
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Western Michigan Fair officially kicks off on Tuesday, Aug. 6, but the dog competition took place Sunday evening. Here are the winners:
Severe thunderstorm advisory issued. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm advisory for western lower Michigan including Mason County. Thunderstorms with frequent lightning, heavy rain, and wind gusts over 40 mph are moving southeast off Lake Michigan into the Ludington area by 8 p.m. The storms will continue to spread southeast into the early nighttime hours but should…

WSCC makes credit transfers easier. West Shore Community College has announced that a new, more user-friendly online option is now available for students who want to transfer their postsecondary education credits from one institution to another. Fresh upgrades to the Michigan Transfer Network were unveiled statewide, following nearly two years of development carried out by Michigan’s community colleges, public universities,…

Obituary: Diane Boulais, 67, Ludington. Diane Boulais, 67, made her transition to her next adventure, Saturday, August 3, 2019, at home, after a long struggle with Huntington’s Disease. Diane was born in 1952 and raised in Pittsfield, Mass., the third of six children born to Dolores (Gilbert) Boulais and Paul Boulais, Sr. She will be dearly missed by her wife,…