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FiveCAP holding garden workshop May 29

April 9, 2025

SCOTTVILLE — A small garden in the backyard or in containers on a patio can yield a great quantity of fresh vegetables while giving low-income families some control over what they are consuming and allowing food budgets to stretch much farther. FiveCAP, Inc. will hold its annual garden workshop for Mason County residents on Thursday, May 29 at 10 a.m.…

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‘Unusually high levels’ of E. coli found in PM Lake

April 8, 2025

UPDATE: District Health Department #10 lifted the water contact advisory Friday, April 11. “DHD #10 confirmed that follow-up bacterial samples from both sample sites at Pere Marquette Lake – Ludington, Mason County, no longer contain elevated levels of E. coli.” PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — District Health Department #10 is reporting that bacterial samples collected from Pere Marquette Lake Monday, April…

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West Shore Bank acquires Dearborn-based wealth management and advisory and trust business

April 8, 2025

LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has acquired the wealth management, investment advisory and trust services business of Auto Club Trust, FSB of Dearborn in an all-cash transaction effective March 31, 2025. According to a press release from West Shore Bank, the acquisition expands the bank’s trust and fiduciary capabilities further strengthening its commitment to providing comprehensive wealth management services. “We…

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Obituary: Gerry Lee Hansen, 80, of Ludington

April 8, 2025

Gerry Lee Hansen, 80, of Ludington, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025, following a battle with cancer. Gerry was born in Ludington on February 6, 1945, the second child of Richard and Marjorie Pehrson.  She graduated from Mason County Central High School in 1963. In 1981, Gerry was elected the clerk for the City of Ludington.  She proudly held…

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Police news, published April 8, 2025

April 8, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is police activity in Mason County Monday, April 7, 2025: 7:09 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, Jagger Road east of Lincoln Road, Hamlin Township. 7:18 a.m., (MCSO), a 36-year-old Manistee man was cited following a traffic stop…

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