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 the camp, located on Upper Silver Lake. When students arrived Monday, they were divided into…
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 formally ending proposed public safety and street lighting special assessments that would have generated a combined $633,525 annually. The special meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at…
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 Daniel Boone National Forest. The entire trail is more than 350 miles long, but there are 16 miles near the middle that were devastated by a tornado last year, and…
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 the Peace Corps and law school. That changed after he met the woman who would become his wife, Kristie, who was already pursuing a career in education. “I was probably…
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 the Hand” throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. Unlike a traditional exhibition in which an artist presents completed works for display, the exhibition will invite community members to become part of…
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