COVID-19 2020

LASD modifies food drop-offs, adds locations.

March 26, 2020

LASD modifies food drop-offs, adds locations. LUDINGTON — Ludington Area School District is modifying its food delivery program beginning next week. Delivery dates will be moved from five days a week to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, according to Superintendent Jason Kennedy. “We will continue to provide meals covering each day of the week to help meet the needs of our…

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Senator urges us to do our part during COVID-19 crisis.

March 26, 2020

Senator urges us to do our part during COVID-19 crisis. Letter to the Editor by Sen. Curt VanderWall. Letters to the editor are the opinion of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Media Group 31, LLC, owner of Mason County Press.  The situation we are facing in Michigan, across the nation and around the world is…

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Pentwater school employee tests positive for COVID-19.

March 26, 2020

Pentwater school employee tests positive for COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor PENTWATER — A Pentwater Public School employee has tested positive for COVID-19, said Superintendent/Principal Scott Karaptian. The employee “wasn’t feeling well” and went to work March 12 and 13 at the school. The person, whose age and gender are not being released, was never hospitalized, Karaptian said. The person…

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Hospital issues COVID-19 testing guidelines.

March 26, 2020

Hospital issues COVID-19 testing guidelines. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Editor’s Note: There have been many questions from the community about the local COVID-19 response and testing procedures at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Many social media comments are speculations or second-hand information, many filled with mis-information. MCP reached out to SHLH, the experts, for the facts of the situation, which can…

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Community COVID-19 fund established to help nonprofits.

March 26, 2020

Community COVID-19 fund established to help nonprofits. LUDINGTON — United Way of Mason County, in partnership with Community Foundation for Mason County and Pennies from Heaven Foundation, has created a COVID-19 Relief Fund. With $15,000 of seed funding from all three organizations, plus support from Meijer and Consumers Energy Foundation, the fund will support nonprofit organizations that are helping vulnerable…

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