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79th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 22, 2024

August 22, 2024

By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently sentenced in Mason County’s 79th District Court: -Christopher Lane Quillin, 29, pleaded guilty Aug. 21 to a reduced charge of operating a vehicle while impaired by liquor and was sentenced to 93 days in jail (suspended sentence), no drugs/alcohol, subject to random PBTs, must attend victim impact weekend, and…

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August 22, 2024

A very small team is responsible for bringing the news to you each day on Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. These online services are brought to you for free through the support of our advertisers and sponsors. We are very grateful to our advertisers and sponsors and love to promote them. But, advertising budgets can be tight these…

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Obituary: Beverly JoAnn Gavigan, 88, of Ludington

August 22, 2024

Beverly JoAnn Gavigan, 88, of Ludington, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024, at home.  She was born November 30, 1935, in Cadillac, the daughter of Russell and Beatrice (Burke) Loomis. Beverly graduated from Ludington High School in 1953 and then studied interior design.  On September 15, 1956, at St. Simon Catholic Church, Beverly married Leonard James Gavigan.  Beverly owned and…

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Obituary: Eugene “Geno” Harley Wheeler, 84, of Ludington, formerly of Shelby

August 22, 2024

Eugene “Geno” Harley Wheeler, 84, of Ludington, formerly of Shelby, passed away Tuesday August 20, 2024. Eugene was born on March 20, 1940, in Hart, the son of Alteron “Steve” Wheeler and Olive (Cole) Wheeler. He graduated from Hart High School in 1958. On February 14, 1987, Eugene married the love of his life, Donna J. (Figgins) Wheeler. Eugene dedicated 30…

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Photo feature: Library fun at Riverside Park

August 21, 2024

Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — As the summer winds down the Mason County District Library is still offering plenty of children’s activities. On Monday the Ludington library hosted a scavenger hunt in downtown Ludington. Today, Wednesday, the Scottville library…

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