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MSU Extension program to offer guidance to understanding property values

November 16, 2020

MSU Extension program to offer guidance to understanding property values Michigan State University Extension will offer a program meant to explain property values on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. David Rowley will explain terms such as property classification, transfer or ownership, principal residence exemption, inflation rate multiplier, equalization factor, and March board of review appeal Information. Participants…

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Village operations continue during COVID-19 office closure.

November 15, 2020

Village operations continue during COVID-19 office closure. SHELBY — Village officials announced that beginning Monday, Nov. 16, the Shelby Village Hall will be closed to the public due to rising COVID-19 cases. However, officials want residents to know that the village will continue with daily operations nonetheless. “The village staff is taking these steps in order to help keep our…

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Grant intended to keep individuals with mental illness out of jail.

November 14, 2020

Grant intended to keep individuals with mental illness out of jail. LUDINGTON — West Michigan Community Mental Health will use a $750,000 federal grant to create programs that will help keep individuals with mental illness out of jail and get them the appropriate mental health supports. The three-year grant from the Department of Justice stems from an initial planning grant…

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Firefighter training facility moving up the ladder.

November 12, 2020

Firefighter training facility moving up the ladder. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. FERRY TOWNSHIP — A firefighter training facility for Oceana County fire departments and those from surrounding areas is getting closer to becoming reality. A training center made from five stacked 40-foot-long heavy steel shipping containers is in the works, said Grant Township Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Dan Yost,…

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Family temporarily displaced following house fire.

November 12, 2020

Family temporarily displaced following house fire. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A family with five children ages 5-14 is temporarily displaced from its home following a house fire Thursday, Nov. 12, at 311 East Jefferson Street, according to Hart Deputy Fire Chief Dwight Fuehring. The fire was dispatched shortly before 10:45 a.m., and three fire departments — Hart, Pentwater…

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