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Neighboring fire departments join forces to acquire inflatable fire prevention house

July 30, 2024

Departments seeking millage increases Aug. 6  By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GRANT TOWNSHIP — Shelby-Benona and Grant Township fire departments recently unveiled a new inflatable house that will be used as a valuable education tool in fire prevention. Shelby-Benona Fire Chief Jack White proposed the idea of obtaining a bounce house for the kids for fire prevention open houses and…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings

July 30, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Adam Blake Riddell, 34, of 3417 N. 72nd Ave., Hart, pleaded guilty May 21, 2024 to stealing/retaining a financial transaction device and was sentenced July 22, 2024 to 19 days in jail with credit for 19 days served; one year probation;…

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Motorcycle vs. SUV crash being investigated as OWI

July 29, 2024

WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Pentwater man was airlifted to Grand Rapids from Trinity Health Shelby Hospital following a motorcycle vs. SUV crash on North 80th Avenue near Adams Road Sunday, July 28, around 1:30 a.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man, who suffered serious injuries, was operating 2021 Yamaha crotch rocket which rear-ended a 2016 Jeep Cherokee…

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Police news, posted July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, July 23, 2024: 7:54 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 57-year-old Ohio woman was injured in a crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes, Golden Township. Wednesday, July 24, 2024: 10:38 a.m., (Oceana County…

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Police seek public’s help in dog shooting investigation

July 29, 2024

OTTO TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in an animal cruelty case in which a male Great Pyrenees dog was shot and killed in the 1100 block of East McKinley Road. It was reported to the sheriff’s office Thursday, July 25, at 6:20 p.m. after the owner said her neighbor found the dog’s body…

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