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Dog dies in fire; rental home destroyed.

September 4, 2016
Dog dies in fire; rental home destroyed.

#OceanaCountyNews #Mears By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. MEARS — A two-story rental house at 5707 Third St. is a total loss following a fire early Sunday morning, Sept. 4, according to Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. No humans were injured, but the family dog died in fire, Klotz said. The two-story house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at…

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Fire destroys rental house.

September 4, 2016
Fire destroys rental house.

#OceanaCountyNews #Mears MEARS — A rental house on Third Street is a total loss following a fire early Sunday morning, Sept. 4, according to Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. The house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, Klotz said. Oceana County fire investigators are on scene. More info will be provided as soon as it’s available. Reader submitted…

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Death charge dropped in heroin case.

September 2, 2016
Death charge dropped in heroin case.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 30-year-old Midland man, who pleaded “no contest” this week in 27th Circuit Court to delivery of heroin, faces a one-year and one-day prison sentence as part of his plea agreement. Daniel Ryan Murphy, 30, of 4501 Congress Dr., was originally charged with delivery of heroin causing death, which is punishable by…

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Domestic assaults top police activity.

September 2, 2016
Domestic assaults top police activity.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016: 6 p.m., (Hart Police Department), domestic assault, police report forwarded to Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office, 500 block of Griswold Street, City of Hart. 8:15 p.m., (Michigan State Police), trespassing, 3000 block of South 136th Ave., Ferry Township. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016: 6:30 p.m., (HPD), vehicle…

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Electric Forest expands to 2 festivals.

September 2, 2016
Electric Forest expands to 2 festivals.

#OceanaCountyNews #ElectricForest2017 By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — Electric Forest organizers have announced that the hugely-popular music and arts festival at the Double JJ Resort that attracts over 40,000 attendees each year will take place during back-to-back weekends in 2017. The first fest is set for June 22-25, and the second one will take place June 29 through July 2.…

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