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State urges residents to get flu vaccinations.

October 21, 2015
State urges residents to get flu vaccinations.

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) along with the Michigan Osteopathic Association (MOA) and Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS), urge all Michigan residents to protect themselves against influenza (flu) and its potentially life-threatening consequences by getting vaccinated. The MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories has already confirmed the first cases of influenza in the state for the…

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College partners with Great Michigan Read.

October 21, 2015
College partners with Great Michigan Read.

SCOTTVILLE – The public is invited to a book talk and conversation with Emily St. John Mandel, author of “Station Eleven,” as part of West Shore Community College’s participation in the Michigan Humanities Council’s Great Michigan Read. The presentation will take place on Wed., Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in WSCC’s Center Stage Theater. Mandel will discuss her work, answer…

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Recent death, reported Oct. 19, 2015.

October 19, 2015

Diana Lee Whelpley, 76, of Shelby, died Sat. Oct. 17, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home,  Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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The Armistice Day Storm: 75 years later.

October 17, 2015
The Armistice Day Storm: 75 years later.

This Living History series is sponsored by Cole’s Antique Villa, 120 N. Main St., Scottville, 231-936-1123, colesantiquesvilla.com. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Monday, Nov. 11, 1940 was a warm November day. Armistice Day started out with temperatures in the 60s. Three days earlier a storm hit the Northwestern shoreline with winds so strong that the Tacoma, Washington bridge collapsed.…

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Community Foundation launches effort for more contributions, recognizes leadership.

October 16, 2015
Community Foundation launches effort for more contributions, recognizes leadership.

  PENTWATER — The Community Foundation for Oceana County has launched a new effort to attract more contributors to the foundation’s unrestricted and administrative funds. The announcement was made during the foundation’s annual meeting last week at the Pentwater Yacht Club on Oct. 12. Tammy Carey, executive director, explained that while $1.3 million was given in 2014 to CFOC’s 113…

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