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Recent deaths, posted Feb. 1, 2020

February 1, 2020

Recent deaths, posted Feb. 1, 2020 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Carl Alan Griffis, 67, of Ludington, died on Friday, January 31, 2020. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Connie Kay Alvesteffer, 72, of Hart, died on Friday, January 31, 2020. Vaughn Garrett Mead, 80, of Shelby died on Monday, January 20,…

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Wayne State program provides local training for school psychologist students.

January 31, 2020

Wayne State program provides local training for school psychologist students. West Shore School News is a presentation of the West Shore Educational Service District. By Kate Krieger-Watkins, MCP Staff Writer. With the shortage of school psychologists in the State of Michigan making it harder to meet the educational and emotional needs of students, the West Shore Educational Service District (ESD)…

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Hart Schools closed Monday.

January 31, 2020

Hart Schools closed Monday. HART — Hart Public Schools Superintendent Mark Platt announced Friday afternoon that the school will be closed on Monday, Feb. 3, due to the high number illnesses at the school. “The last two weeks have been filled with higher than normal absences due to illness throughout our buildings,” Platt said. “We have been monitoring this situation…

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Letter to Editor: A step backward for Michigan

January 31, 2020

Letter to Editor: A step backward for Michigan By Sen. Jon Bumstead 34th Senate District Letters to the editor are opinion editorials submitted by readers. Letters to the editor are a long tradition in American journalism. The views and opinions of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of Mason County Press, its staff or its parent company. For more…

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RN Kimberly Septrion receives DAISY Award at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.

January 31, 2020

RN Kimberly Septrion receives DAISY Award at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. LUDINGTON — Kim Septrion, a radiology department registered nurse at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital was selected as the hospital’s latest recipient of the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The announcement was made at a ceremony in her honor at which the former patient who nominated her, Holly Peeraer, of…

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