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Obituary: Joyce Jean Hansen, 81, of Ludington

November 9, 2025

Joyce Jean Hansen, 81, of Ludington, peacefully passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Born April 9, 1944, in Ludington, Joyce was the daughter of the late Earl and Romie (Stark) Seymour. She graduated from Ludington High School, class of 1962. After graduating she went on to attend Central Michigan University. Joyce married the love of her life, Richard “Dick”…

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FiveCAP offers food boxes for seniors

November 9, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — FiveCAP, Inc. will be distributing the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) boxes to income-eligible senior citizens on Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Mason, Lake, Manistee, and Newaygo counties. The program is designed to supplement the diets of low-income seniors, ages 60 and older, a demographic that is often forced to make difficult choices when it comes to spending their…

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Public Notice: Chance to get involved, Mason County Community Opioids Steering Committee

November 8, 2025

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SRO Deputy Barnett, following a family tradition

November 7, 2025

By Mark Varenhorst, MCP Contributing Writer PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Mason County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dave Barnett is assigned to Ludington Area School District’s Ludington Elementary School (LES) as its school resource officer. LES encompasses elementary grades that had been scattered about the Ludington area in many other schools that most of us grew up going to or knowing of…

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Obituary: Kirk Delbert Williamson, 83, of Scottville

November 7, 2025

Kirk Delbert Williamson, 83 of Scottville, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. Born June 11, 1942 in Lansing, Kirk was the son of Delbert James and Helen Ruby (Peterson) Williamson. He graduated from Ludington High School, with the class of 1960. Kirk married Karen Land, and they had two children together: Kirk and Kelley.…

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