 2026 MUSKEGON — I have been trying to get a good…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Democrat Christopher Crain and Republican Jaxon Deur will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election for Michigan’s 101st House of Representatives District. The…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Branch man was arrested following a reported…
LUDINGTON — Stage Left Theatre Company will present “Not-So-Scary Stories” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the Mason County District Library Ludington branch, 217 E. Ludington Ave.,…
LUDINGTON — The West Shore Beekeepers Association will host its annual “A Taste of Honey” event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Ludington Senior Center,…
LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned on felony charges recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Christopher John Cobb, 50, dangerous weapons. Offense date: July 22, 2026. Agency: Michigan State…
LUDINGTON — South James Street between Foster and Melendy streets will be closed to through traffic Sunday, Oct. 4, for the Lumber Days Cars & Coffee event. The closure will…
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