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School districts preparing for non face-to-face learning. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Local school districts are working on plans to reach their districts’ students following Gov. Whitmer’s executive order to keep school buildings closed the remainder of the school year. While the order closes face-to-face instruction, it also requires the school year to continue. Mason County Central Superintendent Jeff Mount said…
Obituary: Caryl Jane (Barnett) Ferguson, 81, Ludington. Caryl Jane (Barnett) Ferguson of Ludington, Michigan passed away in Sarasota, Florida on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at age 81 from complications after open-heart surgery. It was only recently she learned the source and severity of her impairment: a calcified mitral valve, undiagnosed and untreated for many decades. This “rheumatic valve” stemmed from…
Governor signs bill restoring 79th District Court. LANSING — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill sponsored by Sen. Curt VanderWall (R, Ludington) to restore Mason County’s 79th District Court. The 2018 Judicial Resources Recommendations (JRR) report recommended eliminating the 79th District Court. VanderWall authored Senate Bill 754, now Public Act 82 of 2020, to reverse that decision. “This is a win…
Send us your journals of the COVID-19 Pandemic. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. As we have entered the third week of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Michigan, I have been thinking about the historical significance of this event. Mason County Historical Society has already been collecting news articles and asking people to keep journals. I think this is a great idea. I…
School buildings to remain closed remainder of school year. LANSING — Michigan school buildings will remained closed the remainder of the school year, unless restrictions are lifted. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed her 35th executive order of the year, 2020-35, which keeps the schools closed but also ensures continuing of learning by setting guidelines for remote learning. “My number one priority…
