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Downtown Ludington businesses to host Shop Your Community Day Nov. 7

October 26, 2026

LUDINGTON — Downtown Ludington businesses will kick off the holiday shopping season Saturday, Nov. 7, with the inaugural Shop Your Community Day, an event that will benefit Mason County nonprofit organizations while offering shoppers opportunities to win prizes. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Participating downtown businesses will donate 10% of their qualifying sales that…

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Victims in Friday’s deadly crash identified

October 24, 2026

SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two victims who passed away following a three-vehicle crash Friday, Oct. 23, at the intersection of US 31 and Sugar Grove Road. Sheila Fay Gruber, 69, and Meghan Rose Evans, 28, both of Bear Lake, were pronounced dead at the scene. The two were mother and daughter. According to…

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October 24, 2026

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Two Bear Lake women killed in three-vehicle US 31 crash

October 24, 2026

SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Two Bear Lake women, ages 69 and 28, were killed Friday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash at US 31 and Sugar Grove Road. According to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole, emergency personnel were called to the crash at 4:46 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. The crash involved a 2015 motorcycle, a 2014 Chrysler Town & Country minivan and…

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Stearns family opposes renewed paid parking proposal at Stearns Park

October 23, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Descendants of the family for whom Stearns Park is named are opposing the City of Ludington’s latest proposal to charge visitors to park at the popular Lake Michigan beach, saying the fees would go against the family’s longstanding wishes that the park remain free to the public. Beth Hicks, a great-great-granddaughter of Justus and…

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