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Democrat Rebecca Amidon is the likely winner of Michigan’s 32nd Senate District race, defeating Republican Kim Cole by 2,362 votes, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s general election. All precincts in the five-county district have reported. Amidon received 60,311 votes, or 51%, compared to Cole’s 57,949 votes, or 49%. Cole, the four-term Mason County sheriff, carried three of the district’s…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Incumbent Republican Susan Ptaszenski defeated challenger Tim Walden in Tuesday’s recall election for Hamlin Township treasurer, retaining the position she has held through a recall effort that began earlier this year. According to unofficial election results from the Mason County Clerk’s Office, Ptaszenski received 1,232 votes compared to 614 for Walden, who ran…
Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central High School inducted 25 students into its National Honor Society chapter during a ceremony held Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the high school’s Student Event Center. The 2026-2027 inductees include 13 juniors and 12 sophomores. The National Honor Society…
2026 General Election — Nov. 3, 2026 Unofficial results — Mason County All 11 Mason County precincts in the Ludington Area Schools district have reported. Three seats were available on the Ludington Area Schools Board of Education. Brad Reed, Julie Keson and Kelly Parker received the most votes. Overall vote totals Brad Reed — 5,389 Julie Keson — 3,193 Kelly…
Allen Joseph Counard, a devoted husband and father and respected trial attorney, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at the age of 88. After living on Grosse Ile for 45 years, Allen and his wife, Valerie, retired to their home in Ludington in 2021. Born on December 5, 1937, in Shawano, Wisconsin, to Yvonne (née Baudhuin) Counard and…
