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Red Kettle donations total over $700.

December 26, 2015
Red Kettle donations total over $700.

Story and photo contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — The ​Pentwater Service Club collected over $500 in nine hours in front of the Pentwater Post Office, Dec. 18 and 19. Adding that to the Club’s $200 kickoff contribution, the club’s campaign chair Jerry Emery turned over $711.86 to the Salvation Army serving the area.   It’s estimated that the Salvation…

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UPDATE: Over 105,000 without power.

December 24, 2015

Consumers Energy crews have started the work of helping homes and businesses that lost power in a storm that brought damaging winds across Michigan early Thursday, Dec. 24. Crews from outside the state are expected to arrive in Michigan later today. Since 2 p.m. Wednesday, over 135,000 customers have been affected, first by a line of thunderstorms followed by high…

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Consumers Energy: 82,000 without power.

December 24, 2015

Damaging winds with gusts topping 60 mph have left more than 82,000 Consumers Energy customers across much of western and northern Michigan without power, according to a Consumers Energy press release. Nearly 36,800 Great Lakes Energy members remain without power Thursday morning in all 26 counties served by the electric cooperative due to power line damage caused by the wind…

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DWLS arrest, car/deer crashes top police activity.

December 23, 2015
DWLS arrest, car/deer crashes top police activity.

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015: – 12:30 a.m., a 32-year-old Montague man was arrested for driving while license suspended (DWLS) and operating without insurance, M-20 and…

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Damaging winds expected.

December 23, 2015
Damaging winds expected.

Damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula beginning Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, until Thursday morning, Dec. 24, according to a Consumers Energy press release. Some wind gusts may exceed 50 mph. Consumers Energy employees are preparing for an increase in power outages due to storm activity. To help the public prepare for what to do…

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