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Goal to train area students in mental health gets boost.

July 7, 2016
Goal to train area students in mental health gets boost.

#OceanaCountyNews   #WayneElhartBeNiceMemorialFund Contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — The effort to bring mental illness awareness and suicide prevention training to more primary and secondary school children in Oceana, Lake and Mason counties received a boost at a recent fundraiser at the Pentwater Yacht Club for the Wayne Elhart Be Nice Memorial Fund. Some $15,000 was contributed by event patrons…

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Oceana voters can meet the candidates July 13.

July 7, 2016
Oceana voters can meet the candidates July 13.

#OceanaCountyElection2016 PENTWATER — With the August 2 primary election fast approaching, the Pentwater Service Club is sponsoring a “Meet the Candidates” event Wednesday, July 13​,​ at the Pentwater Friendship Center, 310 N. Rush Street, beginning at 6 p.m. The public is cordially invited. Area voters will find on their absentee ballot​,​ or at the polls on Aug. 2​,​ the names…

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Letter to the Editor: Get out and vote Aug. 2.

July 7, 2016
Letter to the Editor: Get out and vote Aug. 2.

#OceanaCountyElection2016 #LetterToTheEditor Dear Editor, My name is Bob Carr, and I’m running for the Newfield Township Supervisor post. I’m writing this to point out the importance of voting in the primary election Aug. 2. Regardless of who you vote for, it is important to vote in the primary and here’s why: My race, the supervisor’s race in Newfield, will be…

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Man who threatened police with axe handle sentenced to jail.

July 6, 2016
Man who threatened police with axe handle sentenced to jail.

#OceanaCountyNews     #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Mears man who confronted police with a fiberglass axe handle and a 12-inch butcher knife last April was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Wednesday, July 6, to serve nine months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term. Alejandro Joseph Salazar, of 3511 N. Ridge Rd., pleaded guilty…

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Prisoner sentenced for car theft.

July 6, 2016
Prisoner sentenced for car theft.

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 33-year-old Shelby woman currently incarcerated in prison was sentenced Wednesday, July 6, in 27th Circuit Court to a concurrent prison term of 14 months to five years for car theft. Jacqueline Grace Mansilla, also known as Jaqueline Grace Jewett, of 3059 S. Oceana Dr., was arrested March 28, by the Oceana…

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