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Governor says it’s unlikely schools will reopen this year.

March 27, 2020
Governor says it’s unlikely schools will reopen this year.

Governor says it’s unlikely schools will reopen this year. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in a radio interview today, said that it is unlikely that Michigan K-12 schools will reopen this school year. Whitmer spoke on WWJ Newsradio and said classrooms should stay closed while the number of COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Michigan. Initially, Whitmer set April 6 as…

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Community Updates, posted March 27, 2020.

March 27, 2020
Community Updates, posted March 27, 2020.

Community Updates, posted March 27, 2020. This list is being posted daily on Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. It may be updated frequently throughout the day. It includes community organizations and MCP/OCP advertisers. PLEASE DO NOT POST A CLOSING, CANCELLATION, OR UPDATE IN THE COMMENT SECTION. IT WILL BE REMOVED. If your organization has a closing, cancellation, or…

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Hospital issues COVID-19 testing guidelines.

March 26, 2020

Hospital issues COVID-19 testing guidelines. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: There have been many questions from the community about the local COVID-19 response and testing procedures at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Many social media comments are speculations or second-hand information, many filled with mis-information. MCP reached out to SHLH, the experts, for the facts of the situation, which can…

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Farmers, food works, inspectors continue critical work.

March 26, 2020

Farmers, food works, inspectors continue critical work. LUDINGTON — Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell today reminded Michiganders that most components of the food and agriculture sector are part of the nation’s critical infrastructure and remain open and operating under Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order that took effect at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday,…

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Community Updates, posted March 26, 2020.

March 26, 2020

Community Updates, posted March 26, 2020. This list is being posted daily on Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. It may be updated frequently throughout the day. It includes community organizations and MCP/OCP advertisers. PLEASE DO NOT POST A CLOSING, CANCELLATION, OR UPDATE IN THE COMMENT SECTION. IT WILL BE REMOVED. If your organization has a closing, cancellation, or…

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