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Community Foundation awards over $119,000 in grants LUDINGTON — The Community Foundation for Mason County recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout Mason County. A total of $119,950 in grants was awarded this spring through the competitive application process. Current strategic priorities include advancing educational attainment, improving workforce supports, and increasing recreation…
Lakeshore Food Club to host poverty education workshop LUDINGTON — The Lakeshore Food Club will host Access of West Michigan’s Poverty Education Workshop on May 4, 2023 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lakeshore Resource Network, 920 E. Tinkham Ave. The Access Poverty Education Workshop will inform participants about the intricate realities of life in poverty. The workshop is…
Health department closing COVID testing sites District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) is closing its COVID-19 testing clinics effective Wednesday, April 23, 2023, due to minimal usage. “While the testing sites may be closing, COVID-19 is not going away,” said DHD#10 Health Officer Kevin Hughes. “It is important that residents continue to take precaution if they have been exposed or are…
Recent births, posted April 20, 2023 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following births have been reported: Theodore…
Documentary film will tell the story of the Scottville Clown Band By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief This year seems to be the year of local history. The City of Ludington is celebrating its sesquicentennial, House of Flavors Restaurant and the now-separate ice cream manufacturing operation are celebration being in existence for 75 years, the SS Badger is 70-years-old, and the “Big…
