CADILLAC – Although the federal government shutdown has temporarily suspended funding for a nutrition program for low to moderate-income mothers and babies, the local Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) has enough funds to continue operating, according to a press release from District Health Department No. 10. The report says health departments have received numerous calls from…
LANSING, Mich. – Local governments may now seek permission from the state Department of Transportation (MDOT) to allow off-road recreational vehicles (ORV) on the shoulders of state roads where necessary to connect existing ORV networks after Gov. Rick Snyder signed three bills into law today. Local governments across the entire state also will now have the option of opening their…
RIVERTON TWP. — A 38-year-old Scottville man was airlifted to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids Tuesday night after the motorcycle he was driving struck a deer on Washington Road near Darr Road. Frederick Holden was transported by Oceana County EMS to the Oceana County Airport following the accident. The incident occurred about 8:20 p.m. Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Riverton…
GRANT TWP. — A father and his two children lost their home early this morning when fire destroyed the mobile home they were living in. Grant Twp. and Free Soil/Meade fire departments were dispatched to 11651 Birchwood Dr. in Manistee Forest Pines Estates mobile home park about 1 a.m. Wednesday morning. Shortly before the fire departments arrived, deputies from Mason…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. Disclaimer: It is my general belief that as a journalist it is my duty to be an observer and not be part of the story. However, while I am owner of Mason County Press, I believe that this service belongs to each of you, our loyal readers. For that reason, from time to time, I think…
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