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Special Olympics teams take the gold at state tourney.

March 26, 2017

Special Olympics teams take the gold at state tourney.  #Area24SpecialOlympics. GRAND RAPIDS — While the Ludington Orioles boys basketball team was representing Mason County this weekend in the state finals in East Lansing, two other basketball teams represented the area at a state tournament and took home gold metals Saturday. The Area 24 Special Olympics teams, A24 Green and A24 Black,…

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The Orioles have made all of Mason County proud.

March 26, 2017

The Orioles have made all of Mason County proud.  #GoOs #StateChampionship By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  EAST LANSING — The story of the 2016-2017 Ludington Orioles boys varsity basketball team isn’t so much about a basketball game as it about citizenship, sportsmanship, and unity. While the Orioles lost to the New Haven Rockets Saturday 45-36 in the Michigan High School Athletic…

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Recent deaths, posted March 25, 2017.

March 25, 2017

#MasonCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to MCP: Rodney Dale Shaffer, 72, died on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his home in Custer. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Paula Duford, 67, of Hart, died on Friday, March 24, 2017. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Ludington. Charlot Mary Mahoney, 85, of Fountain,…

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Farm Bureau presents gift basket to Ag Week baby.

March 24, 2017
Farm Bureau presents gift basket to Ag Week baby.

Farm Bureau presents gift basket to Ag Week baby. #MasonCountyAgriculture. LUDINGTON — As part of the celebration of National Agriculture Week, (March 20-24th) the Mason County Farm Bureau presented a gift basket to the family of a baby born during the week. The gift basket was presented Wednesday to Melissa and Mike Russell of Ludington, and their new son, Kevin Robert…

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Rendezvous Bar donates to Friends of Sheriff’s Office fund.

March 24, 2017

Rendezvous Bar donates to Friends of Sheriff’s Office fund.  WALHALLA — Riley’s Rendezvous Bar donated $1,000 to the Friends of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Friday. The money was raised during a bean bag toss tournament held earlier this month at the bar, along with 50/50 drawings that were held during the Superbowl and also the Daytona 500. The Friends of the…

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