Employment: Care Team Position, Animal Hospital of Ludington

February 4, 2026

Care Team Position Openings at the Animal Hospital of Ludington Do you enjoy people and animals? Are you upbeat and positive? Do your friends refer to you as smiley and bubbly? Do you want to help promote the human-animal bond? Do you love to help in a team environment? If this describes you, then you may be just the candidate…

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Employment: Professional Lab Technician, part-time

February 4, 2026

Employment: Professional Lab Technician, part-time West Shore Community College seeks an outstanding individual to provide individualized instruction to Mechanical Systems students in an open-entry/open-exit learning environment. You will work directly with students to support learning associated with curriculum and the use of instructional equipment. This position requires 18-25 hours per week with day and/or evening assignments. To meet requirements, you…

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Employment: Head Varsity Football Coach

February 4, 2026

  Employment: Head Varsity Football Coach This is a paid posting. Published until Feb. 18, 2026

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Girls Varsity Basketball: Tigers crush Spartans in conference play

February 3, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. SCOTTVILLE — The Shelby Tigers outplayed and outscored the Mason County Central Spartans Tuesday. Shelby defeated MCC 62-28 in the West Michigan Conference Rivers Division game. The Tigers dominated from the beginning…

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Varsity Girls Basketball: Orioles dominate ‘scrappy’ Orchard View

February 3, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. LUDINGTON — Ludington dominated Orchard View in West Michigan Conference Lakes Division play Tuesday night 45-20. “I was happy to come out victorious against a very scrappy Orchard View team,” said LHS…

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Varsity Boys Basketball: Mesick defeats MCE

February 3, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. Varsity Boys Basketball: Mesick defeats MCE CUSTER — The visiting Mesick Bulldogs defeated MCE 74-55 Tuesday. “The wheels completely fell off in the second half,” said MCE Coach Austin Boundy. “Mesick played…

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Lake Jump fundraising begins

February 3, 2026

LUDINGTON — Fundraising for the 2026 Lake Jump has begun. This year’s beneficiary for the 27th annual event is the West Shore Amateur Association, which operates the West Shore Wolves youth hockey program.  The Lake Jump will take place on Saturday, April 18 at Stearns Park.  “Every sponsorship and every jump directly helps us keep hockey affordable and accessible for…

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WSCC Fall Semeter Dean’s List

February 3, 2026

WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College has released its Dean’s List for the 2025 Fall Semester.  Full-time students achieving a semester grade point average of 3.75 or above receive high honors, and full-time students with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749…

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Varsity Girls Basketball: MCE defeats GT Academy

February 3, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. TRAVERSE CITY — Mason County Eastern defeated Grand Traverse Academy Monday night 46-30. “After an extremely slow start, the girls started to execute the offense,” MCE Coach Jake Smith said. “We got…

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JV Boys Basketball: Eastern defeats Walkerville

February 3, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. CUSTER — Mason County Eastern defeated Walkerville 52-43 Monday. “It was a well earned victory in a competitive game tonight. I thought we did a nice job of sharing the ball and scoring…

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Employment Snowplow Drivers, winter/seasonal

February 3, 2026

Employment Snowplow Drivers, winter/seasonal The Mason County Road Commission is seeking Winter/Seasonal employees for the position of snowplow truck driver.  Applicants must be 18 years of age and possess a current CDL.  The hourly rate of pay is $18 per hour with no benefits. Winter hours are 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. If there is a snow…

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Recent death: Benjamin Earl Dibble, 93, of Ludington

February 3, 2026

Benjamin Earl Dibble, 93, of Ludington, died on Monday, February 2, 2026. There are no services planned at this time. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2026 deaths. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Listing of 2022 deaths. Listing of 2021 deaths. Listing of 2020 deaths. Listing of 2019…

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Varsity Boys Basketball: VanderHaag hits 1,000; Spartans fall to North Muskegon

February 2, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. Story and photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief SCOTTVILLE — The Mason County Central Spartans fell to top-ranked North Muskegon Monday night in West Michigan Conference Rivers Division play. But, seconds before the…

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Varsity Boys Basketball: Orioles score conference win against Whitehall

February 2, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. WHITEHALL — The Ludington Orioles defeated the Whitehall Vikings in West Michigan Conference Lakes Division play Monday, 84-59. Ludington was hot from behind the 3 point line knocking down 12 3 pointers.…

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Youth Hockey: West Shore Wolves 10U earns district runner-up finish

February 2, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Wolves 10U Hockey took the runner-up spot in the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) District 6 tournament over the weekend. The Wolves fell to Ann Arbor…

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High School Bowling: LHS girls defeat Montague; boys defeated

February 2, 2026

MCP/OCP Sports Coverage is presented by: Baker Ford Ludington, Fresh Coast Foam, Mission Graphics, Quick-Way, Inc., Squires Chiropractic, Smith & Eddy Insurance, and VanderHaag Car Sales & Rentals. MUSKEGON — Ludington’s bowling team split against Montague Monday night at Sherman Lanes. The girls defeated the Wildcats 16-14 while the boys lost 30-0. “Our girls have been working hard the last…

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MCC makes major tech upgrades

February 2, 2026

Spartan News is a presentation of Mason County Central School District in partnership with Mason County Press. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central School District has made major technology upgrades to its classrooms in recent years, utilizing COVID-era Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. As the district started to explore technology for classroom updates, its two key priorities were…

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Idaho teen injured in rollover crash after vehicle strikes several trees

February 2, 2026

SHERMAN TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Meridian, Idaho man received non-life-threatening injuries after he lost control of his vehicle; left the roadway; struck several trees; and his vehicle overturned on Fountain Road west of Stephens Road Thursday, Jan. 29, around 5:15 p.m., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. ____________________ Please Support Local News and Sports coverage Receive daily MCP and OCP…

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3 injured in head-on crash

February 2, 2026

CUSTER TOWNSHIP — Both drivers and a passenger were injured in a head-on crash Saturday, Jan. 31, around 11 a.m. on US 10 east of Main Street, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. A 32-year-old Ludington man, who was a driver, and a 60-year-old Howard City, Mich. woman and her passenger, who is a 64-year-old Belmont, Mich. woman, all received…

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Thieves break into storage units by cutting locks

February 2, 2026

AMBER TOWNSHIP — Eight storage units in the 600 block of West US 10-31 were broken into by an intruder or intruders who cut the locks, said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The crime was reported to sheriff’s office Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29, said Sheriff Cole. It was not immediately known the extent of items that were stolen. ____________________ Please…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Feb. 2, 2026

February 2, 2026

LUDINGTON — The following were arraigned recently in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Joseph Carl Eiserman, 39, two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Offense date: Jan. 19, 2026. Agency: Ludington Police Department (LPD). Probable cause conference: Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. Bail: $250,000/cash/surety. – Cody Jay Baker, 39, fourth-degree fleeing and eluding police. Offense date: Dec.…

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