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West Shore Bank announces Rhythm and Dunes lineup.

January 19, 2022

West Shore Bank announces Rhythm and Dunes lineup. LUDINGTON, MI – Plans are underway for West Shore Bank’s annual Rhythm and Dunes community concert series with the announcement of the lineup for this summer’s shows taking place Saturday, July 30 and Saturday, August 6. The headliners are Union Guns on July 30 and Your Generation in Concert on Aug. 6. …

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Trekking the NCT: Trains, Planes and Feet

January 19, 2022

Trekking the NCT: Trains, Planes and Feet By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike will take…

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Two injured in US 31 crash.

January 19, 2022

Two injured in US 31 crash. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. 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 who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website.  FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP —…

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Closings and cancellations, Jan. 19 and 20, 2022.

January 19, 2022

Closings and cancellations, Jan. 19 and 20, 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 who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. The following closings and cancellations have…

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Obituary: Douglas Hansen, 77, of Ludington.

January 19, 2022

Obituary: Douglas Hansen, 77, of Ludington. Douglas Lee Hansen, 77, of Ludington, died Monday, January 17, 2022, at home.  He was born June 22, 1944, in Ludington, the son of James and Alice (Semple) Hansen. Doug served in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1965. Doug retired in 2006 from Harbison-Walker International where he had been employed…

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