COVID-19 2020

Closings and cancellations, posted March 16, 2020.

March 16, 2020

Closings and cancellations, posted March 16, 2020. Mason County Press has received the following cancellations or closings in response the coronavirus threat. This list may be updated. If you have a closing or cancellation to report, please email it to editor@mediagroup31.com. Any closings or cancellations placed in our social media comment sections will be removed. The West Michigan Community Mental…

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Mason County courts closed to public. 

March 16, 2020

Mason County courts closed to public.  LUDINGTON — Mason County courts will be closed to the public, except for essential services, until Monday, April 6.  All non-essential matters will be adjourned. Measures will be taken, when possible, to use video or telephonic communications for essential hearings.  Please contact the court in which your hearing is being held if you have…

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College Recreation Center, ice arena closed until March 30.

March 16, 2020

College Recreation Center, ice arena closed until March 30. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College officials have extended the closure of the Recreation Center and West Shore Community Ice Arena until March 30. The college’s bookstore and café are also closed. Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-9, which was signed this morning, requires places of public accommodation to be closed including…

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Meals on Wheels continuing normal delivery schedule to seniors.

March 16, 2020

Meals on Wheels continuing normal delivery schedule to seniors. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central Schools, which operates Meals on Wheels, has announced the program will continue as normal. In addition, seniors who normally congregate at the Scottville Area Senior Center, also operated by the school district, will be added temporarily to the home delivery routes. Senior center staff is contacting…

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Consumers Energy suspending shutoffs.

March 16, 2020

Consumers Energy suspending shutoffs. JACKSON — In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus threat, Consumers Energy announced today that it is suspending shutoffs for non-pay for low-income and senior customers beginning March 16, 2020 through April 5, 2020. The timeframes could be adjusted depending on the spread and severity of the virus. Senior citizens and qualified low-income customers already enrolled in the…

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