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Although we didn’t have snow on Saturday May 10 th, the cool spring and strong north winds were quite unpleasant to lakeside bird groups on the annual Mason County Migration Count. Inland bird groups had more pleasant weather. Overall, the conditions were sunny with morning temperatures vary…

Well, okay, you can call them bugs, or more precisely, not-quite-bugs (making the assumption for this article that bugs are adult insects or arachnoids). Small beasts other than insects and spiders were also present and counted. Several members of Michigan’s Outdoor Writers Association joine…

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  • Sunrise: 06:02:27 AM
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Today

Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low around 55F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low around 55F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

Tomorrow

Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 73F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

Local & Social Scene

SCOTTVILLE – Over 150 West Shore Community College students are eligible to receive degrees and certificates at the college’s 53rd commencement ceremonies to be held on Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the college’s Center Stage Theater.

It’s that time again! St. Patrick’s Day? Spring? Not yet! It’s time for the 33rd annual Family AfFAIR being hosted at Mason County Central High School.

This weekend, many of us attended the funeral of our dear friend and classmate, Sammi Bateson, who was tragically killed in front of our school 12 days ago. Since that time, we have suffered a range of emotions including shock, dismay, anger, frustration and just pure sadness. During today’s…

MANISTEE – Riding a three-game winning streak, the Manistee Saints amateur baseball team heads to St. John’s this weekend for a Gratiot County Baseball League doubleheader with Fulton Sultans on Sunday starting at 1 pm.

Flipstar Gymnastics Center recently had 17 gymnasts travel to the Chicago area to compete in the Midwest Regional Championship meet with some of the best gymnasts from 8 states.

Ludington did something that hadn’t been done in nearly a decade when the Orioles shut out North Muskegon, 5-0 to stand alone atop the West Michigan Conference in girls soccer.

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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.

Lately I’ve been catching up on the last year and a half’s episodes of an Amazon Prime series, via PBS, called “Finding Your Roots.”