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Recent births, posted June 4, 2024

June 4, 2024

Kingston Anthony Brown, the son of Aubree Rolon and Elijah Brown of Scottville, was born on Friday, May 31, 2024. Nova Rose Kelso, the daughter of Skyla Kelso and Cameron Lange-Kelso of Ludington, was born on Monday, June 3, 2024. Adelaide Lolita Marshall, the daughter of Sabrina and Richard Marshall of Ludington, was born on Monday, June 3, 2024. Unless indicated, births occurred…

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Exploring a ghost train

June 3, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief The Mason County Historical Society held its inaugural Ghost Tour Saturday, June 1. Over 80 people on two buses explored the remnants of the Manistee & Grand Rapids Railroad (later the Michigan East & West Railroad), that ran from the mid-1890s to about 1920 on a route starting in Manistee and ending in Osceola County. The…

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Fish on for Freedom veterans fishing tournament is June 14

June 3, 2024

LUDINGTON — The eighth Fish on for Freedom veteran fishing tournament will take place on Friday, June 14 with a 6 a.m. tournament-style kickoff at the Ludington pier heads. The tournament, which began in 2015, is a free event to military veterans. Charter boat owners and captains donate their time to bring veterans fishing on Lake Michigan. At 11:45 a.m.…

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Ludington, Scottville to seek reimbursement for water outage

June 3, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief The cities of Ludington and Scottville will seek financial reimbursement for an incident that caused the Scottville water district to be without water for several hours on Friday, May 24 and resulted in a boil water order throughout that Memorial Day weekend. Scottville purchases its water from the City of Ludington and manages water service along…

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Employment: Mason County Rural Fire Authority Administrator

June 3, 2024

Employment: Mason County Rural Fire Authority Administrator The Mason County Rural Fire Authority was formed in 1995 and comprises of seven fire stations covering 13 townships, three villages, and one city. It covers approximately 400 square miles. The Authority has over 100 paid-on-call volunteers with over 36 response vehicles to serve approximately 14,000 residents. Full time position: $42,000 annual salary.…

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