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Friends of library to host intellectual freedom presentation

September 22, 2026

LUDINGTON — The Friends of the Mason County District Library will host a presentation and discussion about intellectual freedom at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Ludington branch of Mason County District Library. Amber Sheerin of the Michigan Library Association will be the presenter. The program will focus on the role libraries play in protecting access to information and…

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Hamlin voters to decide two recall races, clerk seat Nov. 3

September 21, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Hamlin Township voters will decide races for treasurer and trustee in two recall elections Tuesday, Nov. 3, along with filling the township clerk position. All three offices are for partial terms ending Dec. 1, 2028. Though the State of Michigan uses the term “recall election,” the process functions more like a special election…

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Mason-Lake Conservation District seeks volunteers for fall river sampling

September 21, 2026

SCOTTVILLE — The Mason-Lake Conservation District is seeking volunteers to help monitor the health of three area rivers during its annual fall macroinvertebrate sampling program in October. Sampling will take place on the Little Manistee River on Saturday, Oct. 10; Big Sable River on Friday, Oct. 16; and Lincoln River on Saturday, Oct. 17. Each sampling day will begin at…

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Ludington school board to consider strategic planning proposals

September 21, 2026

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area School District Board of Education will consider proposals from three organizations to develop a new strategic plan for the district when it meets today, Monday, Sept. 21. The board will meet at 6 p.m. in the Ludington High School Collaboration Center, 707 Anderson St. The proposals are from Michigan Leadership Institute, Michigan Association of School…

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U-turn attempt causes injury crash

September 21, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A 24-year-old Ludington man received non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle attempted a u-turn into the path of the vehicle he was driving on M 116 north of Lakeshore Drive Friday, Sept. 18, around 7:30 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim…

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