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Obituary: Robert Lee Peters, 86, of Fountain

April 14, 2025

Robert “Bob” Lee Peters, 86, of Fountain, died Saturday, April 12, 2025, at home.  He was born July 8, 1938, in Sherman Township, the son of Herbert and Ernestine (Listander) Peters. Bob worked for several years on the carferries and later for PCA in Manistee.  He was also a lifelong farmer, raising hogs and doing pig roasts, growing gladiolas, and…

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Memorial service notice: Henry Wallace Raymond, 102, of Hart

April 14, 2025

Harry Wallace Raymond, 102, of Hart, formerly of Pentwater, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, from 5 to 7 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com.

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Local doctors running in Nashville marathon to help boy fighting cancer

April 13, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — On April 26, Dr. Weston Squires and Dr. Dylan Hearns, along with several other local athletes, are going to participate in the St. Jude Rock ‘n” Roll Marathon in Nashville, Tenn., raising funds and awareness for an 8-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma cancer. The duo from Squires Chiropractic will…

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Historical Society accepting intern applications

April 13, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society is now accepting applications for its summer internship program that takes place June through August. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a related field (history, marketing, education, and others). There are multiple opportunities available including educational programming, archival collections and operations. A stipend of $570 will be…

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Mason County students deposit more than $9,000 for their future

April 10, 2025

West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press.  More than 1,600 Mason County students from kindergarten through fifth grade recently participated in KickStart to Career (K2C) Spring Deposit Days and deposited a total of $9,045.93 into their child savings accounts. K2C is a collaborative effort between the…

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