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Obituary: Kandi Fugere, 45, of Ludington.

January 4, 2022

Obituary: Kandi Fugere, 45, of Ludington. Kandi Michele Fugere, 45, of Ludington, died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids.  She was born May 27, 1976, in Ludington. Kandi was very active in the community and instilled the importance of volunteering in her children.  She had been a member of the Ludington Area Jaycees for…

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Obituary: James Alfred ‘Jimmy’ Leonard, 49, of Fountain.

January 4, 2022

Obituary: James Alfred ‘Jimmy’ Leonard, 49, of Fountain. James Alfred “Jimmy” Leonard, 49, of Fountain passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021.  Jimmy, also known as “Lumpy” was born on July 2, 1972 in Ludington, the son of Kenneth L. and Patsy P. (Higginbotham) Leonard. He graduated from Mason County Eastern High School with the class of 1990 and began…

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Recent births, posted Jan. 4, 2022

January 4, 2022

Recent births, posted Jan. 4, 2022 The following births have been reported: Emily Lou Raczkowski, the daughter of Melissa Brower and Bryan Raczkowski of Scottville, was born on Monday, January 3, 2022. (Unless indicated otherwise, births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital). List of 2021 births List of 2020 births Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press…

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Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Jan. 4, 2022.

January 4, 2022

Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Jan. 4, 2022. The following recent death information has been reported to MCP: Kandi Michele Fugere, 45, of Ludington, died Sunday, January 2, 2022. Arrangements by Beacon Funeral & Cremation Services, Ludington. Frances G. Nash, 96, of Custer, died on Monday, January 3, 2022 in Manistee.  Funeral arrangements are pending at Wyman Funeral & Cremation…

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Trekking the NCT: Follow the Blue Blazes to 1850

January 3, 2022

Trekking the NCT: Follow the Blue Blazes to 1850 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…

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