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Health dept. not mandating masks in schools, decision up to each school district.

September 3, 2021

Health dept. not mandating masks in schools, decision up to each school district. District Health Department No. 10, which covers Mason and Oceana counties, has issued a statement about mask mandates in schools. It states the health department will not be issuing a mandate for universal indoor masking in schools or childcare centers.  “The health department continues to support the…

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Teacher Spotlight: Lakeview’s Ronni Sniegowski.

September 3, 2021

Teacher Spotlight: Lakeview’s Ronni Sniegowski. By Kate Krieger-Watkins, Staff Writer. Teacher Spotlight is a presentation of Shelby State Bank, with offices in Ludington, Pentwater, Shelby, Hart, Hesperia, Manistee, Montague, Whitehall, North Muskegon, and Fruitport.  LUDINGTON – Starting her ninth year in the classroom, Ludington Area School District Lakeview Elementary kindergarten teacher, Ronni Sniegowski said she couldn’t imagine herself anywhere else.…

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Video: Full Court Press: MCE’s Coach Ben Knizacky

September 3, 2021

Video: Full Court Press: MCE’s Coach Ben Knizacky Full Court Press is a sports and recreation webcast presented by House of Flavors, Inc.  CUSTER — Today, on MCP’s Full Court Press, Toni Swinehart speaks with Mason County Eastern’s Coach Ben Knizacky. Knizacky coaches cross country and track and field, at all levels.  Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason…

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79th District Court news, posted Sept. 3, 2021

September 3, 2021

79th District Court news, posted Sept. 3, 2021 By Alan Neushwander. Contributing Writer. LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies -James Arthur Nash, 48, of 3595 W. Fisher Rd., Victory Township, was arrested Aug. 28 by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on three felony counts of assault/resisting/obstructing police. Probable cause hearing: Sept.…

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Recent births, posted Sept. 3, 2021.

September 3, 2021

Recent births, posted Sept. 3, 2021. The following births have been reported: Isabella Sophia Hills, the daughter of Valeria Herevia-Garza and Joseph Hills of Baldwin, was born on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Jae Robert Besemer, the son of Ryleigh Houston and Jake Besemer, Jr., of Shelby, was born on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. (Unless indicated otherwise, births took place at Spectrum Health…

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