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WSCC millage renewal on May. 5 ballot

April 8, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Voters in the West Shore Community College district will decide May 5 whether to approve a 10-year capital millage proposal that college officials say continues a long-standing funding mechanism for campus improvements. The proposal asks voters to authorize 0.9604 mill — or about 96 cents per $1,000 of taxable value — from 2026…

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Ludington council to consider options prior to mediation with Andys Restaurant owner

April 8, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Ludington City Council will meet in closed session today to discuss legal strategy related to a lawsuit filed by a local business owner over a halted downtown construction project. The special meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. and comes ahead of a mediation session planned later this week in the case of ASR Real…

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WSCC series to discuss the Declaration of Independence

April 8, 2026

WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press.  LUDINGTON — West Shore Community College’s Humankind series will present a lecture titled “If the Declaration of Independence Could Talk, What Story Would It Tell?” Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Mason County Historical Society’s Rose Hawley Archives, 130 E. Ludington Ave.…

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Election commission rejects Hamlin recall applications

April 7, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Recall efforts targeting two Hamlin Township officials will not move forward after the Mason County Election Commission rejected the petition language during a clarity hearing held March 31. As previously reported, recall petitions were filed by Greg Collins against Hamlin Township Treasurer Susan Ptaszenski and Trustee Johnaine Gurzynski. The Mason County Election Commission —…

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EPA vessel spends the night in Ludington

April 7, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research vessel Lake Guardian departed the Port of Ludington this morning, continuing its annual spring monitoring of the Great Lakes. The vessel arrived in Ludington Monday evening. According to the app Marine Traffic its destination is Detroit. However, the vessel appears to have taken a westerly course across Lake…

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