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Marshville Dam Road to close for bridge construction

April 24, 2024

BENONA TOWNSHIP — Marshville Dam Road will be closed from 48th Avenue/Fish Road to 54th Avenue, and the Marshville Dam Bridge will be closed for construction until further notice, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. The closure is scheduled to begin Monday, April 29, at 8 a.m. Local residents will be able to access their homes. _______________________________________ Receive daily…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Randy Ray Anderson, 41, pleaded guilty March 5, 2024 to carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced April 22, 2024 to 150 days in jail with credit for 61 days served; 18 months probation; and $598 in fines and costs. Charges of firearm possession by a…

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News alert: Grass fire in Pentwater Township

April 22, 2024

PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from Pentwater and Hart departments were dispatched to a grass fire in the 5400 block of Hammett Road Monday, April 22, at 3 p.m.

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Portion of Cleveland Road to be closed

April 22, 2024

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — A portion of Cleveland Road from 200th Avenue to M 120 will be closed to traffic for road maintenance Thursday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Local residents will be able to access their homes.   Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts…

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Teen faces year in jail for accosting child

April 22, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 19-year-old Mears man faces a year in jail after pleading “no contest” to accosting a child for immoral purposes during a pretrial hearing in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, April 22. Earl Phillip Alms, Jr., of 308 S. 56th Ave., was also charged with child sexually abusive activity and using computers…

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