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Youth Advisory Council announces spring grant awards

May 7, 2021

Youth Advisory Council announces spring grant awards The Community Foundation for Mason County’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) has recently distributed $8,050 in grants to three organizations resulting from council’s spring grant round. The YAC annually grants to organizations that support youth in Mason County in the areas of college and career readiness, mental health and stress management, and strengthening relationships…

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Obituary: Robert Russell Dolson, 88, of Custer Township. 

May 7, 2021

Obituary: Robert Russell Dolson, 88, of Custer Township.  Robert (Bob) Russell Dolson, 88, of Custer Township, died on Friday, April 30, 2021 in Ludington.  Bob was born July 19, 1932 to the late Matilda (Florek) and Russell C. Dolson in Chicago. He married Lorli Marie Wiedenkeller in Valparaiso, Ind. on February 27, 1954.  Their first four children were born in Valparaiso…

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Obituary: Larry Chaffee, 78, of Ludington.

May 7, 2021

Obituary: Larry Chaffee, 78, of Ludington. Larry Lee Chaffee, 78, of Ludington, died on Thursday, May 6, 2021. He was born February 7, 1943, in Sterling to the late Ellsworth and Frances Chaffee.   Larry retired from Hardman Construction where he served as a foreman for almost 20 years.  He was a member of the Carpenters Union Local 100 for…

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Funeral service notice: Richard Switon, 87, of Ludington.

May 7, 2021

Funeral service notice: Richard Switon, 87, of Ludington. Richard J. Switon, 87, of Ludington passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021. A celebration of life is planned for Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Lakeside Links Golf Course from 5 to 7 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.oakgroveludington.com.  

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79th District Court sentencings, posted May 6, 2021. 

May 6, 2021

79th District Court sentencings, posted May 6, 2021.  By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Tyler Austin Hendrickson, 26, of 915 Maple St., Ludington, pleaded guilty on May 5 to domestic violence and attempted assault/resisting/obstructing a police officer and was sentenced to 16 days in jail with credit for…

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