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LASD superintendent, business manager resign following turmoil, accounting error

December 3, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Ludington Area School District Superintendent Kyle Corlett is resigning his position, effective Dec. 7. The board of education accepted Corlett’s resignation during a special meeting held at L.F. Peterson Auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Dr. Corlett’s resignation comes following months of strenuous and stalled negotiations with the Ludington Education Association with claims from the…

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Hesperia tops Eastern in boys varsity basketball opener

December 3, 2025

MCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Smith & Eddy Insurance, Mission Graphics, Squires Chiropractic, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals.  HESPERIA — The Hesperia Panthers defeated the Mason County Eastern Cardinals both teams’ boys varsity basketball opener Tuesday 63-51. “Some of our key guys got into foul trouble early so we had to change our game plan very early and…

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Free Soil man, Scottville woman arrested for contempt of court

December 3, 2025

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: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 5:56 a.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Single vehicle crash, no injuries, Conrad Road west of Custer Road, Custer Township. 8:53 a.m., MCSO: A 60-year-old Free Soil man was arrested at…

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Recent births, published Dec. 3, 2025

December 3, 2025

The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com.  Autumn Rose Smith, the daughter of Emily Williams and Conner Smith of Fountain, was born on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital.  List of 2024 births List of 2023 births  …

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Obituary: Debora Kay Maglothin, 69, of Ludington

December 3, 2025

Debora Kay (Pierce) Maglothin, 69, of Ludington, died Tuesday November 25, 2025, at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital, where her loving husband held her hand. “A lady always knows when it is time to leave.” Debora was born to William R. Pierce and Lillian M. (Bryant) Pierce on October 14, 1956, in Ludington where she lived her life. She graduated from…

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