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News Alert: Grass fire in Riverton Township

March 12, 2025

RIVERTON TOWNSHIP (3:17 p.m.) — Riverton Fire Department has been dispatched to a grass fire in the 5200 block of South Hoganson Road.  

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Recent births, published March 12, 2025

March 12, 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.  Jameson Wulfric Hansen, the son of Savannah and Jon Hansen of Manistee, was born on Friday, March 7, 2025. Ryker Joshua-Lennox Slamkowski, the son of Cassie Miesch and Joshua Slamkowski, was born on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Unless indicated,…

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SS Badger to undergo repairs in dry dock

March 11, 2025

LUDINGTON  — The SS Badger will be placed into dry dock this spring for repairs in preparation of the upcoming sailing season. The Badger’s official 2025 sailing season will begin on Friday, May 16 when it departs Ludington for Manitowoc, Wis. Prior to that, however, the 410-foot ship will sail to Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. where…

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Historical Society speaker series will discuss the naming of Scottville

March 11, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society’s Winter Speakers Series will conclude Thursday, March 13 with “In a Flip of Coin, How Scottville Got Its Name,” by Rob Alway. Alway, a member of the Society’s Board of Directors, will discuss the legend of how Scottville got its name and some of those responsible for the early development of the town.…

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Fishermen assisted off Hamlin Lake ice

March 10, 2025

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Two fishermen were assisted off the ice Sunday afternoon on Hamlin Lake. About 3:30 p.m., Hamlin Township Fire Department was called to the boat launch at the west end of Duneview Drive, at the intersection of North Lakeshore Drive, for a report of two fishermen who were unable to return to shore due to ice opening up…

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