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Pets die in house fire.

January 25, 2018

Pets die in house fire. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — Four dogs and a cat died from smoke inhalation in a house fire at 55 W. Polk Road Thursday morning, Jan. 25. The two-story home owned by Mary Rose Vanas may be salvageable, but it sustained interior smoke damage. Vanas, who is the Shelby Public Schools Food…

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78th District Court sentencings posted Jan. 24, 2018.

January 24, 2018

78th District Court sentencings posted Jan. 24, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Linda Jeanne Kotzian, 67, of 2370 S. 24th Ave., Shelby, was found guilty Jan. 22 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with sentence; credit for time…

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Book drive supports Read Early, Read Often.

January 24, 2018

Book drive supports Read Early, Read Often. In its second year, children’s books collected or purchased for the Read Early, Read Often initiative have been flying off the shelf. Since September, nearly 2,000 books have been distributed to area families with over 10 percent of those bilingual. With new partners all over Oceana County including food pantries, nonprofits, health and…

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Girls on the Run coaches needed.

January 24, 2018

Girls on the Run coaches needed. Girls on the Run is a national, non-profit program with a mission that inspires girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident while using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running. This program is offered for girls in third through eighth grades at participating schools. The program runs an hour and a half, two…

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Shelby man pleads guilty to fourth count of cocaine delivery.

January 22, 2018

Shelby man pleads guilty to fourth count of cocaine delivery. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 19-year-old Shelby man who pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court last month to three counts of cocaine delivery less than 50 grams pleaded guilty to another count of cocaine delivery Monday, Jan. 22, in a separate case. Brent Douglas Krauss faces serving…

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