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PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Law enforcement and firefighters were dispatched to a shed fire at 6:01 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 at 5753 W. Barton St. Initial 911 dispatch information stated that witnesses saw the shed explode. According to dispatch information, witnesses alleged the fire may have been intentional. The shed was located behind a residence at that address. Pere Marquette…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Wally Cain wants the men of Mason County to step up and help out local charities. Inspired by the charitable-giving group Women Who Care of Mason County, Cain is forming Men Who Care of Mason County. The group will meet for 30 minutes quarterly. During that meeting, attendees submit suggested local 501(c)(3) charitable organizations…
Tod Howard Howell, 56, of Scottville, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025. Tod was born on April 27, 1968, to Carl Howard Howell and Susan Kay (Murphy) Howell. Tod graduated from Mason High School in 1986. He then earned his bachelor’s degree in special education at Central Michigan University. Tod worked as a special education teacher at Mason County…
Frederick S. Smart, 72, of Branch, died on Monday, January 6, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for…
The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com. Oliver Allen Olmstead, the son of Brittany Rodrigues and Timothy Olmstead, Jr. of Pentwater, was born on Thursday, January 9, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital. List of 2024 births List of 2023 births…
