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Recent death: Terry Lee Simons, 73, of Ludington

July 28, 2025

  Terry Lee Simons, 73, of Ludington, died on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services, formerly Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019 deaths __________ Please Support…

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Carson City man presumably drowns in Bass Lake

July 27, 2025

SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Carson City, Mich. man died of a probable drowning Saturday evening following an incident in Bass Lake. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said emergency crews were called to the 7100 block of South Lakeshore Drive for a report of a person who had fallen off a jet ski and was floating face down in the…

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West Shore Bank’s Rhythm & Dunes packs Waterfront Park

July 26, 2025

Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Waterfront Park was packed Saturday evening, July 26, for the first of two West Shore Bank Rhythm & Dunes concerts. The free community concert featured the tribute band Monsters of Yacht, along with the Mason County Central High School marching band as its warm-up. On Saturday, Aug. 2, Klay N the Mud will…

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Shelby State Bank creating literacy corners for young readers

July 25, 2025

SHELBY — Shelby State Bank, in partnership with Great Start Collaborative and the Community Foundation for Oceana County’s Read Early, Read Often program, will soon offer literacy corners in each of its 10 branches. Studies have shown that having books in a child’s home significantly impacts their future literacy as much as the education levels of their parents, and literacy…

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Obituary: Margaret Jane McKee, 64, of Fountain

July 25, 2025

Margaret Jane McKee, 64, of Fountain, formerly of Battle Creek, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025. Maggie was born on March 12, 1961, the daughter of Evie Cress. She attended Battle Creek High School. She was employed as an in-home care giver, in Des Moines, Iowa, for six years. Known as a fruit loop by her family members, she…

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