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Small plane crashes at Mason County Airport

January 15, 2023

Small plane crashes at Mason County Airport PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A single engine airplane crashed on the north-south runway at Mason County Airport Sunday morning. Emergency crews from Pere Marquette Fire Department, Ludington Fire Department and Life EMS were dispatched at 11:49 a.m. A few minutes later, Mason-Oceana 911 disregarded the units, except with the request of one fire…

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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Jan. 15, 2023

January 15, 2023

Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Jan. 15, 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 recent death information…

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VanderWall to serve as vice chair of two state house committees

January 14, 2023

VanderWall to serve as vice chair of two state house committees State Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R, Ludington) has announced that his new Lansing office is officially open and ready to serve the residents of Michigan’s 102nd House District. VanderWall is beginning his second term after being re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives this past November. He represents the new…

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Obituary: Elaine Brogren, 89, of Ludington

January 14, 2023

Obituary: Elaine Brogren, 89, of Ludington Elaine Brogren was born at home on February 8, 1933 in Ludington to Claude and Denelda Harwood and passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday January 11, 2023 with her son Jeff by her side. She graduated from Ludington High School in 1951 and upon graduation she worked for The General Telephone Company…

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Obituary; Dorothy Johnson, 88, of Ludington

January 14, 2023

Obituary; Dorothy Johnson, 88, of Ludington Dorothy Jean Johnson, 88, of Ludington, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Dorothy was born on October 22, 1934, the daughter of Charles and Lydia (Parker) Lapham. In 1952, she graduated from Rodney B. Wilson High School, in St. Johns. She earned her associate degree from West Shore Community College. She married her…

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