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Obituary: Emma Hamilton, 81, of Ludington.

August 11, 2022

Obituary: Emma Hamilton, 81, of Ludington. Emma Lee Hamilton, 81, of Ludington, formerly of Elwell, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022. She was born June 28, 1941 in St. Johns to Lester and Flossie (Dukes) Waldron. Emma graduated from Chesaning Union High School. Later in life, Emma received her degree in business and computers from Davenport University. Emma married Paul…

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Obituary: Jewel Pitcher, 82, of Walhalla.

August 11, 2022

Obituary: Jewel Pitcher, 82, of Walhalla. Jewel Arabella (Reene) Pitcher, 82, passed away on August 10, 2022.  Jewel was born in Custer on November 10, 1939, the daughter of Lyle and Cleo-Bell (McCormick) Reene. Jewel and Arthur T Wallager were married for a number of years and had four children prior to parting ways.  Jewel remarried Lester Pitcher in April…

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Tews named Western Michigan Fair Homemaker of the Year

August 10, 2022

Tews named Western Michigan Fair Homemaker of the Year PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Julie Tews was awarded the 2022 Western Michigan Fair Homemaker of the Year Wednesday evening at the Mason County Fairgrounds. Seven women entered the homemaker of the year competition. Second through sixth place included: Jeanne Knuth, second; Casey Leese, third; Helga Hendrickson, fourth; Della St. Louis, fifth;…

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Western Michigan Fair in pictures, Wednesday, Aug. 10. 

August 10, 2022

Western Michigan Fair in pictures, Wednesday, Aug. 10.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The 2022 Western Michigan Fair officially started Tuesday, Aug. 9. Here is an assortment of some photographs created today by Editor-in-Chief Rob Alway. Note to parents: Please feel free to share/download these images.  To see a fair schedule, click here. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason…

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Obituary: Dr. John Carney, 100, of Ludington.

August 10, 2022

Obituary: Dr. John Carney, 100, of Ludington. John Richard Carney MD died on Friday, August 5, 2022, of natural causes at the age of 100. He was the son of Professor Robert J. Carney and Frances Sweet (Gibson) Carney. He was born in Ann Arbor on August 18, 1921, and was a graduate of Ann Arbor High School in the…

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