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Fire destroys Sherman Township house

February 28, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — Five fire departments from the Mason County Rural Fire Authority were called to a house fire at 3038 N. Tuttle Road Saturday morning. The house was engulfed in flames upon the arrival of the first firefighting unit and was a total loss. According to dispatch information, occupants of the house had managed to…

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Varsity Boys Basketball: Orioles are district champions

February 27, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Ludington defeated Hart Friday and clinched the district championship. The Orioles topped the Pirates 62-49 in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2, District…

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Louis F. Peterson, Mason County’s first ‘music man’

February 27, 2026

This Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Mason County Historical Society By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Louis F. Peterson organized the first Ludington High School boys band in 1927 and a girls band in 1928. He was 43-years-old in 1927 and had been well known in the Ludington music scene at that point. At that…

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MCC’s Henry O’Neal wins regional spelling bee

February 27, 2026

West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. LUDINGTON — Mason County Central Middle School eighth grade student Henry O’Neal won the West Shore Educational Service District Area Regional Spelling Bee on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The competition, held at Ludington Area School District’s L.F. Peterson…

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Varsity Girls Basketball: MCE wraps up regular season with win over GT Academy

February 27, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. CUSTER — Mason County Eastern defeated Grand Traverse Academy 49-23 Thursday. “We had a strong game tonight out of our guards,” said MCE Coach Jake Smith. “Aubrey Myers and Brailyn Johnson were huge…

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