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Northwest Mich. Health Services announces service changes.

March 25, 2020

Northwest Mich. Health Services announces service changes. Northwest Michigan Health Services Tuesday announced temporary changes to its sites and services offered in response to COVID-19 recommendations. “These are unprecedented times that call for quickly responding to a changing situation,” said CEO Heidi Britton. Our goals in COVID-19 response are to minimize exposure to keep staff and patients healthy, slow the…

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Police report, March 25, 2020.

March 25, 2020

Police report, March 25, 2020. The police news is a presentation of Lenz-Balder Insurance, offering Nationwide Insurance, 201 E. Court St., Ludington, 231-845-6279, www.lenzbalderins.com. #MasonCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Monday, March 23, 2020: – 7:15 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, no injury, US 31 and Sugar Grove Road, Sherman Township. – 1 p.m.,…

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WMCMH announces temporary service changes.

March 24, 2020

WMCMH announces temporary service changes. LUDINGTON — West Michigan Community Mental Health has switched to practicing no face-to-face appointments with some exceptions. Exceptions include: Injections, certain home based services, crisis situations that cannot be resolved via phone or video conference, urgent walk-in crisis services. Non face-to-face services will include therapy sessions, case management assessments, psychiatric evaluations, among other services. All…

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Scottville PD arrests repeat offender for assaulting officer, domestic assault.

March 24, 2020

Scottville PD arrests repeat offender for assaulting officer, domestic assault. #ScottvilleCrime SCOTTVILLE — A 36-year-old Scottville man was arrested Monday, March 23, by Scottville Police Department on the charges of domestic violence and assaulting a police officer after the man began to fight with Chief Matt Murphy and Officer Katrina Skinner. According to Murphy, the two officers were attempting to…

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Absentee ballot applications being mailed for May 5 election.

March 24, 2020

Absentee ballot applications being mailed for May 5 election. The May 5 special election will go forward in Mason County, but may be limited to absentee voting, according to Mason County Clerk Cheryl Kelly.  The City of Scottville will be asking voters to amend the city charter to consolidate the two voting wards into one, converting all seven commission seats…

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