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Historical Society seeking local yearbooks

March 19, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society is seeking Mason County school yearbooks to add to its Rose Hawley Memorial Archives. While the Society’s yearbook collection is extensive, many years are missing. Yearbooks from any era are welcome, including recent yearbooks. The books serve as a valuable resource in historical preservation and research. The goal of…

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LHS to present ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’

March 19, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Ludington High School Drama Club will present “A Year with Frog and Toad” this week at L.F. Peterson Auditorium. Show times are Thursday, March 20, Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m. General admission is $5 per person; ages 5 and under are free. Under the direction…

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Obituary: Pauline Kokx, 84, of Ludington

March 19, 2025

Pauline Margaret Kokx, 84, of Ludington, formerly of Hart, passed away Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility. She was born May 14, 1940, in Muskegon, the daughter of Ernest and Margaret (Zuder) Morisson. Pauline grew up in Muskegon, and graduated from Muskegon Catholic Central High School in 1958. During that time she enjoyed working at…

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MCC Upper Elementary 2nd trimester Honor Roll

March 19, 2025

Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press.  SCOTTVILLE — The following Mason County Central Upper Elementary School students earned their place on the A/B Honor Roll for the second trimester of the 2024-2025 school year: Third Grade: Isaac Austin Alakay Benderman Arthur Billings Easton Black Anthony Bosley Landri Bredernitz Anderson…

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Recent births, published March 19, 2025

March 19, 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.  Indigo Annalee Walker, the daughter of Crystal Underwood and Gadge Walker of Ludington, was born on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Lyla Jay Motcheck, the daughter of Madeline and Matthew Motcheck of Shelby, was born on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.…

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