Outdoors Story and photos by Joan Young, MCP contributor Just north of Holland, in Ottawa County, and only a short hop from the freeway is a natural area comprised of Hemlock Crossing and Pine Bend Parks with miles of hiking trails, access to the Pigeon River, a Nature Center, and a public Observatory. The parks connect for a combination of…
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — District Health Department #10 and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy have confirmed that a reported algae bloom in Bass Lake is harmful. This is the second time this summer that a harmful algae bloom was detected on Bass Lake. The algae bloom was confirmed in Bass Lake, Wednesday, Sept. 9. “DHD#10 will continue to…
Mason County Central School District is seeking a qualified candidate to join its team as an Instructional Assistant at Spartan Academy. For additional information and to apply, visit www.mccschools.org. Job ID: 685 Application deadline: Sept. 18, 2026 This is a paid posting. Published until Sept. 18, 2026.
The facility will be ‘one-stop shopping’ for education, workforce development and community services WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A vision that has been over a decade in the making will soon become reality when West Shore Community College’s Oceana Community Education Center…
FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — The annual memorial ceremony honoring fallen Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield will be held today, Wednesday, Sept. 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the roadside memorial on Custer Road north of Townline Road, where Butterfield was killed in the line of duty 13 years ago today. Butterfield was conducting a…
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