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Ludington High School earns national recognition for 10th consecutive year

August 28, 2026

LUDINGTON — Ludington High School has been named to the U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools list for the 10th consecutive year. The school has consistently ranked among the top 10% of Michigan public high schools, according to Ludington Area School District officials. U.S. News evaluates more than 25,000 schools annually, ranking them based on academic performance, college…

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Scottville native Edgar Struble remembers Dolly Parton: ‘She was always Dolly’

August 27, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Dolly Parton, the country music icon known as much for her kindness and generosity as her songs, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Nashville following a brief battle with cancer, according to her representatives. She was 80. Scottville native Edgar Struble knew Parton through his 15 years as Kenny Rogers’ music director. When Rogers and Parton began…

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Drivers injured in US 10 crash

August 27, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Ludington man and a 75-year-old Ludington woman were both injured and transported to Corewell Health Ludington Hospital for “non-life-threatening injuries” following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of US 10 and Pere Marquette Highway Wednesday, Aug. 26, shortly before 6 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations,…

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Police news, published Aug. 27, 2026

August 27, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Mason County Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026: 3:11 p.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), one-vehicle crash, no injury, Delia Street north of Lowell Street, City of Ludington. 8:12 p.m., (Ludington Police Department), a 59-year-old Ludington man was arrested on…

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Ludington man injured in US 31 rollover crash

August 27, 2026

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A 51-year-old Ludington man was treated at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital after the vehicle he was operating ran off the road and rolled over on US 31 north of the Pere Marquette Highway overpass Wednesday, Aug. 26, shortly after 7:30 a.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations, local…

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