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WSCC canceling March 16, 17 classes; converting to online. 

March 13, 2020
WSCC canceling March 16, 17 classes; converting to online. 

WSCC canceling March 16, 17 classes; converting to online.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College is cancelling classes for Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, and then moving most face-to-face classes to an online format beginning Wednesday, March 18. This move is anticipated to last until the end of the winter semester, but is subject to change as…

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Shelby residents asked to avoid ‘person-to-person’ contact at village hall.

March 13, 2020

Shelby residents asked to avoid ‘person-to-person’ contact at village hall. SHELBY — Due to the coronavirus outbreak, village officials are asking residents to refrain from conducting “person-to-person” business at the village hall. “There is no intention on our part to overreact to the Coronavirus (COVID-19),” states a press release from the village issued Friday, March 13. “However, it’s incumbent upon…

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Spring horticulture meeting canceled.

March 13, 2020

Spring horticulture meeting canceled. NEW ERA — Given the developing situation with the novel coronavirus, MSU Extension has made the decision to cancel the West Central Spring Horticulture Meeting that was scheduled for Monday, March 23, at the New Era Reformed Church. “In addition to our personal desire here at the Oceana County office to make sure we keep everyone…

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Schools making plans to handle state-wide coronavirus cancellation.

March 13, 2020

Schools making plans to handle state-wide coronavirus cancellation. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. Oceana County school leaders provided preliminary plans to their communities Friday, March 13, to deal with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order that all Michigan K-12 schools will be closed March 16 through April 5 in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Whitmer made the announcement during a press…

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Ag banquet rescheduled.

March 13, 2020
Ag banquet rescheduled.

Ag banquet rescheduled. NEW ERA — The 15th Annual Oceana Agriculture and Natural Resource Banquet originally scheduled for March 19 at the New Era Reformed Church has been rescheduled to April 23 in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. “Given the developing situation with the novel coronavirus, the Oceana Agriculture and Natural Resources Banquet Committee has elected to tentatively re-schedule…

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