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Girl, 10, drowns after falling off paddle board in Lake Michigan.

September 19, 2016
Girl, 10, drowns after falling off paddle board in Lake Michigan.

#OceanaCountyNews #Pentwater PENTWATER — Hannah Harris, a 10-year-old Lansing girl, drowned after falling off a paddle board in Lake Michigan near Charles Mears State Park Monday, Sept. 19. The drowning was a “terrible tragedy,” said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Hannah was not wearing a life vest. “At 3:47 p.m., the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, along with several…

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MSP to host citizens’ academy.

September 19, 2016
MSP to host citizens’ academy.

#OceanaCountyNews #MichiganStatePolice HART — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is pleased to announce that a Citizens’ Academy will begin Oct. 10 and run through Nov. 28. The eight-week academy will give citizens the opportunity to become familiar with the MSP’s mission and operation; understand the procedures troopers follow; increase their awareness of law enforcement’s role in the…

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Larceny, property destruction among police activity.

September 19, 2016
Larceny, property destruction among police activity.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews The following is recent Michigan State Police, Hart post, activity: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016: 2 p.m., car/deer crash, Oceana Drive and Baker Road, Shelby Township. 10:50 p.m., a 19-year-old Hart woman was arrested for operating without insurance, Hazel Road and 100th Avenue, Hart Township. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016: 2:30 p.m., an 18-year-old Rothbury was arrested on a warrant,…

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Letter to the Editor: Reader appreciates birthday wishes.

September 17, 2016

Dear Editor, To all my friends and neighbors: Thank you for all of your kindness, cards, gifts, visits, notes, help, calls, thoughtfulness, and prayers over the past year and especially for my 90th birthday. I appreciate all of it and am grateful for every one of you. With love and thanks, Kitty Kokx

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Foundation promotes philanthropy to tackle Oceana’s challenges.

September 17, 2016

Oceana ranks 67th out of 83 Michigan counties in quality, length of life. #OceanaCountyNews #CommunityFoundationOfOceanaCounty Too many Oceana residents face sobering, daily challenges. Forty percent of households earn less than the basic cost of living. The jobless rate is always higher than most of Michigan’s 83 counties. Thirty percent of children 17-and-under live in poverty. One in five births are…

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