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The MCP Boat Blog is presented by the Mason County Historical Society and its Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Editor’s note: For the past several years, I have made it a personal mission to tell the stories of the Great Lakes maritime industry and, especially, the people who work aboard its vessels. As someone who has…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Board of Commissioners is expected to consider approval of the county’s 2027 budget and more than $883,000 in senior millage funding allocations during its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the…
Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central High School will celebrate homecoming Oct. 12-17 with a variety of activities, including spirit days, a powderpuff football game, tractor parade, homecoming parade,…
The MCP Boat Blog is presented by the Mason County Historical Society and its Port of Ludington Maritime Museum. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The articulated tug/barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette…
LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has earned BauerFinancial Inc.’s highest rating of 5-Star Superior, recognizing the bank’s financial strength and stability. BauerFinancial, based in Coral Gables, Fla., has analyzed and…
Thomas Allison Kintner, 75, of Custer, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2026 deaths. Listing of 2025 deaths.…
Shelby Public Schools is accepting applications for a high school counselor at Shelby High School. Applicants must have a master’s degree in guidance and counseling and hold the appropriate certification.…
SCOTTVILLE — Smith & Eddy Insurance is among several insurance agencies across the country helping people ages 65 and older navigate Medicare. Medicare season begins Oct. 15 and continues through…
This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union, the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum and Sable Points Media. Masters of the Ludington Steamers Stories of Ludington’s cross-lake rail fleet captains and…
LUDINGTON — A drug investigation at Ludington High School Wednesday, Oct. 7, yielded a marijuana vape and several empty prescription narcotic pill bottles, according to a press release from the…
Darwin Richard Wahr, 75, of Free Soil, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Free Soil. He was born on November 13, 1950 in Manistee, and was the son…
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Request for Bids (RFB 26-005) Snow and Ice Management Services West Shore Community College is soliciting bids for Snow and Ice Management Services for the…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Manistee woman succumbed to a head injury sustained in a two-vehicle crash on US 31 near Forest Trail Road,…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026:…
Submitted by Kara Jensen MEARS — Ludington Area School District eighth graders recently continued a nearly six-decade tradition with a week at eighth grade camp at Grace Adventures in Mears.…
Editor’s Note: Earlier today we inadvertently reposted a story on this subject from last week. LUDINGTON — The Ludington City Council will meet in special session Tuesday evening to consider…
WRIGHT TOWNSHIP, Ottawa County — The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office released information about the three-vehicle crash on I 96 that killed Lucus Jerry Werkema-Grondsma, 18, of Pentwater on Sunday, Sept.…
By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer I’m actually a bit more than halfway done with a hike of the Sheltowee Trace (say shell-TOW-ee) in Kentucky and Tennessee, mostly through the…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Ludington man was arrested following a dispute over…
By Kate Krieger Watkins, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON — Teaching was not originally part of Chaz Dila’s career plan. The Ludington Elementary STEAM teacher initially envisioned a future that might include…
West Shore Community College, as part of its HumanKind Series, will host artist Hale Ekinci for a series of workshops and exhibitions titled “Inherited Intelligence: The Memory, the Machine, and…
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