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MCC school election results to date, 9:45 p.m.

November 4, 2025

9:45 p.m. These are the unofficial results of the Mason County Central school election to date. Final results will be posted once all precincts have been reported. Branch Township: 61 yes; 39 no Free Soil Township: 2 yes; 13 no Sherman Township: 25 yes; 22 no Total: 88 yes; 74 no

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Four injured in apartment complex fire

November 4, 2025

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Fire severely damaged an apartment unit Tuesday afternoon at Pineway Apartments, 1111 E. Pineway Street, causing four people, including three children, to be transported to the hospital. Emergency personnel were called to the scene at 12:25 p.m. Initial calls to Mason-Oceana 911 indicated that the rear portion of the building was on fire, according…

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Traffic light at Jebavy and Johnson to be installed in 2026

November 4, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — A traffic light is scheduled to be installed at the intersection of Jebavy Drive and Johnson Road in 2026. According to a press release from the Mason County Road Commission, the decision to install a light at that intersection is based ona traffic study which was conducted following the opening of Ludington Elementary School in January…

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Obituary: Robert V. Nash, 92, of Ludington

November 4, 2025

Surrounded by the love of family, Robert V. Nash, known to all as Bob, passed away at the age of 92 on Friday, October 31, 2025. Bob was born July 19, 1933, in Custer, the ninth child born to the late Ray and Janie (Kreigh) Nash. He grew up on the family farm, graduating from Custer High School in 1951. Bob…

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VIDEO: Recalling the day the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, a local perspective

November 3, 2025

Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union with offices in Manistee, Ludington, East Lake, and Bear Lake and the Mason County Historical Society, which operates the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, Historic White Pine Village and the Rose Hawley Archives in downtown Ludington. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — As Nov. 10 approaches, many in the Great…

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