.jpg)
Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The grandstands at the Mason County Fairgrounds were at full capacity Saturday night for the grand finale event of the 86th Western Michigan Fair, the TNT Mid Season Championship Demolition Derby. Western Michigan Fair Board officials said this year’s fair had record-breaking attendance each day. ___________________ Please Support Local News Receive…
Henry Wilford Copenhaver Jr., 68, of Ludington, died on Friday, August 8, 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…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — On Saturday, Aug. 9, the Mason County Historical Society honored the Sanders family, owners of Sanders Meats of Custer. This year, the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. Sanders Meats was founded by Joesph T. Sanders in 1925, delivering homemade products in a Ford Model T. On Saturday, the descendants of Joe and Vera Sanders…
Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — An annual tradition at the Western Michigan Fair is the Friday pedal, presented by Cooper & Sons Pedal Pulling. Here are some highlights: Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to…
On August 4, 2025, the world lost a true legend. Jason Matthew Fox, 50, of Ludington, passed away doing what he loved—ripping through the wind on his Harley Electra Glide Ultra Classic and visiting the friends he held so dear. Born and raised in Ludington, Jason was the kind of man who made an impression everywhere he went. A people…
.png)
