Shelby school bond passes. Voters in the Shelby Public School District passed a 3.64 mill bond proposal Tuesday during the school election, 899-642, unofficially. The millage is expected to generate $33 million for district-wide improvements, including the construction of a new elementary school. The district, which has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students, operates four school buildings ranging in age…
ESD millage renewal passes. The West Shore Educational Service District’s request for a 1 mill renewal for special education has passed. Voters in Mason, Lake, and Oceana counties all passed the millage, which will raise $3.4 million annually for eight years. Unofficial results were: Mason County, 2,629, yes; 612, no Lake County, 625, yes; 220, no Oceana County, 1,870, yes;…
Power company to conduct helicopter inspections. OCEANA COUNTY — ITC will conduct aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission towers and lines in Oceana County June 7-10. The inspections in Michigan are slated from approximately May 17 through June 17, weather permitting. “The helicopter patrols are conducted to provide an overall status of the overhead transmission system that is operated by ITC’s…
DHD #10 to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics. HART — Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is widely available and vaccine clinics are slowing down, District Health Department #10 is scheduling first-dose clinics each Tuesday in all 10 local offices. Starting next week, Tuesday clinic times are 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30-6:20 p.m., and walk-ins are welcome. All three…
Wildfire fueled by strong winds. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — A massive wildfire Saturday afternoon, May 1, near Polk Road by the Hart substation burned 50 or more acres, according to Hart Fire Chief Dwight Fuehring. No one was injured, and no structures were damaged in the blaze, said Fuehring. “We suspect there was a total of 50-plus…
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