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Obituary: James Berger, 78, of Ludington.

March 10, 2022

Obituary: James Berger, 78, of Ludington. James Joseph Berger, 78, of Ludington, formerly of Grand Haven, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Jim was born on April 20, 1943 in Muskegon, the son of Joseph and Ruth (Morgan) Berger. He excelled in academics, graduating from Muskegon High School with the class of 1960 and later, Michigan State University with…

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Obituary: Monte Hand, 90, of Ludington.

March 10, 2022

Obituary: Monte Hand, 90, of Ludington. Monte J. Hand, 90, of Ludington, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at home.  Monte was born December 12, 1931, in Muskegon, the son of Nelson and Claudia Hand. He married Patricia Louise Glover of Hart on September 14, 1957.  Monte served in Korea as part of the U.S. Army 187th Airborne Infantry…

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Event will raise funds to help Ukrainian refugees, hospital. 

March 9, 2022

Event will raise funds to help Ukrainian refugees, hospital.  Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Yuri Oleksovskyi is a Ukrainian college student who has spent summers working at Barnhart’s Resort & Marina. He recently was conscripted into the Ukrainian military…

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Fire destroys Victory Township house trailer.

March 9, 2022

Fire destroys Victory Township house trailer. 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. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a house…

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Local culinary students compete in state competition. 

March 8, 2022

Local culinary students compete in state competition.  West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Ten students from West Shore Educational Service District’s culinary arts program recently competed in the state-wide ProStart competition in Lansing. All three of the teams placed…

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