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Obituary: Barbara Stewart, 74, of Ludington.

January 13, 2021

Obituary: Barbara Stewart, 74, of Ludington. Barbara Alice Stewart, 74, of Ludington passed away Friday, January 8, 2021. Barbara was born September 20, 1946 in Ludington to Walter and Melissa (Boerner) Cole. Barb graduated from Ludington High School in 1964 and married Kenneth Bailey. She was employed by Gray Company for 26 years and also worked for Atkinson Manufacturing and…

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Health department vaccination clinics continue.

January 12, 2021

Health department vaccination clinics continue. District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) held COVID-19 vaccine clinics in seven of its 10 counties on Monday, January 11, and vaccinated a total of 1,733 individuals.   Vaccine totals by county include:  Crawford – 235  Manistee – 249  Mason – 255  Mecosta – 245  Newaygo – 255  Oceana – 251  Wexford – 243  Clinics are…

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Department of Treasury warns of scam.

January 12, 2021

Department of Treasury warns of scam. The Michigan Department of Treasury advised in a news release that it is getting reports of scam letters being sent in the past week to Michigan residents through the U.S. Postal Service. The letters warn people they have an overdue tax bill with the state and need to call a toll-free number immediately to…

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Obituary: Gene Morehouse, 86, Walkerville.

January 8, 2021

Obituary: Gene Morehouse, 86, Walkerville. Gene Leroy Morehouse, 86, of Walkerville, passed away on January 6, 2021. Gene was born on February 10, 1934, the son of Leroy and Alzina (Derby) Morehouse.  As a teenager, he ventured to Alaska to work on the boats. When he moved to Muskegon, he was hired into the maintenance department at SD Warren, where…

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Health department temporarily closes COVID hotline.

January 6, 2021

Health department temporarily closes COVID hotline. Due to the enormous volume of calls from those asking to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine, District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) had to temporarily deactivate the COVID hotline.    In her press conference today, Governor Whitmer announced opening the COVID-19 vaccine up to Phase 1B beginning January 11. Whitmer also changed the age…

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