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Obituary: Robert Louis Lake, 78, of Scottville

June 17, 2025

Robert “Bob” Louis Lake, 78, of Scottville, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, with family by his side after a short, hard fight with a very cruel disease. Bob was born on May 24, 1947, in Ludington, the son of Ervin Riley Lake and Dorothy Ann (Swanson) Vreeland. He attended Catholic Central High School in Muskegon his freshman year,…

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Miss Ludington Area is First Runner Up in Miss Michigan pageant

June 16, 2025

MUSKEGON — Miss Ludington Area Natalee Urbon was named First Runner Up during the 86th annual Miss Michigan Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, June 14. Urbon also was named Miss Congeniality during the pageant held at the Frauenthal Theater in downtown Muskegon. As Miss Ludington Area, Urbon represents Mason, Manistee, Oceana, and Lake counties. She was chosen among 22 women and…

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6 injured in Grant Township crash

June 16, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  GRANT TOWNSHIP, Mason County — Six people were injured Sunday, June 15, as a result of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Quarterline Road and Forest Trail. The injured included three people from Lexington, SC, out of five from one vehicle, and three…

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WSCC presents the art exhibit ‘Closer Look: Scottville and Custer’

June 16, 2025

WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College (WSCC) is hosting an exhibition titled Closer Look: Scottville and Custer, works by Ken Cooper and Jamie Gannon. The exhibition runs from June 16 through Sept. 12, 2025 at the college’s Manierre Dawson Gallery. The works in…

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Expect heavy northbound traffic on US 31 for Electric Forest

June 16, 2025

ROTHBURY — Electric Forest, the massive music festival that draws tens of thousands of attendees from across the country and beyond, takes place this week at the Double JJ Resort. The event runs Thursday through Sunday, June 19-22. Expect heavy northbound traffic on US 31 in that area beginning Tuesday, June 17, and Wednesday, June 18, with early arrival EF…

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