Recent births, posted Jan. 20, 2022 Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. The following births have been reported: Serenity Nicole…
Obituary: Dean Ratcliffe, 87, of Ludington. Dean Eldon Ratcliffe, 87, of Ludington, passed away at the home of his son, Gary, Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was born March 12, 1934 in Southfield Township in Oakland County to Daniel and Nellie (Pitts) Ratcliffe. Dean graduated from Highland Park High School in 1952. After high school, Dean moved to Alaska to…
Friends of the Ludington State Park to present online programs Friends of Ludington State Park again this winter is offering several online programs. Scheduled topics include the history of Big Sable Point Lighthouse, a look at the Great Lakes and a state of the Ludington State Park presentation. “We received very positive feedback from the virtual sessions we conducted in…
Man sentenced for grabbing woman’s buttocks. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 51-year-old…
Man sentenced to jail for stealing Model A Ford.n Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON…
Ludington man sentenced for repeatedly stalking estranged wife. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON —…
Violent offender sent to prison for multiple convictions. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON —…
West Shore Bank announces Rhythm and Dunes lineup. LUDINGTON, MI – Plans are underway for West Shore Bank’s annual Rhythm and Dunes community concert series with the announcement of the lineup for this summer’s shows taking place Saturday, July 30 and Saturday, August 6. The headliners are Union Guns on July 30 and Your Generation in Concert on Aug. 6. …
Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. Man avoids jail term for stalking ex, slashing tires. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON —…
Trekking the NCT: Trains, Planes and Feet By Joan Young, MCP Contributing Writer. On Dec. 1, 2021 Amber Township resident Joan Young began her journey to hike the entire North Country Trail continuously. She began her year-long trek at the Manistee National Forest’s Timber Creek Campground on US 10 in Lake County. The first half of the hike will take…
Two injured in US 31 crash. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP —…
Closings and cancellations, Jan. 19 and 20, 2022. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. The following closings and cancellations have…
Deputies busy with car/deer crashes. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231- 845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Two deer were hit by two different cars at the same time and place Tuesday, Jan. 18, shortly before 7 a.m., on US 10 east of Benson Road, according to Mason County…
Obituary: Douglas Hansen, 77, of Ludington. Douglas Lee Hansen, 77, of Ludington, died Monday, January 17, 2022, at home. He was born June 22, 1944, in Ludington, the son of James and Alice (Semple) Hansen. Doug served in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1965. Doug retired in 2006 from Harbison-Walker International where he had been employed…
Obituary: Lorraine Keson, 101, of Ludington. Lorraine Phyllis Keson, 101, of Ludington, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 16, 2022. She was born on March 20, 1920, in Fountain, the daughter of Dow & Adele (Tauch) Johnson. She was married on April 8, 1941 to Walter Keson who preceded her in death in February of 1977. Lorraine…
Winter weather advisory issued. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. A winter weather advisory will be in effect from 1…
Sheriff warns residents of scam. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. The Mason County Sheriff’s Office was advised of a…
Recent deaths, service announcements, posted Jan. 19, 2022. The following recent death information has been reported to MCP: James Neil McLean, 76, of Ludington and Lake Norman, N.C., died on Friday, January 15, 2022. Lorraine Phyllis Keson, 101, of Ludington, died on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Jeremy George Villarreal, 43, of Ludington, died on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. His funeral…
Scottville Clown Band contributes to LHS band uniform fundraiser. Oriole News is a presentation of Ludington Area School District in partnership with Mason County Press. LUDINGTON — The Scottville Clown Band donated $2,000 to Ludington Area Schools today for the purchase of new high school band uniforms. The cost for 100 uniforms is over $40,000 with all funds raised through…
Wilson, Tuttle intersection to be converted to four-way stop. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and individuals who support our service. Click on the PayPal donation button located on the top right of our website. CUSTER TOWNSHIP — The Mason…
Man arrested for OWI after walking on US 31 five miles from crash scene. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231- 845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old North Muskegon man was arrested by Mason County sheriff’s deputies Monday, Jan. 17, shortly before 2 a.m. following a single-vehicle crash…
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