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Lighthouse keepers announce Big Sable Point Lighthouse restoration campaign

December 4, 2025

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — A $450,000 fundraising campaign has started to preserve the brick exterior of the keeper’s dwelling at Big Sable Point Lighthouse located in Ludington State Park. The initiative will remove the decades-old layers of exterior paint using a chemical process to avoid further degradation, address the organic growth that has formed between the paint and brick, restore the…

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Ludington boys’ varsity basketball defeats Spring Lake in first home game

December 4, 2025

MCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Smith & Eddy Insurance, Mission Graphics, Squires Chiropractic, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals.  LUDINGTON — The Ludington High School varsity boys’ basketball team defeated Spring Lake 48-42 for the first home game Thursday, Dec. 4. But, the win didn’t come easy. “Ludington held on for dear life after jumping out to a 28-14…

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Whitehall overcomes LHS in bowling opener

December 4, 2025

MCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Smith & Eddy Insurance, Mission Graphics, Squires Chiropractic, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals.  MUSKEGON — Whitehall High School defeated Ludington High School in the opening season of bowling competition Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3. The Orioles and Vikings competed at Northway Lanes. The Orioles girls’ team lost 16-14 while the boys were defeated 29-1.…

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Hesperia tops Eastern in boys varsity basketball opener

December 3, 2025

MCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Smith & Eddy Insurance, Mission Graphics, Squires Chiropractic, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals.  HESPERIA — The Hesperia Panthers defeated the Mason County Eastern Cardinals both teams’ boys varsity basketball opener Tuesday 63-51. “Some of our key guys got into foul trouble early so we had to change our game plan very early and…

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Free Soil man, Scottville woman arrested for contempt of court

December 3, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 5:56 a.m., Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO): Single vehicle crash, no injuries, Conrad Road west of Custer Road, Custer Township. 8:53 a.m., MCSO: A 60-year-old Free Soil man was arrested at…

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