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Residents raise stink over proposed pig farm.

November 30, 2017

Owner says operation is environmentally safe. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — A proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) that will house 4,000 swine has some residents in southern Oceana County and northern Muskegon County speaking out against it due to environmental concerns, but the facility owner says the operation will not harm the environment. The proposed CAFO…

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Olmstead, Sweet among 4 candidates for superintendent.

November 30, 2017

Olmstead, Sweet among 4 candidates for superintendent. #ShelbyPublicSchools SHELBY — Shelby Middle School Principal Mark Olmstead and former Walkerville Public Schools Superintendent Michael Sweet are among four candidates for the Shelby superintendent position. Hamilton High School Principal Tim Reeves and Executive Director of Elementary Education for Rochester Community Schools Michael Behrmann are also in the running for the position. “Last…

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Hesperia schools reduce taxpayer expense by $675,000.

November 30, 2017

Hesperia schools reduce taxpayer expense by $675,000. #HesperiaCommunitySchools HESPERIA — “Hesperia Community Schools once again seized an opportunity to reduce the district’s interest expense by $675,000 for taxpayers,” according to a press release from Superintendent Vaughn White. “This occurred through lowering debt payments over the next 21 years for bonds issued for the 2009 building renovations. The 2009 bonds maturing…

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Hart’s cross team honored for state championship.

November 29, 2017

Hart’s cross team honored for state championship. #HartGirlsCrossCountryTeam #StateChampions #MichiganSenate LANSING — Sen. Goeff Hansen paid tribute in the Senate Wednesday, Nov. 29, to the Hart High School Girls Cross Country Team, which recently won the 2017 Michigan Division III cross country state championship. “These girls and their coaches displayed tremendous tenacity and determination all year long, bringing home Hart…

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Thefts top police activity.

November 29, 2017

Thefts top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Monday, Nov. 27, 2017: – 10:53 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), larceny theft, West Arthur Road, Grant Township. – 2:51 p.m., (OCSO), driving while license suspended (DWLS), North 176th Avenue, Leavitt Township. – 3:22 p.m., (OCSO), assault and battery, South MAple Island Raod, Newfield Township. –…

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