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Recent births, posted Sept. 30, 2022

September 30, 2022

Recent births, posted Sept. 30, 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 births have been reported: Dean…

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Obituary: Eleanor ‘Ellie’ Stever, 94, of Ludington

September 30, 2022

Obituary: Eleanor ‘Ellie’ Stever, 94, of Ludington Eleanor “Ellie” May Stever, 94, of Ludington passed away Friday, September 9, 2022. She was born March 14, 1928, the daughter of Raymond Hall and Anna (Fliegle) Hall. She graduated from St. Simon High School in 1946.  Ellie married Robert “Grubby” Stever on August 31, 1963. She worked as a machine operator for…

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MCC homecoming court

September 29, 2022

MCC homecoming court Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central Schools in partnership with Mason County Press.  SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central will hold is homecoming week festivities next week. The week will include the homecoming football game at Spartan Community Field on Friday, Oct. 7 against Hesperia when the 2022-2023 homecoming king and queen will be crowned.…

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Rape conviction from 2015 receives new sentencing. 

September 29, 2022

Rape conviction from 2015 receives new sentencing.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 41-year-old Ludington man convicted of raping a young girl will remain in prison for now, despite his conviction being overturned by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Michigan Department of Corrections is expected to decide when Benjamin Michael Bentz will be released.  Earlier this year, the…

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Obituary: Matthew Mauer, 93, of Scottville. 

September 29, 2022

Obituary: Matthew Mauer, 93, of Scottville.  Matthew Joseph Mauer, 93, of Scottville, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.  Matt was born April 21, 1929 in Kalamazoo.  He was the son of Mathew Paul Mauer and Elizabeth Kalinowski Mauer. On November 19, 1955, he married the love of his life, Nancy Lee Robbins. Matt Graduated from Michigan State University in…

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