Jose Juan “Pepe” Arenas, 55, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 1, 2025, after a very recent liver cancer diagnosis. Born on March 18, 1970 in Valle Hermoso, Mexico, Pepe was the youngest of four children born to Rosaura Urrutia Gonzalez and J. Felix Arenas Puente. Not once after his diagnosis did Jose fear or question God; he was only…
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Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The midway at the 86th Western Michigan Fair opened Tuesday. The grandstand event featured West MI Pullers Tractor & Truck Pull. On Wednesday, midway wristbands can be purchased for $25 from noon to 5 p.m., regular price is $35. Fair admittance: $5 per person; children ages 5 and under, free) Wednesday,…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — A mileage renewal requested by Ludington Mass Transit Authority for the cities of Ludington and Scottville easily passed during the Tuesday election, Aug. 5. The millage passed 920 to 191. The rate of up to 1.975 mill will raise about $480,000 a year for the next five years. It covers 20 percent of LMTA’s…
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