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CARR SETTLEMENT (Logan Township) — Firefighters from three fire departments have been fighting a barn fire at 4930 S. Masten Road this morning. Bruce Burke, former Carr Area Fire Chief, said he was working on a dozer in his barn and went back to his house, about 100 feet away, momentarily. When he returned, the barn was on fire. Burke…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TWP. — It looks like another year of bragging rights for the police after they defeated the firefighters in the third annual Smoke Eaters vs. Law Dogs charity hockey game Wednesday night at West Shore Community Ice Arena. The Smoke Eaters fell behind early in the game but the game was tied up until a…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Mark Vipperman, president of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, is no longer employed by the local hospital. Tonight, Spectrum Health released an internal memo it had sent to its employees earlier in the day. It stated: “Mark Vipperman, president, Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, has left his role at Spectrum Health. Mark played an integral role in Ludington Hospital’s integration…
The Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan (AAAWM) is conducting a needs survey for older adults and is looking for more opinions from Mason County area seniors, individuals who work with the senior population, have older family members or who may be providing care to elder loved ones. The deadline for the survey is April 8 and AAAWM. “I encourage all…
LUDINGTON — The board of directors of Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital has approved two new members with leadership backgrounds in nursing, hospital quality and education. Linda Cronenwett, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, is co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows Program, and dean emeritus and professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cronenwett is…
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