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Police officer’s home extensively damaged by fire.

October 17, 2017

Police officer’s home extensively damaged by fire. #OceanaCountyNews #Pentwater By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. WEARE TOWNSHIP — A one-and-a-half story home at 9098 80th Avenue near Pentwater owned by Montague Police Officer Tom Walicki received extensive smoke and fire damage following a fire early Sunday morning, Oct. 15, according to Hart Fire Chief Jack White. “It appears to have started in…

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Hesperia man arrested on several charges after crash.

October 16, 2017

Hesperia man arrested on several charges after crash. #OceanaCountyCrime NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Hesperia man was arrested on numerous charges Saturday morning, Oct. 14, following a vehicle crash on East Fish Road near Maple Island Road, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man was arrested at approximately 10:30 a.m. on charges of carrying a concealed weapon in…

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Deer jumps through window of Pentwater home.

October 16, 2017

Deer jumps through window of Pentwater home. #OceanaCountyNews PENTWATER — A deer crashed through the window of a home in the 300 block of North Hancock Street Sunday evening, Oct. 15, according to the Pentwater Police Department’s Facebook page. The police department provided a humorous narrative of what transpired, but reminded residents how destructive deer can be. The following is…

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Hunter injures foot with arrow.

October 16, 2017

Hunter injures foot with arrow. #OceanaCountyNews FERRY TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Muskegon woman was transported by ambulance to Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby after she injured her foot with a broadhead arrow from her crossbow Friday, Oct. 13, at 6:30 a.m. near East Baseline Road, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The accident occurred when the woman…

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Meeting Oceana’s greatest needs.

October 13, 2017

Meeting Oceana’s greatest needs. #CommunityFoundationforOceanaCounty. SHELBY — “The fact that we have so many residents struggling to make ends meet is the root cause of the county’s challenges. For many families, they are just one unexpected expense away from a crisis,” said Community Foundation for Oceana County Executive Director Tammy Carey. In 2017, the foundation board adopted a strategic plan…

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