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Community foundation, Youth Advisory Council award grants

November 5, 2025

LUDINGTON —The Community Foundation for Mason County and its Youth Advisory Council (YAC) recently awarded more than $65,000 in new grants to community organizations in support of projects throughout Mason County. The Community Foundation for Mason County had $48,129 available during its fall competitive grant cycle to support projects that align with strategic goals of education, community and economic development, and recreation. Co-investments from the Robert R. & Joan Hasenbank…

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LHS to present two one-act plays Nov. 13-16

November 5, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Ludington High School Drama Club will present two one-act plays later this month. The plays include “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “In the Forests of the Night” by Del Martin. “I’ve never done one-acts at the high school before and really wanted to give the students an opportunity to experience a different genre of theatre,” said…

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Recent births, published Nov. 5, 2025

November 5, 2025

The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com.  Asta Ivy Bates, the daughter of Amber Hammerlund and Nathan Bates of Ludington, was born on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Stormi Mae Saya, the daughter of Makayla Snyder and Mason Saya of Ludington, was born on Wednesday, November 5,…

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MCC bond passes!

November 4, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The fourth time was the charm! Mason County Central School District’s most recent bond proposal has passed. Unofficial results were: 940, yes to 673, no with two Lake County precincts not yet reported (however those numbers are traditionally low). The proposal called for a 2.15 mill renewal which will generate up to $23,357,000. The…

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MCC school election results to date, 10:25 p.m.

November 4, 2025

MCC school election results to date, 10:25 p.m. These are the unofficial results of the Mason County Central school election to date. Final results will be posted once all precincts have been reported. 11 out of 14 precincts reporting (note that results of Lake County {2} precincts may not be available tonight, but are statistically minimal compared to the Mason…

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