COVID-19 2020

Silver Lake apple and barbecue festival canceled.

July 10, 2020

Silver Lake apple and barbecue festival canceled. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The annual Silver Lake Apple & BBQ Festival held in mid-September is canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. “Due to the current CV-19 restrictions on mass gatherings, the Apple & BBQ Festival Board, in cooperation with our partners and local health department officials, made the difficult decision to cancel the festival…

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Back to school this fall poses major challenges amid COVID-19.

July 9, 2020

Back to school this fall poses major challenges amid COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — School superintendents across Michigan are challenged with a heavy task of returning to school this fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. After Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released her back-to-school plan last week, local educational leaders are trying to figure out how it’s…

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Ludington hospital ER does not perform COVID tests; patients asked to call hotline, contact physician. 

July 3, 2020

Ludington hospital ER does not perform COVID tests; patients asked to call hotline, contact physician.  LUDINGTON — Personnel at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital are requesting that anyone who believes they are in need of a COVID-19 test call the Spectrum Health free hotline at 833-559-0659 for screening and testing instructions or contact their primary care physician rather than come to…

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Whitmer re-closing select bars. 

July 1, 2020

Whitmer re-closing select bars.  LANSING — Governor Whitmer today signed her 143rd executive order, this time re-closing indoor service at bars that earn more than 70% of their income through liquor sales. The order takes place throughout most of lower Michigan and is supposedly to protect the progress Michigan has made against COVID-19. Regions 6 and 8, which include the…

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COVID-19 outbreaks at Oceana farms, facilities.

June 26, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks at Oceana farms, facilities. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. District Health Department #10 held a virtual press conference Friday afternoon, June 26, to address the increased number of COVID-19 cases in Oceana and Newaygo counties. “There has been an uptick in cases in Oceana and Newaygo counties,” said Jeannine Taylor, public information officer. “There have been several facility outbreaks…

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