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Recent death: Margaret E. Baker, 105, of Ludington

November 13, 2025

  Margaret E. Baker, 105, of Ludington, died on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. A full obituary will be published at a later date, and a private family graveside service will be held in the spring. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ludington, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of…

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Recent death: Dennis Murphy, 74, of Ludington

November 13, 2025

Dennis Murphy, 74, of Ludington, died on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email…

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Recent death: Mark Bullion, 74, of Custer

November 13, 2025

Mark Bullion, 74, of Custer, died on Sunday, November 9, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email…

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Sports coverage sponsors needed

November 12, 2025

Last month we announced that Mason County Press and Oceana County Press will begin covering local sports and recreation. As a small business, adding this level of service requires additional funding. We are still in need of more supporters in order to bring this service to you. Individuals who would like to contribute may do so by making an instant…

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NTSB: Snow/ice, pilot error caused 2023 fatal plane crash

November 12, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its Aviation Investigation Final Report on an airplane crash that killed two people from Indiana on Nov. 23, 2023. Pilot Randy Strebig, 60, and Allison Wheaton, 43, died after their plane, a Socata TBM 700, crashed north of the Mason County Airport just west of…

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