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Shelby schools to get Adolescent Health Center

January 13, 2015

SHELBY — District Health Department #10 and Shelby Public Schools have received grant funding from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and the Michigan Department Community Health (MDCH) to establish a school-based health center inside Shelby Middle School through the Michigan Child and Adolescent Health Center (CAHC) Program. The Adolescent Health Center inside Shelby Middle School joins the 100 state-funded…

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Domestic assaults

January 13, 2015
Domestic assaults

HART — Local law enforcement agencies responded to two recent domestic assaults. Hart Police Department Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 – 5:45 p.m., a 53-year-old Hart man was arrested for domestic violence in the 400 block of Johnson St. Michigan State Police Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 – 6 p.m., a report has been sent to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for…

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Free coats available at health department

January 13, 2015

HART — The Oceana Prevention Partnership for Change (TOPPC) youth committee has been collecting coats and other winter gear for Oceana County residents. With a large donation from the Pentwater Public Schools Band, TOPPC now has a good supply of coats, scarves, hats and gloves. If you are in need of winter gear for yourself or family and friends, stop…

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260 people attend ORV workshop

January 12, 2015
260 people attend ORV workshop

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. MEARS — Approximately 260 people attended a “Silver Lake Off-Road Vehicle Area (SLORVA) Workshop” Monday evening, Jan. 12, in the former Golden Elementary School. The workshop was organized by state officials to gain input from dune users and local business people regarding the proposed changes to the sand dune voucher system at Silver Lake State…

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Police seek missing man

January 12, 2015
Police seek missing man

HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing man, Jack Kokx, 50, of N. 120th Ave., Crystal Township. Kokx’s family contacted the sheriff’s department, Jan. 6, indicating that Kokx has been missing since his release from the Mason County Jail, May 28, 2014. Kokx has a long criminal history, mainly involving alcohol-related incidents. He has been…

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