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2021 Halloween events 

October 15, 2021

2021 Halloween events  MASON COUNTY – ’Tis the season for Halloween and fall festivals around Mason County and after a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many area businesses and nonprofits are looking forward to celebrating again. Here’s a list of happenings around Mason County: SCOTTVILLE AREA City of Scottville trick or treating from 6-8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30…

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Obituary: Dorothy Battice, 72, of Custer.

October 15, 2021

Obituary: Dorothy Battice, 72, of Custer. Dorothy Jeanette Battice, 72, of Custer, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021. She was born September 4, 1949 in Ludington to Kenneth and Winifred (Baldwin) Lester.  She married the late Robert Battice on December 5, 1975. Dorothy went back to school and graduated from Mason County Eastern in 1986. This was something she was…

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Pandemic-related mini grants available to small businesses. 

October 15, 2021

Pandemic-related mini grants available to small businesses.  To bolster the community’s response and recovery strategy to COVID-19, the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce is offering mini-grants to support locally owned, small businesses in Mason County.  Businesses that have been impacted by the pandemic can submit applications for funding at ludington.org/minigrants starting today, Oct. 15, 2021.  The mini-grants are…

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Obituary: Linda Post, 78, of Ludington.

October 15, 2021

Obituary: Linda Post, 78, of Ludington. Linda Post, 78, of Ludington passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at her home.  Linda graduated From Muskegon High School in 1961 and kept books for Dykstra Foods. She moved to Walhalla in 1973 and while raising her family, was the bookkeeper for Wickes Lumber in Scottville for the next 34 years. She spent…

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Medical disposal event is Oct. 23 at fairgrounds. 

October 14, 2021

Medical disposal event is Oct. 23 at fairgrounds.  PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A medication disposal event will be held at the Mason County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9  a.m. to noon. The event is being organized by the Leeward Initiative, a local coalition working to prevent substance abuse in Mason County.  Volunteers will be on-hand for the drive-thru…

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