Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Photo by Vans Stevenson, MCP Contributor LUDINGTON — The rain stopped this evening to allow for a fantastic sunset in Ludington. ______________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — In 1973, a group of antique tractor enthusiasts got together at the Fred and Lois Donahue farm on Hesslund Road in Pere Marquette Township and shared their interest in a bygone era. After a couple years of informal shows, the group organized as the Western Michigan Old Engine Club and started a tradition of…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LANSING — On Wednesday, July 24, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the second part of the state’s $82.5 billion state budget for next year. Among the items in the budget are free community college for high school graduates who graduated in 2023 and after. The community college deal comes at a cost, though. The budget passed both…
By Brooke Hammond, MCP Intern PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — John and Darlene Fuhrman have been volunteering with the Western Michigan Fair for over six years. Their hard work and time volunteering has been acknowledged by the Michigan Fair Association by awarding them with the Zone 3 Volunteer Award. “Superintendent of the Domestic Arts building is the title that we volunteered…
With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent signing of the new state budget comes the authorization of a Community College “Guarantee” for residents who graduate from high school in 2023 and after. The Guarantee will provide “last-dollar” tuition funding for full-time, in-district students who attend community college within 15 months of high school graduation. As a “last-dollar” scholarship, the state designed the Guarantee to…
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