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Men Who Care donates to Shop with a Cop/Hero

November 26, 2025

LUDINGTON — Men Who Care of Mason County recently selected Shop with a Cop/Shop with a Hero as its quarterly benefeciary. The program, funded through Friends of Ludington Police, received $3,000 from the group, which will provide Christmas presents to 15 children. Shop with a Cop/Shop with a Hero provides kids with a stipend that allows them to go with…

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Obituary: Rev. Ronald Joseph Weber, 78, of Dixon, Ill.

November 26, 2025

Rev. Ronald Joseph Weber, 78, died on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at OSF St. Katherine Hospital in Dixon, Illinois.  Ron was born March 2, 1947 in Hart, the son of John J. and Margaret E. (Christian) Weber, attended grade school in a two-room schoolhouse, and graduated from Hart High School with the class of 1964, a year younger than his peers.…

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MCP Sports: Flipstar teams successful at local meet

November 25, 2025

PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Flipstar Gymnastics had amazing success at the Flip Flop for Fall Invitational. Flipstar hosted teams at its gym, 5909 W. US 10, from around the state with 75 Flipstar Team gymnasts compete, a record number. Of the 75, 70 of the gymnasts competed in the competitive sessions and earned 224 Top-3 podium medals with 99 of…

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MCC eSports team advances to state championships; Woods named to all-state team

November 25, 2025

Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press. SCOTTVILLE — In a back and forth match that had several lead changes, The Mason County Central Mario Kart eSports team beat No. 5 Jenison to advance to the in-person state championship rounds.  The Spartans lost to Jenison earlier in the season and…

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Crash victims were community leaders in Ludington, Idlewild

November 24, 2025

AMBER TOWNSHIP — An early November snowstorm took the lives of a couple who were community leaders in Ludington and Idlewild. Lake effect snow struck western Mason County on Monday, Nov. 10 causing several traffic crashes. A crash that occurred that day on US 10-31 east of Dennis Road took the lives of Fredna Lindsey, 88, and Joe Lindsey Sr.,…

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