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Tigers march through the forest.

June 25, 2018

Tigers march through the forest. By Warren Schuitema, Contributing Writer. ROTHBURY — You won’t see their name anywhere on the lineup for Electric Forest Festival, but every year since 2013 you can hear the sounds of the Shelby Marching Tigers and Alumni coming from near Sherwood Forest. This year, the band was made up of current students and former, with…

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Teen arrested after fleeing from police.

June 25, 2018

Teen arrested after fleeing from police. #OceanaCountyCrime GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Holton man was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for fleeing and eluding, driving while license suspended (DWLS) and on a warrant for failure to appear Friday, June 22 at 8 p.m. on 192nd Avenue, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. He was lodged in the…

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Pellet or B-B gun used in drive-by shooting.

June 25, 2018

Pellet or B-B gun used in drive-by shooting. #OceanaCountyCrime CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A pellet or B-B gun was used in a drive-by shooting Friday, June 22, around noon in the 5600 block of North 126th Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Witnesses told deputies that they saw two people involved, one of whom was the driver of a pickup…

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Several thefts reported at EF.

June 25, 2018

Several thefts reported at EF. #OceanaCountyCrime #EF2018 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — Numerous thefts of backpacks, cell phones and debit cards occurred during the Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort over the weekend, according to Michigan State Police Trooper Kelsey Case of the Hart post. Two men were arrested on three felony charges in connection to a…

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Construction on State Street in Shelby begins Monday.

June 22, 2018

Construction on State Street in Shelby begins Monday. SHELBY — Construction on over a half mile of State Street begins Monday, June 25, in the village, said Village Administrator Robert Widigan. The project includes “hot mix asphalt surface removal and resurfacing, aggregate base, concrete ramp upgrades and pavement markings on State Street from south of Second Street north to Sixth…

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