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Walk for Life is May 21.

May 14, 2017

Walk for Life is May 21.  LUDINGTON — West Shore Pregnancy & Family Support will hold its annual Walk for Life on Sunday, May 21 at Waterfront Park. The event serves as a major fundraiser for the organization and also an awareness event. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. with a picnic and live worship music to follow the two-mile walk…

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Obituary: Richard Matson, 77, Branch.

May 12, 2017

Obituary: Richard Matson, 77, Branch. Richard “Dick” Garth Matson, 77,  of Branch passed away on May 11, 2017 at home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Dick was born to Walter and Josephine (Baird) Matson at home in Ludington on September 4, 1939. He was the youngest of five children. He retired from Dow Chemical on…

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Recent births, reported May 12, 2017.

May 12, 2017
Recent births, reported May 12, 2017.

Recent births, reported May 12, 2017. #MasonCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below.  Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Liam George Scott Lee Nelson, the son of Francis Manning-Nelson and William Nelson of Scottville, was born May 3, 2017. Piper Gene Belle Taylor, the daughter of Shelby and Clinton Taylor of…

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Sand of D-Day invasion beaches part of veterans’ mall.

May 12, 2017

Sand of D-Day invasion beaches part of veterans’ mall. #MasonCountyVeterans. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A small ceremony took place Thursday afternoon at the future site of the veterans’ mall being constructed at the Mason County war memorial at Stearns Park. Seven area World War II veterans sat in front of the memorial and placed a cup of sand…

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Police seek charges for cats dumped in federal forest.

May 12, 2017

Police seek charges for cats dumped in federal forest. #MasonCountyNews  #PoliceNews FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post were dispatched Wednesday, May 10, at 8:26 p.m. to Federal Forest Route 8512, west of Darr Road, to investigate a case of animal cruelty and conservation violation, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. Several kittens and two adult…

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