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Mason-Oceana 911 to host free ‘ham’ radio training

August 25, 2015
Mason-Oceana 911 to host free ‘ham’ radio training

WEARE TWP. — Mason-Oceana 911, in conjunction with Oceana County ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service), will host a free, six week class on Monday nights that will instruct students on the fundamentals of amateur (also called “ham”) radio communication. The curriculum is based on the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Technician license curriculum. The classes will…

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Street project to be completed in time for school opening

August 24, 2015
Street project to be completed in time for school opening

HART — Just in time for the first day of school Sept. 8, construction that has been going on all summer near the Hart Public Schools campus on Johnson Street is expected to be completed Sept. 4, according to Hart City Manager Stan Rickard. “Due to the added work scope of the official project, the completion date has been extended…

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Walkerville fire dept. receives grant funds for equipment

August 24, 2015
Walkerville fire dept. receives grant funds for equipment

WALKERVILLE — Grant money totaling nearly $18,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow Walkerville Area Fire & Rescue to buy new equipment. The department will receive a $17,953 grant from the homeland security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, according to a press release from U.S. senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow. The funds are aimed to…

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Capsized catamaran, loose horses among police activity

August 24, 2015
Capsized catamaran, loose horses among 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 Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police during the weekend, Aug. 21-23, 2015: Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015: – 2:50 a.m., civil/family dispute, 400 block of Taylor Rd., Elbridge Twp. – 2 p.m., traffic policing,…

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Mears woman arrested for harboring fugitive

August 21, 2015
Mears woman arrested for harboring fugitive

GOLDEN TWP. — A 59-year-old Mears woman was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night, Aug. 20, for harboring a fugitive. OCSO also arrested a 25-year-old Muskegon man Thursday night for operating while intoxicated on 192nd Avenue near Hesperia. OCSO investigated a property damage accident on East Jackson Road in Colfax Township Thursday afternoon, resulting in the arrest of…

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