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WSCC board to consider strategic value resolution, discuss facilities master plan

September 18, 2026

VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees will consider a resolution tied to state funding and discuss the college’s facilities master plan when it meets Monday, Sept. 21. The board meeting begins at 4 p.m. in the John M. Eaton Board Room at West Shore Community College. Under new business, trustees will consider adopting the college’s…

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Ruby Creek WWII POW Lyle Taylor to be honored at POW/MIA ceremony

September 17, 2026

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief More than 82 years after Staff Sgt. Lyle A. Taylor parachuted from a burning B-24 Liberator over Yugoslavia, members of his family will gather Saturday in Mt. Pleasant as the Mason County World War II veteran is posthumously honored for his service and sacrifice. Taylor, who grew up in the Ruby Creek area and later spent…

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Chamber honors businesses, organizations at annual awards celebration

September 17, 2026

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…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Sept. 17, 2026

September 17, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were sentenced recently in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court: Christopher Lee Gasparas, 45, pleaded guilty July 7 for third-offense domestic violence and was sentenced Sept. 15 to 24-90 months (two to seven and a half years) in prison with credit for 201 days served and $198 in fines and costs. Joseph Wade Conrad, 31, pleaded guilty…

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Public Notice: Mason County Rural Fire Authority to hold public hearing on 2027 budget

September 17, 2026

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…

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