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Employment: Student Aide Positions, Ludington Area School District

August 15, 2025

Employment: Student Aide Positions, Ludington Area School District Ludington Area School District has the following Student Aide positions available: Ludington Elementary School Student Aide (LES7) – 6 hours per school day: Title 4 hours. The job requires the individual be Highly Qualified. Work with staff to plan and facilitate literacy interventions for small groups of students according to literacy intervention…

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How the Rutter lost its rudder and Capt. Kendrick earned a life saving award

August 14, 2025

This MCP Great Lakes History Blog is presented by Filer Credit Union and the Mason County Historical Society.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief In 1879, Capt. Frederick Kendrick was awarded the United States Gold Lifesaving Medal for his heroic act of saving 44 men from a sinking vessel off the shore of Ludington, near what is now the north end of…

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Podcast: The 1993 Unsolved Murder of Melissa Simmons

August 14, 2025

The 1993 unsolved murder of 15-year-old Melissa Simmons of Scottville has haunted Mason County for over three decades. Editor-in-Chief Rob Alway discusses the murder in the latest Great Lakes History Log podcast. Click here to access the episode. You may subscribe to the Great Lakes History Log from most popular podcast apps including Apple Podcast and Spotify.

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Historical Society Annual Gala will celebrate sesquicentennial of Ludington cross-lake service

August 14, 2025

LUDINGTON — The Mason County Historical Society’s annual gala will celebrate the sesquicentennial of Ludington cross-lake service. The fund-raising event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Stearns Hotel in downtown Ludington. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Dancing will be from 8:30 to 10 p.m. The event will also feature historical presentations…

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WSCC to hold fall semester kick-off event

August 14, 2025

WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College will host a campus connections event to kick-off the 2025 fall semester on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the main campus, with many activities taking place at the Schoenherr Campus Center. The event…

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