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Local COVID-19 statistics, May 2, 2020.

May 2, 2020

Local COVID-19 statistics, May 2, 2020. Here are the COVID-19 statistics for Mason County and the counties that border it, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Please note that recovery information or number of hospitalizations are not available on the MDHHS website or on the District Health Department No. 10 website. MCP will post that information…

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Full Court Press: Lakestride Half Marathon goes virtual.

May 2, 2020

Full Court Press: Lakestride Half Marathon goes virtual. Today on MCP’s Full Court Press, Toni Swinehart speaks with Alisha Christensen, chair of the Lakestride Half Marathon, 10K, 5K event about the decision to make this year’s event virtual. The Lakestride began in 1980, which would have made this the 40th year. Instead, the 40th anniversary will be celebrated in 2021.…

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Safe Harbor, Safety Decals create signs honoring high school grads.

May 1, 2020

Safe Harbor, Safety Decals create signs honoring high school grads. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Today, the high school seniors of Mason County are being honored with the delivery of signs to their yards. Over 500 signs were made honoring the seniors of Ludington High School, Mason County Central, and Mason County Eastern. The signs were donated by Safe…

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Obituary: Betty Gallie, 100, Ludington.

May 1, 2020

Obituary: Betty Gallie, 100, Ludington. Betty M. (Conrad) Gallie, 100, passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on April 28, 2020 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington where she had been a resident the past 13 years.  Betty was born on July 12, 1919 in Amber Township of Mason County, the daughter of Archie and Mildred (Cameron) Conrad.  She…

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Obituary: Roger Hakanson, 80, Ludington.

May 1, 2020

Obituary: Roger Hakanson, 80, Ludington. Roger Lee Hakanson, 80, of Ludington, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Roger was born on September 11, 1939 in Ludington, the son of Richard Sr. and Irene (Matthews) Hakanson.  He married Patricia Bowden on July 14, 1967.  Roger graduated from Ludington High School, class of 1959, and proudly served his country in the…

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