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Season road weight restrictions begin Saturday. 

March 1, 2022

Season road weight restrictions begin Saturday.  SCOTTVILLE — Seasonal road weight restrictions in Mason County will take effect on Saturday, March 5 beginning at 7 p.m. until further notice, according to the Mason County Road Commission.  All county roads will be restricted by reducing the maximum axle load by 35% per axle and truck speeds to 35 mph. Weight and…

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Obituary: Thomas Vissers, 72, of Ludington. 

March 1, 2022

Obituary: Thomas Vissers, 72, of Ludington.  Thomas Rodney Vissers, 72, of Ludington, formerly of Coopersville, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. He was born January 12, 1950 in Grand Haven to Robert and Mary (Meindertsma) Vissers.  Tom graduated from Coopersville High School in 1969. He went on to study architecture at Ferris State College on a football scholarship. He married…

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Obituary: Gail Sterley, 91, of Ludington.

March 1, 2022

Obituary: Gail Sterley, 91, of Ludington. Gail M. Sterley, 91, of Ludington passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022. She was born October 10, 1930 in Ludington to Claude and Ada (Kimball) Babcock. She graduated from Ludington High School and went on to marry the late Bernard Sterley on July 12, 1947. Gail was a hostess at Scotty’s Restaurant for 30…

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Friends of the Ludington State Park encourage winter lantern hikes.

February 28, 2022

Friends of the Ludington State Park encourage winter lantern hikes. Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. By Katie Provenzano, MCP Correspondent HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — On Saturday, February 26, the Friends of the Ludington State Park held its fourth and final lantern-lit hike of the 2022 season. The…

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Local author’s book recounts stories told by Daniel Boone.

February 28, 2022

Local author’s book recounts stories told by Daniel Boone. Grown Locally is presented by House of Flavors Restaurant of Ludington and features locally owned businesses and locally produced products. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Bryan Broderick, a resident of Pentwater, had always heard family stories about how a distant relative had been friends with famous pioneer Daniel Boone. That evidence became…

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