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Recent death: Linda Marlene (Boals) Olson, 86, of Ludington

March 8, 2026

Linda Marlene (Boals) Olson, 86, of Ludington, died on Friday, March 6, 2026. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2026 deaths. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support Local News Receive…

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Recent death: Barbara Mary Bailey, 81, of Scottville

March 8, 2026

Barbara Mary Bailey, 81, of Scottville, died on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at home. She was born February 17, 1945, in Hart, the daughter of Elten Eugene and Julia (Kequom) Bailey. Barbara was a tribal member of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. Cremation has taken place and Barbara will interred in Mears Cemetery with her parents in the…

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MCE graduate Avery Crawford accepted to MSU Honors College

March 6, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief EAST LANSING — Avery Crawford of Custer has been accepted into the Honors College at Michigan State University. Crawford, a 2025 graduate of Mason County Eastern High School and the daughter of Miranda and Darrell Crawford, is currently a freshman at MSU. She is majoring in biology on a pre-health track through the university’s MSU College…

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March 6, 2026

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Dancing with the Local Stars to raise funds for Oriole Foundation

March 6, 2026

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Ludington Area School District’s Oriole Foundation will hold its annual Dancing with the Local Stars on Saturday, April 18 at Lincoln Hills Golf Club. The event will raise money for the foundation and the district’s band and choir programs. “We are incredibly grateful to these generous and courageous community members who are taking to the dance…

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