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Ladies’ Night and Men’s Night to offer festival downtown Ludington shopping experiences

December 8, 2024

LUDINGTON — Two new festive holiday events will take place in downtown Ludington the next two weeks. Ladies’ Night will take place on Thursday, December 12, followed by Men’s Night on Wednesday, December 18. Both events run from 4 to 8 p.m. and will feature special deals, promotions, and personalized shopping experiences at participating businesses. Ladies’ Night invites shoppers to…

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What is What3Words?

December 7, 2024

By Joan Young, MCP contributor Have you ever thought the system of dividing the planet with lines of latitude, north and south, and longitude, east and west, was an interesting idea? It was actually a great idea, first proposed by Eratosthenes, a Greek, in the third century BC. His works were lost with the Great Library of Alexandria, but others…

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VIDEO: MCC elementary holiday program

December 6, 2024

Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central’s Scottville Elementary holiday musical program for first and second graders was held Friday evening at A.O. Carlson Gymnasium. See video here: ________________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts…

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Obituary: Valerie (Irwin) Stapleton, 65, of Scottville

December 6, 2024

Valerie Gail (Irwin) Stapleton, 65, of Scottville, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024. Val was born on August 3, 1959, the daughter of Dick and Diana (Roseberry) Irwin. She was a 1977 graduate of Ludington High School. After high school, she attended West Shore Community College. On December 5, 1987, she married John Stapleton. For over 26 years, she…

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79th District Court sentencings, published Dec. 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Skyler Dain Levine, 27, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of malicious destruction of personal property less than $200 on November 27 and was sentenced to 93 days in jail and $200 in fines/costs. As part of a plea agreement, charges of…

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