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Mason County chamber partners with Lakeshore Food Club to provide fresh fish to residents
LUDINGTON — The Chamber Alliance of Mason County is partnering with the Lakeshore Food Club in order to provide fresh fish to community members in need. This collaboration will take place during the Ludington Offshore Classic Fishing Tournament, an annual event that attracts boat crews and fishing enthusiasts from across the region.
Southeast Iowa school principal drowns in Lake Michigan
LUDINGTON, Mich. — A southeast Iowa school administrator is dead after apparently drowning while vacationing with his family. The Mason County, Michigan, Sheriff's Office identifies the victim as Mark Scholes, 44, of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The tragedy happened Tuesday afternoon in Lake Michigan. Scholes was the principal at Oskaloosa Middle...
Oskaloosa CSD MS Principal drowns in Michigan lake
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — An Oskaloosa school administrator died earlier this week in an apparent drowning in Lake Michigan.The Mason County, MI, Sheriff’s Office reports 44-year-old Mark Scholes, of Oskaloosa, was seen struggling Tuesday afternoon in the water at Lake Michigan at the Ludington State Park. Authorities say several people entered the water in an effort to assist Scholes, but by the time they reached him, he had already slipped under the surface. The citizens who responded were able to locate the Scholes under the surface and pull him to a raft, and then to shore where CPR was started.
Man who drowned at Ludington State Park identified
LUDINGTON, Mich. — The man who drowned in Lake Michigan Tuesday afternoon at Ludington State Park has been identified. The Mason County Sheriff's Office said they responded just before 2 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a person struggling in the water at Ludington State Park. Authorities say 44-year-old...
Two receive minor injuries in highway crash
AMBER TOWNSHIP — Two people received minor injuries Thursday, July 11, following a two vehicle crash about 1:40 p.m. at US 10 and US 31 (bypass) just west of Scottville city limits. Injured were two women, ages 43 and 75, both of Scottville. Both were in the same vehicle which collided with a vehicle that had attempted to make a left turn, according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. Emergency units responding to the scene included Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Scottville Fire Department, and Life EMS. Custer Fire Department’s extrication unit was dispatched but cancelled en-route.
Iowa man dies in probable drowning on Lake Michigan
LUDINGTON — An Iowa man was identified as the victim of a probable drowning incident on Lake Michigan in Ludington State Park this week. A news release issued on Wednesday by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office reported that 44-year-old Mark Scholes, of Oskaloosa, Iowa died in a probable drowning on Tuesday on Lake Michigan at the Ludington State Park.
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