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Home weatherizing offered through FiveCAP

March 12, 2021

Home weatherizing offered through FiveCAP SCOTTVILLE — FiveCAP, Inc., is accepting applications for home weatherizing. Low-income households all too often can have added expenses if their homes are not energy-efficient.  Weatherizing homes resolves these issues, ultimately cutting down on utility costs.  Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, there are no costs for weatherizing households at or below the 200…

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West Shore ESD board seat petitions available. 

March 12, 2021

West Shore ESD board seat petitions available.  Nominating petitions for positions on the West Shore Educational Service District Board of Education are available at the Mason County Clerk’s office, 304 East Ludington Avenue in Ludington- 231-843-8202.  Candidates seeking election to the board must file petitions or pay a $100.00 non-refundable filing fee and file an Affidavit of Identity with the…

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Youth Advisory Council grant applications being accepted. 

March 12, 2021

Youth Advisory Council grant applications being accepted.  The Community Foundation for Mason County spring Youth Advisory Council grant application is open. The Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council awards grants to 501(c)(3) non profit organizations, churches, schools, agencies, and governmental units serving young people in the greater Mason County area. Funding priorities are based on the findings of the YAC’s needs assessment of…

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Multiple fire departments on scene of massive wood chip fire.

March 10, 2021

Multiple fire departments on scene of massive wood chip fire. SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP — Multiple fire departments are currently on scene of a massive wood chip fire at the corner of Decker and Morse roads. Farmer Jake Zwagerman said the chips were created after clearing farm fields. He said the wood chips caught on fire through spontaneous combustion last week when…

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College’s water system project wins award.

March 10, 2021

College’s water system project wins award. Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V), the civil engineering firm which designed and constructed West Shore Community College’s new water system, has received an Engineering Merit Award in the 2021 American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) annual Engineering & Surveying Excellence competition. The award recognizes outstanding Michigan engineering and surveying projects from the past…

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