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FYI: Ludington Area Jaycees Freedom Festival times and traffic info

July 3, 2024

LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Jaycees Freedom Festival takes place Thursday, July 4. The Grand Parade will begin at 2 p.m. at the corner of Ludington Avenue and Madison Street and will travel west to Lakeshore Drive. The fireworks display over Lake Michigan begins at dusk. The following is the traffic control plan for exiting the fireworks: US 10: Traffic…

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Lessons in reptiles

July 3, 2024

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — Almost 200 children attended two sessions of reptile presentations by Raven Hill Discovery Center Tuesday at the Scottville branch of the Mason County District Library. Over 250 attended the same program in Ludington on Monday. Children learned about various reptiles and even got to hold them. All library programs are free. Children under the…

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Obituary: Luke Charles Rangel, 47, of Burbank, Cali., formerly of Scottville

July 3, 2024

Luke Charles Rangel, 47, of Burbank, Cali. formerly of Scottville, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024. Luke was born on March 20, 1977, the son of Guadalupe and Rosalinda Rangel. He attended Mason County Central High School, graduating in 1995, before attending Full Sail University earning an associate of recording arts degree. On June 1, 1996, Luke married the…

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Obituary: Nina Clark, 86, formerly of Ludington

July 3, 2024

Nina Myrtle Clark, 86, of the Kalamazoo Area, formerly of Ludington, died Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Masonic Pathways in Alma.  She was born March 17, 1938, in Flint, the daughter of Charles and Helen (Kerr) Payne. Nina was self-employed as a seamstress and tailor at Nina’s Tailor Shop in Portage for over 25 years until her retirement in 2006. …

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Request for bids: Mason County Central Schools Spartan Community Field Sound Upgrade

July 3, 2024

Request for bids: Mason County Central Schools Spartan Community Field Sound Upgrade MASON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS 300 W Broadway, Scottville MI 49454 Brian Beebe – MCC HS / MS Athletic Director  bbeebe@mccschools.org  Mason County Central Schools is soliciting quotes for work to be performed at Spartan Community Field, our football/track facility. The school district is looking for a new speaker…

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