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Emergency Management helping to make sure local workers are safe. A lot goes on behind the scenes of a local emergency on the scale of the current COVID-19 crisis. So far, as of Tuesday morning, March 31, 2020, Mason County is one of the few counties in the State of Michigan that has not had any confirmed cases. Even with…
Firefighter asking community to help send meals to frontline COVID-19 workers. Donations can be made through PayPal here. FREE SOIL — Firefighter Broc Cameron had an idea. He wanted to send over meals to the people working the frontlines on the COVID-19 crisis — hospital personnel, nursing homes, firefighters, EMS and law enforcement, among others. Cameron sent out a Facebook…
Governor calls for statewide water reconnections. LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took steps today to ensure at-risk households have access to clean water for hand washing and sanitation through an executive order requiring the reconnection of service to residences that have had water service shut off. A $2-million Water Restart Grant Program will help communities comply with the order. “This is…
Former undersheriff running for county commission. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — Jody Hartley retired from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office in May 2018. He spent his last six years of his 32-year law enforcement serving as the undersheriff. Now, he’s ready for a new role, county commissioner. Hartley recently filed paperwork with the Mason County Clerk’s office to…
Obituary: Pauline ‘Polly’ Egeler, 82, Victory Township. Pauline (Polly) Egeler, 82, of Victory Township left her earthly home on Friday, March 27, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. Polly Irish was born on October 7, 1937, in Williamsburg, Michigan to Frank and Geneva Irish. On August 10, 1957 she married the love of her life, Ralph Egeler. In 1964…
