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Obituary: Judee Ellen Larsen, 82, of Scottville

May 27, 2025

Judee Ellen Larsen (Vanden Heuvel), 82, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at her home in Scottville. Born on July 5, 1942, in Hart, she was a cherished figure in her community and a beacon of joy and kindness to all who knew her. Judee attended Hart High School, graduating in the class of…

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Remembering

May 26, 2025

Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — The Custer VFW Gold Bar Post 5096 honored fallen soldiers and sailors Monday with four services. The morning began with a service at Mason County Central High School in Scottville, then Riverside Cemetery in Custer Township, Maple Grove Cemetery in Free Soil Township and concluded at the Michigan State Police Trooper…

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Remembering the Leveaux brothers, who gave their lives during WWI

May 26, 2025

Editor’s Note: Several holidays exist to honor our veterans and active duty military personnel, Veterans Day on Nov. 11, and Armed Forces Day, May 17. But, Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. In today’s article, we remember two brothers from Mason County who died serving our country during World War…

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Honor Roll of Mason County military personnel who died in war

May 26, 2025

Civil War Charles F. Stewart World War I John Benjamin Adams Frank F. Allen John Albert Anderson Fredric C. Bertelsen John F. Borski Russel C. Bozell Louis Brozzo Eric Carlson Gordon Chadwick Carl Christensen Alvia R. Drabenstopt Dezerei A. Duplessis Edwin Harold Ewing Anton Frye Edwin Glynn August Gorski Joseph Hall John Hanson Milburn Hawkes Floyd James Harington R. D.…

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Photo feature: 63rd Fountain Horse Pull

May 26, 2025

Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. FOUNTAIN — Thousands showed up in Fountain Sunday for the 63rd Fountain Horse Pull. The event included multiple horse pulling teams along with food and vendors.   __________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP…

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