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Teacher Tuesday: G2S’s Sarah Massie, building meaningful relationships. By Kate Krieger, MCP Staff Writer. Teacher Tuesday is a presentation of Metalworks. Metalworks is a small, family-run company with facilities located in Ludington and Manistee, manufacturing metal office filing systems. Be sure to show your support by liking the Metalworks Facebook page here. Mason County Press is featuring area educators each week in…
DNR closes Tippy Dam; monitoring state parks. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today closed the Tippy Dam Recreation Area in Manistee County, due to the large amount of visitors, mostly fishermen (and women) violating the governor’s social distancing orders. Tippy Dam has seen a drastic increase in visitors, including people from all areas of the state. This type of…
Food Club serves over 400 households so far during pandemic. LUDINGTON — The Lakeshore Food Club served over 400 households since transitioning to a new box distribution model earlier this month. The transition and current pandemic has meant that operations run a bit differently at the LFC. The facility is currently staffed by staff from three area non-profits – United…
COVID-19 tag on MCP posts. MCP now features a “COVID-19” menu item under its masthead (logo) on top of the website. All COVID-19 related stories posted on MCP feature the COVID-19 2020 tag to make the stories archivable.
Governor announces new programs to expand unemployment. LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Monday, March 30, 2020, announced new programs for workers affected by COVID-19. The governor, under the federal CARES Act, signed an agreement between Michigan and the U.S. Dept. of Labor to implement Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Compensation programs that grant benefits to workers who do not already qualify…
