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PM Township beginning recreation plan survey

September 10, 2024

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Pere Marquette Charter Township is currently conducting a survey asking the public about their recreational activities and needs. The results of the survey will be applied towards the township’s 2025-2029 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan. The current recreation plan was approved by the township board of trustees in 2020 and outlined potential projects and actions…

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A few more tickets available for Historical Society gala

September 10, 2024

LUDINGTON — There are a limited amount of tickets left for the Mason County Historical Society’s second annual gala scheduled for  Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Stearns Hotel. The event is a major fundraiser for the Society. The cost is $75 per person. Click here to purchase tickets. “We held our first gala last year to coincide with the Ludington sesquicentennial and…

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Obituary: Vicky Lynn Savich, 64, of Ludington

September 10, 2024

It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Vicky Lynn Savich, who left us on August 31, 2024, at the age of 64. Born on March 19, 1960, in Ludington, Vicky was a beacon of light and love to all who knew her. Her journey on this earth began in Ludington and concluded in…

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Obituary: Gloria Wilson, 76, of Ludington

September 10, 2024

Gloria Jean Wilson, 76, of Ludington, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 8, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 13, 1947, in Highland Park, the daughter of William and Mildred (Bisko) Wilson. After graduating from Royal Oak Kimball High School Gloria attended college while working at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. She began at Beaumont as…

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Remembering Trooper Butterfield

September 9, 2024

Photos and story by Jeff Kiessel, MCP contributor  FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel, family and friends gathered along Custer Road on Monday to remember Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, who was killed in the line of duty by a gunman on Sept. 9, 2013 while conducting a routine traffic stop on Custer Road north of Townline Road. More…

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