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Man allegedly points gun at pizza delivery driver.

January 7, 2019

Man allegedly points gun at pizza delivery driver. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP – A 63-year-old Greenwood Township man allegedly pointed a shotgun in the face of a female pizza delivery driver Sunday, Jan. 6, around 8:30 p.m., according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The Fremont Mancino’s Pizza & Grinders driver had accidentally pulled into the wrong…

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Man pleads ‘no contest’ in school window shooting case.

January 7, 2019

Man pleads ‘no contest’ in school window shooting case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 22-year-old Pentwater man pleaded “no contest” to a felony of malicious destruction of property (MDOP) $1,000-$20,000 Monday, Jan. 7, in 27th Circuit Court, after shooting the Pentwater Public School windows with a B-B gun Nov. 21. Gavin Krueger-Swanderski, of 6137 Wayne Rd., also…

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Icy roads cause crashes.

January 7, 2019

Icy roads cause crashes. #OceanaCounty Two recent car crashes involving injuries were caused by icy roads, according to accident reports from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The first crash occurred Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 5:20 a.m. when a 30-year-old Shelby woman lost control of the 2005 Saturn Vue she was driving on Harrison Road near 180th Avenue in Leavitt Township.…

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Sandy Corley Memorial Run has ‘run its course.’

January 5, 2019

Sandy Corley Memorial Run has ‘run its course.’ #SandyCorleyMemorialRun By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY – After 30 years and $2.2 million raised for cancer treatment, the annual Sandy Corley Memorial Run held at the Double JJ Resort “will be riding off into the sunset,” states the event’s web site. The July 2018 event was the final one. “The SCMR was…

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Communities nix marijuana dispensaries.

January 4, 2019

Communities nix marijuana dispensaries. #Proposal1 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY – One third of Oceana County’s 23 total municipalities have nixed recreational marijuana dispensaries. With the state-wide legalization of marijuana through the passage of Proposal 1 last November, it is up to each individual municipality’s governing board or council to vote on allowing the sale of marijuana in their…

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