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Weather Alert: Tornado watch in effect until 4 a.m.

April 14, 2026

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a tornado watch, which includes Mason and Oceana counties and surrounding Lake Michigan waters, in effect until 4 a.m. Wednesday. The watch covers the lakeshore from Pentwater to Manistee — placing Mason County directly within the affected area — along with a broad stretch of adjacent nearshore and offshore waters on…

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April 14, 2026

Thank you to those who have accepted our request and are now subscribing to the MCP/OCP Daily Briefing. This really helps to sustain local news coverage. But, we really could use more subscribers. We are asking for a small amount – $10 a month, which is about 33 cents a day. In exchange, you receive an email each day, called…

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Varsity Softball: Hart defeats MCC in doubleheader

April 14, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Smith & Eddy Insurance and Michelle and Andrew Thomas. By Kai Taylor, MCP Sports Writer HART — The Mason County Central Spartans faced off against the Hart Pirates in a two-game West Michigan Conference Rivers Division series Tuesday, dropping both contests in hard-fought battles.…

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Varsity Baseball: MCC rallies past Hart in 8 innings

April 14, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Smith & Eddy Insurance and Michelle and Andrew Thomas. HART — Mason County Central edged Hart 7-6 in eight innings in Game 1 and held a 3-2 lead in a suspended Game 2 of a West Michigan Conference baseball doubleheader Tuesday. In the opener,…

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Fleet in the fog

April 14, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Lake Michigan Carferry sister ships SS Badger and SS Spartan, along with fleet mate LT-805 of Interlake Logistics Solutions, came and went Monday as Pere Marquette Lake experienced intermittent fog. These photographs were captured using a combination of a Nikon Z6 II DSLR camera with a Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 lens from the docks…

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