LUDINGTON — Business leaders and community organizations were recognized Wednesday during the Chamber Alliance of Mason County’s annual awards celebration at The Lake House Venue. The evening’s top business honor went to UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, which was named the Chamber’s 2026 Business of the Year. UACJ was recognized for converting its Madison Street facility in Ludington into a full-scale…
PUBLIC NOTICE Mason County Rural Fire Authority Public hearing on proposed 2027 budget The Mason County Rural Fire Authority Board of Directors will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at the Custer Fire Station, 2549 E. U.S. 10, Custer. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the authority’s proposed 2027 budget. The board may…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP — U-Win Motorsports recently donated $1,975 toward Mason County Eastern Schools’ book vending machine project as part of the business’s yearlong 25th-anniversary community-giving campaign. MCE Superintendent Paul Shoup said the book vending machines will serve students at all grade levels. Students will earn opportunities to use the machines through various school incentives and will…
This MCP Boat Blog is presented by the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, www.masoncountymihistory.org. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey research vessel Arcticus entered Ludington harbor Monday evening as a powerful Lake Michigan gale began building across the lake. While the reason for the port call has not been confirmed by the vessel’s operators, Arcticus’ arrival came…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a larceny theft at the Custer River Bridge that was reported Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6:18 p.m. “The complainant reported someone had cut the lock of a cash box used for day permits…
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