By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A major corporate transaction involving Occidental Petroleum and Berkshire Hathaway has impacted ownership of the OxyChem plant in Ludington, though no local operational changes have been announced. Occidental announced Jan. 2 that it had completed the $9.7 billion sale of its chemical business, OxyChem, to Berkshire Hathaway. The deal is part of Occidental’s broader…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The articulated tug-barge combination of the Meredith Ashton and the Robert F. Deegan arrived at the Port of Ludington Thursday evening, docking at the Occidental Chemical Corp. (OxyChem) facility on Pere Marquette Lake. The Meredith Ashton, a 95-foot-long, 32-foot-wide…
LUDINGTON — A 53-year-old man who already faces felony charges in two criminal files in Mason County’s 79th District Court in connection to alleged building contractor fraud was recently charged with two more felony counts in a third file. Scot Eric Latimer, owner of Pere…
LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old Fountain man was remanded to the Mason County Jail after he appeared intoxicated before 79th District Court Judge John Middlebrook Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m.…
MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Smith & Eddy Insurance and Michelle and Andrew Thomas. KINGSLEY — The Mason County…
MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Smith & Eddy Insurance and Michelle and Andrew Thomas. KINGSLEY — The Mason County…
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 Wednesday, April 8, 2026: 3:32…
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources weekly fishing report indicates early spring conditions continue to impact angling success across the state, with ice, cold water and runoff still…
Barbara Jean Genung, 82, of Custer passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Barbara was born on March 28, 1944 in Johnson City, New York, the daughter of Edmund and…
Roger Duane Sanders, 87, of Scottville, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2026 deaths. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing…
Employment: High School Social Studies Teacher Mason County Central School District is hiring a High School Social Studies Teacher for the 2026/2027 academic school year. For details and to apply…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Voters in the West Shore Community College district will decide May 5 whether to approve a 10-year capital millage proposal that college officials…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council will meet in closed session today to discuss legal strategy related to a lawsuit filed by a local business owner over…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 44-year-old man was sentenced to a minimum of 18 months to a maximum of 30 years in prison in Mason County’s 51st…
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 6, 2026:…
WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. LUDINGTON — West Shore Community College’s Humankind series will present a lecture titled “If…
LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced this week in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Richard Lee Frisbie, 25, pleaded guilty, April 7, to third-offense domestic violence and methamphetamine possession and…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Recall efforts targeting two Hamlin Township officials will not move forward after the Mason County Election Commission rejected the petition language during a clarity…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research vessel Lake Guardian departed the Port of Ludington this morning, continuing its annual spring monitoring of the Great…
A service for Russell Ronald Frank, 87, of Branch, who died on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, will be held, with military honors, on Saturday, April 25 at Walkerville Wesleyan Church…
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Roadwork on the US-10-31 corridor between the US 31 bypass and Brye Road is scheduled to begin Monday, April 13, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.…
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