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How Things Work: The fire department. 

June 23, 2022

How Things Work: The fire department.  A column by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. I’ve been contemplating writing a regular column for quite awhile, but I just didn’t really know exactly what the theme of the column would be (by the way, to go along with the theme of this column, columns written by editors are long standing traditions in newspapers). Then,…

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VIDEO: Mason County Sports Hall of Fame Class of ’22. 

June 23, 2022

VIDEO: Mason County Sports Hall of Fame Class of ’22.  Full Court Press is a sports and recreation webcast presented by Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Orthopedics.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Today, on MCP’s Full Court Press, Alan Neushwander speaks with Vic Burwell, president of the Mason County Sports Hall of Fame, about this weekend’s Class of ’22 induction ceremonies.  Please…

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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted June 24, 2022.

June 23, 2022

Recent deaths, service announcements, posted June 24, 2022. 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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Fire destroys Amber Twp. house, damages others.

June 23, 2022

Fire destroys Amber Twp. house, damages others. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — A fire destroyed a house and damaged three other houses Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched to 3673 W. Hidden Forest Circle at 4:05 p.m. for a report of an attached garage on fire. That fire quickly spread to the home while the heat from the flames…

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Obituary: Gene Shank, 83, of Ludington.

June 23, 2022

Obituary: Gene Shank, 83, of Ludington. Gene O. Shank, 83, of Ludington passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. He was born March 17, 1939 in Palestine, Ohio, to Claytus and Katherene (Harshman) Shank. Gene graduated from Ludington High School in 1957 and he went on to attend Western Michigan University and received bachelor’s of arts…

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