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Women Who Care gear up for more giving Dec. 4.

November 28, 2018

Women Who Care gear up for more giving Dec. 4. #WomenWhoCareofOceanaCounty GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – The Women Who Care of Oceana County will meet Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Open Hearth Grill in Mears. Since the group’s first meeting in June of 2012, the total giving by members is $310,700. “We put over $60,000 per year into our…

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Over $12,000 in grants awarded to local organizations.

November 28, 2018

Over $12,000 in grants awarded to local organizations. #CommunityFoundationforOceanaCounty SHELBY – The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout the county. A total of $12,652 was awarded as a result of CFOC’s competitive application process that is overseen by a subcommittee…

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Beards benefit charity.

November 27, 2018

Beards benefit charity. #NoShaveNovember #CrystalValleyCareFund By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – If you’ve noticed that some of our local police officers have been looking a little scruffy, it’s because they participated in “No Shave November” to raise money for the Crystal Valley Care Fund. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast challenged his deputies and officers to quit shaving through the month…

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Man accused of shooting school windows arraigned.

November 26, 2018

Man accused of shooting school windows arraigned. #OceanaCountyCrime PENTWATER – Gavin Krueger-Swanderski, 22, of 6137 Wayne Rd., Pentwater, was arraigned in 78th District Court on a felony charge of malicious destruction of property and two misdemeanor charges of MDOP for allegedly shooting the Pentwater Public School windows with a B-B gun last week, causing approximately $3,000 in damages. Swanderski also…

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35 guns stolen in burglary.

November 26, 2018

35 guns stolen in burglary. #OceanaCountyCrime CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP – A total of 35 guns were stolen from gun safes located inside a gun room in a residential pole barn on South 56th Avenue near Winston Road over the weekend, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The victim is a gun collector and had some “high value” guns, including several…

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