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RC club’s Public Expo is Saturday

August 5, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The Twisted Sticks Radio Controlled (RC) Club will hold its fifth Public Expo event Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hull Field, 5960 W. Chauvez Road, west of the Mason County Campground. The free event is open to the public and will include flying demonstrations of all types of remote controlled aircraft.…

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Obituary: Mark Allen Steigenga, 75, of Ludington

August 5, 2025

Mark Allen Steigenga, 75, of Ludington, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 3, 2025 with his family by his side. He was born June 10, 1950 in Grand Rapids, son to the late Chris and Jane (Kladder) Steigenga. For a photographer, writer and classical musician, the world is filled with beauty waiting to be experienced and shared – the curve…

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Obituary: Kraig Steven Yeck, 43, of Muskegon

August 5, 2025

Kraig Steven Yeck, also known as Dup Dup, of Muskegon, passed away at the age of 43 on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the University of Michigan Hospital, in Ann Arbor,. During his passing, he was surrounded by his loving family and his best friend. Kraig was born in Ludington on September 18, 1981. He graduated from Ludington High School…

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Western Michigan Fair begins!

August 4, 2025

Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — The 86th Western Michigan Fair began today, Monday, Aug. 4, with a few livestock shows and the Great Lakes Stakes Harness Racing. The midway opens Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m. but there will be some fair events prior. The fair is held at the Mason County Fairgrounds located on US…

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Clown Band, Old Engine Club to host Harvest Celebration Sept. 13

August 4, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — The show must go on! Even though this year’s Scottville Fall Celebration has been cancelled, due to water main/street construction in town, the Scottville Clown Band the Western Michigan Old Engine Club have decided to hold a Harvest Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the club’s show grounds at Scottville Riverside Park. “The Scottville Clown Band has played…

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