The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com. Eli Michael Willoughby, the son of Melanie and Shaun Willoughby of Fountain, was born on Friday, November 21, 2025. Emily Rae Griffis, the daughter of Amy and Joel Griffis of Ludington, was born on Friday, November 21, 2025. Chloe…
Richard “Richie” George Papes, 68, of Free Soil, died on Friday, November 28, 2025. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Grace Funeral Home, with the Rosary beginning at 7 p.m. A Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be held on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 11 a.m. at…
Dear MCP/OCP reader, As we near what has become known as Small Business Saturday, on Nov. 29, please keep in mind that Mason County Press/Oceana County Press is also a small, locally owned business, which needs your support. A small investment from you will help us to continue the services we currently provide, and will allow us to cover even…
Around the County is a presentation of Preferred Credit Union, www.preferredcu.org, located locally at 266 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington. Photo by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Waves crash over the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse Wednesday, Nov. 26, as a winter storm makes its way over Mason County. North-northwest winds have been between 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 56…
Brothers Bill and Eugene Curott both served as captains of seagoing ships Great Lakes History Log is presented by Filer Credit Union with offices in Manistee, Ludington, East Lake, and Bear Lake and the Mason County Historical Society, which operates the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, Historic White Pine Village and the Rose Hawley Archives in downtown Ludington. By Rob…
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