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First confirmed COVID-19 case in Oceana County.

March 26, 2020

First confirmed COVID-19 case in Oceana County. Person is a dual resident of Mason and Oceana counties. District Health Department #10 reported the first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in an Oceana County resident Thursday, March 26. The person is a “dual resident” of Oceana and Mason counties, but is currently recuperating in Oceana County, according to Oceana County Emergency…

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First COVID-19 death in DHD #10 region.

March 26, 2020

First COVID-19 death in DHD #10 region. District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) announced the first COVID-19 death in the district’s 10-county jurisdiction Thursday, March 26. The individual from Mecosta County was an 82-year-old man who was admitted to Spectrum Health in Big Rapids Wednesday, March 25. “We wish to express our heartfelt sympathies to the family who lost their loved…

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No confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mason County.

March 25, 2020

No confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mason County. COVID-19 cases in the 10-county District Health Department #10 area have risen to six total as a new confirmed case was reported in Kalkaska County Wednesday, March 25. There are also positive cases in Manistee, Newaygo and Wexford counties. Kalkaska and Newaygo counties each have two COVID cases. There are 2,295 confirmed cases…

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Police report, March 25, 2020.

March 25, 2020

Police report, March 25, 2020. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, March 23, 2020: – 7:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 and Sugar Grove Road, Sherman Township. – 1 p.m.,…

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Man arrested on warrant after his vehicle is rear-ended.

March 24, 2020

Man arrested on warrant after his vehicle is rear-ended. AMBER TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Manistee man was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant and cited for driving while license suspended after the vehicle he was driving was rear-ended on Stiles Road north of Johnson Road Monday, March 23, shortly after 4 p.m., according to Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. A…

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