Municipal offices closing, reducing access. Municipal offices in Mason County are either closing or reducing access to the public. Both the City of Ludington and the City of Scottville have announced that their city buildings are now closed to the public until further notice. Anyone needing city services in either city, or who had a previously scheduled appointment, should contact…
School districts providing meals for kids during shut-down. Schedule posted. Mason County’s three public school districts are distributing free breakfast and lunch to children ages 18-years and younger (26-years and younger for special needs students) during the mandatory closing period. The meals are free and open to children from any school district. The efforts are collaboration between the school districts’…
Hospitals banning visitors. Spectrum Health, along with Mercy Health, and Metro Health – University of Michigan Health have announced that beginning today, Monday, March 16, with a few exceptions, visitors will not be allowed at any locations, including hospitals, outpatient locations and long-term care facilities. For special circumstances, one approved visitor will be allowed in situations involving patients undergoing surgery…
Governor shutting down bars, restaurants. LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will order all bars and restaurants in Michigan to shut down dine-in services as a response to the COVID-19 coronavirus threat. The governor is expected to announce later today that the temporary shut down will go into effect at 3 p.m. today. The executive order given by the governor today…
Spectrum Health cancelling non-urgent/emergency procedures. Spectrum Health has announced effective Tuesday, March 17, that all appointments, surgeries and procedures that are not urgent or emergency-related will be cancelled for the next two weeks. “We believe this is the right step to protect our patients, team members and communities,” said Darryl Elmouchi, chief medical officer, Spectrum Health System and president, Spectrum Health…
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