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MANISTEE – Supporting and investing in area youth has always been at the core of the Manistee County Community Foundation’s (MCCF’s) mission to enhance the quality of life for Manistee County residents. The longstanding tradition continues through the Foundation’s announcement of 2025 schola…

Friends of Ludington State Park (FLSP) feted recently retired Ludington State Park interpreter Alan Wernette during a member’s event at the park’s Lake Michigan Beach House Tuesday evening.

The Mason County District Library will be hosting a Media Conversion Lab in Ludington on July 29th, from 1-4. Patrons will be encouraged to bring in their own media and will be taught VHS/CD/DVD/vinyl/cassette conversion.

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LUDINGTON — This is the week that the local waters of Lake Michigan are tested by professional and amateur anglers in the Ludington Offshore Classic and Big Boys Fishing Tournament.

SCOTTVILLE — Homeowners in Mason, Manistee and Lake counties will have the opportunity to screen their private well water for nitrates and nitrites during a free testing event hosted by the Mason-Lake Conservation District.

District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) is announcing Measles walk-in vaccination clinics throughout the jurisdiction during the month of July.

MANISTEE – A sweep of Sunday afternoon’s doubleheader with the Carson City Eagles kept the Manistee Saints firmly in the driver’s seat in the Gratiot County Baseball League with the season winding down.

MANISTEE – Coming into Sunday’s Gratiot County Baseball League doubleheader tied with the St. Louis Spirits, the Manistee Saints responded to the challenge with a 7-6 and 5-0 sweep at Kliber Field.

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A 55-year-old Manistee man was arrested near the scene of an accident at the Brye Road and U.S. 10 intersection in Amber Township Monday at 7:21 p.m.

MANISTEE COUNTY — A 27-year-old man from Mancelona was arraigned this week in Manistee County and charged with six counts of varying degrees in the alleged sexual abuse of a child that spanned several years, according to a press release provided by the Michigan State Police.

Summer is rolling along. Days are getting shorter. Lake Michigan is comfy for swimming. Major League Baseball is at the All-Star break. Back-to-school stuff is on sale at the big box stores. Fall sports seasons are closer than we realize. It seems like summer just began and that it is almost over.

    A brief six years ago, the intersection of M-116 and North Lakeshore Drive offered visitors a two paradise choice between driving to the Ludington State Park or enjoying nature along Hamlin Lake roads. Its light commercial section included a convenience store, a small hotel, an ice cream sho…