Senator discusses governor’s tax increase proposals, abortion bill. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Sen. Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) was the keynote speaker at the Mason County Republican Committee annual Lincoln Day Dinner Thursday, April 26. VanderWall, who represents Michigan’s 35th Senate District, which includes Mason County, spoke about some of the challenges the Republican-controlled state legislator faces, especially with…
LUDINGTON — The city’s siren is being disconnected on Tuesday, April 30, due to the demolition of the old fire station at the corner of Loomis and Robert streets. City Manager Mitch Foster said the siren will eventually be relocated to another downtown location. The siren, which is sounded every day at noon, serves as an emergency alert siren. Before…
Democrats to meet May 2. LUDINGTON — The next general membership meeting of the MasonCounty Democratic Party will be held Thursday, May 2, 2019at 7 p.m. at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts,107 S. Harrison.
Forest service conducting prescribed burns in Lake County. LAKE COUNTY — The US Forest Service is currently conducting a prescribed burn in portions of Lake County. Residents of southeastern Mason County may notice thick smoke as a result. The burn areas include: Section 3 of Lake Township, 584 acres, near Gleasons Landing. Sections 24, 25, 26 of Pleasant Plains Township,…
Descendants of famed Coast Guard Station Ludington chief visit maritime museum. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Nels Palmer was the longest serving station chief at Coast Guard Station Ludington (U.S. Life Saving Station). He arrived at the station in 1920 and stayed until the new building was erected in 1934. That building is now the home of the Port…
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