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Bid Notice: MDOT Maintenance Project, US 31, Oceana County

September 30, 2025

MDOT Maintenance project Southbound US-31 over Oceana Drive (S01 of 64014) bridge rehabilitation, in Grant Township, Oceana County, Michigan. DESCRIPTION OF WORK Bridge rehabilitation including replacement of expansion joint devices at the south abutment, cleaning and sealing construction joints, minor deck patching, silane treatment on deck surface, concrete bridge barrier, abutments, wingwalls, and backwalls, and maintaining traffic. All work shall…

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Recent births, published Sept. 30, 2025

September 30, 2025

The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com.  Demari Deon Lanier Jr., the son of Ryana Roberts and Demari Lanier of Ludington, was born on Monday, September 29, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital.  List of 2024 births List of 2023 births…

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Obituary: Robert Ray Byer, 55, of Baldwin

September 30, 2025

Robert “Rob” Ray Byer crossed the final finish line on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the age of 55, in Baldwin. He leaves behind a legacy as vibrant as his passion for racing. He was born in Detroit, on December 1, 1969. After waving the checkered flag on his high school years at Cadillac High in 1988, Rob revved up…

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History of the three Amber Township cemeteries

September 28, 2025

This MCP Great Lakes History Blog is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Mason County Historical Society.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — Amber Township maintains two cemeteries, Rickey Cemetery, located on Conrad Road, and Towns Cemetery, located on Johnson Road. Before either of those cemeteries were developed, the township owned a cemetery known as the Evans Cemetery,…

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Muskegon museum ship Coast Guard Cutter McLane to be scrapped

September 28, 2025

Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MUSKEGON — Earlier this month, the USS Silversides Submarine Museum announced that its board and staff have made the decision to de-accession the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter McLane, due to the boat’s state of disrepair. Commissioned in 1927, the McLane served with distinction through multiple eras of Coast Guard history. During World War II, the…

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