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Rothbury council approves EF 2020 permit.

October 24, 2019

Rothbury council approves EF 2020 permit. #ElectricForestFestival By Allison Scrbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY – The Rothbury Village Council approved a mass gathering permit for the 2020 Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort with a 5-1 vote Tuesday, Oct. 22, during special session, according to Village Clerk Carol Witzke. The council accepted the permit – with provisions, Witkze said, and…

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COVE, all Michigan domestic violence shelters, to receive DTE foundation grant

October 24, 2019

COVE, all Michigan domestic violence shelters, to receive DTE foundation grant DETROIT — COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters) of Ludington is among the 44 domestic violence shelters in Michigan to receive a grant from the DTE Energy Foundation. The foundation announced Wednesday, Oct. 23, that it will provide $400,000 in grants to all state-approved domestic violence shelters across Michigan, from Escanaba to Monroe, in recognition of…

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School, Peterson Farms join forces to open daycare center.

October 23, 2019

School, Peterson Farms join forces to open daycare center. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY – The Shelby school district and Peterson Farms, Inc. have joined forces to open a child daycare center in the former Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Oceana Drive. Located just 400 feet north of the Peterson campus, the site is ideal for Oceana County’s…

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Community rallies together to get school new playground.

October 23, 2019

Community rallies together to get school new playground. #ShelbyPublicSchools By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY – The playground at Shelby Public Schools’ Thomas Read Elementary has been in dire need of replacement for many years, and thanks to an aggressive community campaign the ‘Little Tigers’ will get a new playground soon. Caleb Coulter, owner of American Apple in New Era, came…

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DNR officer from Rothbury has made 4 life-saving rescues in 7 years.

October 23, 2019

DNR officer from Rothbury has made 4 life-saving rescues in 7 years. #MichiganDNR Michigan Conservation Officer Jeff Ginn has made four heroic life-saving rescues in the last seven years. Ginn’s actions last year to resuscitate a man in a Newaygo motel were recognized with a Department of Natural Resources Life-Saving Award – his fourth such honor. Ginn, a Rothbury native,…

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