LUDINGTON — The Chamber Alliance of Mason County and local media organizations will host a candidate forum Monday, June 29 featuring contested races in the Aug. 4 primary election. The primary election is held to decide each political party’s nominees for the November general election. Therefore, the candidates attending are in contested races. Another forum including each party’s candidates will…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Congressman John Moolenaar toured the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and Rose Hawley Archives Monday morning. Members of the organization’s staff and board of directors discussed the importance of preserving the area’s history and the economic impact the historical society has on local tourism. Moolenaar, who represents Mason County in…
LUDINGTON — The Scottville Clown Band will hold its annual Patriotic Concert on Tuesday, June 30, at the Waterfront Park pavilion. This year’s performance will feature the Ludington High School Jazz Band as the opening act. In honor of the nation’s semiquincentennial, veterans also will be recognized during the program. Donations will be collected during the concert, with all proceeds…
LUDINGTON — Suds on the Shore, one of West Michigan’s premier craft beverage festivals, will return to Ludington’s Rotary Park on Saturday, Aug. 15, bringing together breweries, wineries, distilleries, food vendors and live entertainment while raising funds for United Way of the West Shore. The annual event, held along the Lake Michigan shoreline, celebrates Michigan-made craft beverages and has become…
Richard Zigmund Stepka, 37 of Ludington, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026. Richard, affectionately known as Ricky or Slick, was born on Dec. 16, 1988, in Ludington, to Richard A. Stepka and Pamela S. (Sandlin) Gilbert. Ricky graduated from Mason County Eastern High School in 2007 and went on to earn his journeyman status in welding. He worked for…
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