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Local projects receive grants from The Right Place.

September 8, 2022

Local projects receive grants from The Right Place. GRAND RAPIDS — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has announced that The Right Place, Inc. will receive $3.6 million in funding from the Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) Program to help spur the development of nine placemaking projects totaling over $10 million across the region. The funds were approved in Lansing at…

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Great Lakes Energy People Fund grant applicant letters due Oct. 1.

September 6, 2022

Great Lakes Energy People Fund grant applicant letters due Oct. 1. The Great Lakes Energy People Fund is accepting letters of interest and grant applications from non-profit organizations throughout its service area for the fall grant cycle. Letters of interest are due by Oct. 1, 2022. If the letter of interest is approved, the applicant can then submit a grant…

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Recent births, posted Sept. 2, 2022

September 2, 2022

Recent births, posted Sept. 2, 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. Three ways to help us: Venmo: @MasonCountyPress; Paypal: MasonCountyPress@gmail.com; Mail a check to PO BOX 21, Scottville, MI 49454. The following births have been reported: Oliver…

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Obituary: Roberta Williams, 85, of Pentwater.

August 29, 2022

Obituary: Roberta Williams, 85, of Pentwater. Our mom, Roberta Ann (nee Gregwer) Williams, 85, passed away peacefully, Sunday, August 28, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents Tom and Barbara (nee Roberts) Gregwer; sister Mary Lynne (nee Gregwer) Jones; son-in-law Edward Flood; and two grandchildren Sarah Jean Stinebaugh and Andrew Lester Flood. She is survived by her husband…

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Fundraiser will help local organization fight human trafficking. 

August 28, 2022

Fundraiser will help local organization fight human trafficking.  By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. WEARE TOWNSHIP — Forward Human Trafficking Task Force held a Fundraiser BBQ Saturday, Aug. 27 at Up North Farm Market, 3890 Monroe Road. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the group to bring awareness to local schools about human tracking. The group has lined…

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