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Recent death: Walter James Boyer, 98, of Custer Township

December 26, 2023

Walter James Boyer, 98, of Custer Township, died on Saturday, December 23, 2023. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at noon, at Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. Visitation begins at 11am at the funeral home. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of…

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Video: Ludington Harbor on Christmas Eve 2023

December 24, 2023

Video: Ludington Harbor on Christmas Eve 2023 Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Christmas Eve 2023 in Ludington: 50 degrees and calm winds over Lake Michigan. Merry Christmas from Mason County Press.    

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Photo feature: Community Church hosts Christmas Eve community dinner

December 24, 2023

Photo feature: Community Church hosts Christmas Eve community dinner Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Community Church hosted a community Christmas Eve dinner today. Over 300 meals were delivered and about another 100 were served at the church. The free…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 22, 2023

December 22, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 22, 2023 By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -Sebastian Aron Cooper, 18; assault/resisting/obstructing a police officer; arrested Dec. 15 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned Dec. 17; probable cause hearing: Jan. 3; bail: $25,000 cash. -Mykel Dalton Horsley, 33; first-degree home…

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Property owners encouraged to inspect hemlock trees for infestation

December 22, 2023

Property owners encouraged to inspect hemlock trees for infestation If you see tiny balls of a white, woolly material lining your hemlock branches this winter, contact the Mason-Lake Conservation District (MLCD). These could indicate the presence of a tiny invasive insect, hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). HWA has been moving north along Lake Michigan since 2016 and is now present in…

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