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Recent death: Maria Teresa Balderas, 76, of Walkerville

December 8, 2025

  Maria Teresa Balderas, 76, of Walkerville, died on Friday December 5, 2025. A funeral service for Maria will be held on Thursday December 11, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Grace Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 4 p.m. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ludington, www.GraceCremations.com.   Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing…

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Employment: Receipting Clerk, Oceana County

December 5, 2025

Employment: Receipting Clerk, Oceana County The County of Oceana is accepting applications for a Receipting Clerk.  Details describing the requirements of the job and rate of pay are available on the Oceana County website at www.oceana.mi.us Interested parties shall submit an application and/or resume with references to the following address: Oceana County Administrator’s Office Attn:  Jessica LaPointe 100 State Street,…

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Closings and cancellations, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

December 1, 2025

The following are closings and cancellations have been reported to MCP/OCP for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Please check the list for updates. Schools Baldwin Community Schools Covenant Christian School, Ludington Fountain Child Development Center Hart Public Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area Schools Manistee Area Public Schools Mason County Central Schools including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern…

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With your help, we can keep local news alive

November 27, 2025

Dear MCP/OCP reader, As we near what has become known as Small Business Saturday, on Nov. 29, please keep in mind that Mason County Press/Oceana County Press is also a small, locally owned business, which needs your support. A small investment from you will help us to continue the services we currently provide, and will allow us to cover even…

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Obituary: Rev. Ronald Joseph Weber, 78, of Dixon, Ill.

November 26, 2025

Rev. Ronald Joseph Weber, 78, died on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at OSF St. Katherine Hospital in Dixon, Illinois.  Ron was born March 2, 1947 in Hart, the son of John J. and Margaret E. (Christian) Weber, attended grade school in a two-room schoolhouse, and graduated from Hart High School with the class of 1964, a year younger than his peers.…

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