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County Facilities Management and Planning Study Group sets goals

November 20, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Facilities Management and Planning Study Group held its inaugural meeting Wednesday at the Mason County Airport Terminal. The purpose of the group is to discuss the future of county owned and operated facilities. The group is a sub-group of the Mason County Board of Commissioners’ Building and Grounds Committee.…

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Recent death: Dawn Elizabeth Ames, 56, of Scottville

November 20, 2025

  Dawn Elizabeth Ames, 56, of Scottville, died on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Holiday Inn Express and Suites,4079 US-31 10, Amber Township (Ludington) from 1 to 3 p.m. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ludington, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths.…

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Great Lakes Energy People Fund awards grants to local organizations

November 20, 2025

BOYNE CITY — Great Lakes Energy’s People Fund recently awarded 36 grants totaling more than $100,000 to local nonprofit organizations across the cooperative’s 26-county service area, which stretches from Kalamazoo to the Mackinac Straits. The central region board awarded nine grants totaling $28,377.77 and the south region board awarded 12 grants totaling $34,492 in the final grant cycle of 2025. The central service…

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Deposit Days

November 19, 2025

This week about 2,000 Mason County students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade are depositing money into financial institutions for their college education. The students are participating in KickStart to Career’s (K2C) Deposit Days. Now in its seventh year, K2C is a financial savings program that is a collaborative effort between the Community Foundation for Mason County, Mason County schools,…

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Radiant Church to host Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner

November 19, 2025

LUDINGTON — Radiant Church, 409 S. Washington Ave., will host the 42nd annual free Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27. from noon to 2 p.m. This is the fifth year Radiant Church has hosted the community Thanksgiving Dinner, which previously was held at Emanuel Lutheran Church, located a block away. “This event is open to anyone…

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