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Whitmer says mask mandate lifted for vaccinated people.

May 14, 2021

Whitmer says mask mandate lifted for vaccinated people. LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is updating the Gatherings and Mask Order to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest guidance on face coverings. The new order will effect on Saturday, May 15 at 9 a.m. The new order states that…

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Recent births, posted May 14, 2021.

May 14, 2021

Recent births, posted May 14, 2021. The following births have been reported: Paisley Rose Green, the daughter of Samantha Fults and Dylan Green of Manistee, was born on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Hayden Marie Phillippo, the daughter of Paige and Jordan Phillippo of Fountain, was born on Friday, May 14, 2021. Luna Lynn Landis, the daughter of Ariel Ware of Hart, was…

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Recent births, posted May 13, 2021.

May 13, 2021

Recent births, posted May 13, 2021. The following births have been reported: Valentina Ximena Arias Velazquez, the daughter of Nerida Velazquez Salgado and Jose Arias Hernandez of Hart, was born Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Unless indicated otherwise, births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital). List of 2021 births List of 2020 births Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason…

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ESD superintendent thanks voters.

May 11, 2021

ESD superintendent thanks voters. Dear Editor, To everyone in the West Shore ESD’s boundaries, we would like to say thank you for approving the Special Education Millage Renewal proposal. At the ESD, we’re proud to partner on behalf of students in special education with the nine local public school districts and four non-public schools in Lake, Mason and Oceana counties…

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Obituary: Virginia ‘Ginny’ Dennert, 94, of Hart.

May 10, 2021

Obituary: Virginia ‘Ginny’ Dennert, 94, of Hart. Virginia Stella “Ginny” Dennert, 94, of Hart, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021. She was born October 7, 1926, in Hart, the daughter of Joseph and Frances (Kraus) Greiner. Virginia grew up on a dairy farm in Weare Township, and worked the soda fountain at Rexall Drug Store during the war.  On November…

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