CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard plans to deploy a new fleet of autonomous “sail drones” across the Great Lakes this summer, expanding the agency’s use of high-tech surveillance and emergency monitoring tools on one of the world’s largest freshwater systems. The wind- and solar-powered vessels are expected to operate from May through October as part of an effort to…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — The Mason County Sheriff’s Office has taken recent steps to improve its marine patrol response times on Lake Michigan and Pere Marquette Lake. The sheriff’s office recently entered into a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Coast Guard to use office space at the station and eventually use its lift station along the Ludington…
PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Flipstar Gymnastics welcomed athletes, families and community members Saturday, May 2, for its annual Spring Fling Fun Meet and “Show-Off Your Skills” event at Flipstar Gymnastics. The event gave lower-level competitive team members an opportunity to participate in the final fun meet of the season, while recreational class students demonstrated skills they have been practicing throughout…
CUSTER — Mason County Eastern Schools students are harvesting more than vegetables from the school’s newly revitalized greenhouse — they are cultivating sustainability, environmental awareness and hands-on science education. The MCE School Greenhouse project transformed an unused campus greenhouse into a student-led sustainability and food-production program through partnerships involving Mason County Eastern science classes, the district’s food service department, Michigan…
LUDINGTON — In an effort to address rising food insecurity and identify opportunities for collaboration, the Community Foundation for Mason County convened a meeting with local food access leaders in January. Nearly five months later, that meeting has evolved into partnerships that are helping bridge the gap between food supply and community need through new distribution relationships and the launch…
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