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Recent death: Janet Marie Sanders, 74, of Ludington

June 16, 2025

Janet Marie Sanders, 74, of Ludington, died on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news…

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Recent births, published June 16, 2025

June 16, 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.  Rhys Daniel DeRooy, the son of Kaitlin and Keagan DeRooy of Ludington, was born on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Marilyn Rose Hansberger, the daughter of Mikayla and Austin Hansberger of Ludington, was born on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at…

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Boat Blog: Two vessels visit Manistee for Father’s Day weekend

June 15, 2025

Great Lakes Boat Blog is a presentation of Filer Credit Union, with offices in Manistee, Ludington and Bear Lake, www.filercu.com; Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com; and the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington. Please be sure to visit our companion site, www.greatlakesboatblog.com for more photographs.  By Rob Alway,…

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Flipstar gymnasts win big at Midwest Regional Championship

June 15, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Flipstar Gymnastics Center, 5905 W. US 10, recently had 17 gymnasts travel to the Chicago area to compete in the Midwest Regional Championship meet with some of the best gymnasts from eight states. Although 45 gymnasts qualify for the meet, due to timing and location, only 17 were able to make the competition. The 17 Flipstar…

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Obituary: Sharon Kay Bluhm, 73, of Riverton Township

June 15, 2025

Sharon Kay Bluhm, 73, of Riverton Township, died on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Sharon Kay Bluhm was a resilient, resourceful, remarkable, woman and an inspiration to all. To know her was to love her. She was born in Muskegon on January 31,1952, to Robert and Frances Nieboer. She graduated from Muskegon High School and went on to earn degrees from…

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