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MCC cancels preschool, kindergarten registration nights.

April 1, 2020

MCC cancels preschool, kindergarten registration nights. SCOTTVILLE — Mason County Central has cancelled its Victory Early Childhood Center preschool registration and Scottville Elementary kindergarten registration nights which were scheduled for April. At this time contact the below buildings for enrollment and registration questions.  Kindergarten enrollment: Scottville Lower Elementary: 231-757-4701, ext 520 or 231-757-3713, ext 110, kindergarten enrollment. Preschool enrollment: Victory…

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FiveCAP modifies but continues services to community

April 1, 2020

FiveCAP modifies but continues services to community SCOTTVILLE — FiveCAP has announced that its offices will remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Extra precautions are being taken to keep common areas and offices clean and sanitized. There is a limit to three clients allowed in the reception area at one time, keeping a 6 feet distance when in personal contact. …

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Governor announces new programs to expand unemployment.

March 31, 2020
Governor announces new programs to expand unemployment.

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…

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Emergency Management helping to make sure local workers are safe.

March 31, 2020

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…

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Firefighter asking community to help send meals to frontline COVID-19 workers.

March 30, 2020

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…

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