COVID-19 2020

Community Updates, posted March 25, 2020.

March 25, 2020

Community Updates, posted March 25, 2020. This list is being posted daily on Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. It may be updated frequently throughout the day. It includes community organizations and MCP/OCP advertisers. PLEASE DO NOT POST A CLOSING, CANCELLATION, OR UPDATE IN THE COMMENT SECTION. IT WILL BE REMOVED. If your organization has a closing, cancellation, or…

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Northwest Mich. Health Services announces service changes.

March 25, 2020

Northwest Mich. Health Services announces service changes. Northwest Michigan Health Services Tuesday announced temporary changes to its sites and services offered in response to COVID-19 recommendations. “These are unprecedented times that call for quickly responding to a changing situation,” said CEO Heidi Britton. Our goals in COVID-19 response are to minimize exposure to keep staff and patients healthy, slow the…

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WMCMH announces temporary service changes.

March 24, 2020

WMCMH announces temporary service changes. LUDINGTON — West Michigan Community Mental Health has switched to practicing no face-to-face appointments with some exceptions. Exceptions include: Injections, certain home based services, crisis situations that cannot be resolved via phone or video conference, urgent walk-in crisis services. Non face-to-face services will include therapy sessions, case management assessments, psychiatric evaluations, among other services. All…

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Absentee ballot applications being mailed for May 5 election.

March 24, 2020

Absentee ballot applications being mailed for May 5 election. The May 5 special election will go forward in Mason County, but may be limited to absentee voting, according to Mason County Clerk Cheryl Kelly.  The City of Scottville will be asking voters to amend the city charter to consolidate the two voting wards into one, converting all seven commission seats…

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Hospital accepting medical supply donations.

March 24, 2020

Hospital accepting medical supply donations. Responding to the outpouring of community inquiries and offers of support, Spectrum Health is opening 14 drop-off donation sites for medical supplies beginning at noon on Tuesday, March 24. In Ludington, donations may be dropped off at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Family Medicine, 922 Lawndale St., Ludington. “While Spectrum Health continues to maintain a supply…

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