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Alcohol suspected to be factor in pickup truck vs. tractor crash

May 29, 2024

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York, Pierce roads to close for maintenance

May 29, 2024

ELBRIDGE AND FERRY TOWNSHIPS — York Road from 112th Avenue to Pierce Road and Pierce Road from 128th Avenue to 132nd Avenue will be closed to traffic for road maintenance beginning Wednesday, May 29, at 8 a.m., according to the Oceana County Road Commission. The project is expected to continue until June 14. Local residents will be able to access…

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Kids rewarded who are ‘Caught Being Safe’

May 29, 2024

HART – The Memorial Day weekend has passed and another Michigan summer is upon us. That means thousands of kids across the state will soon be trading in their bus trip to school for a bike ride to the park. Police agencies across Michigan are preparing for the spike in bicycle traffic, and they’re rewarding kids who practice good safety…

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A sign of summertime fun in Pentwater

May 29, 2024

By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer PENTWATER — Just about any day, there is at least one Pentwater Artisan Learning Center member who is working on some sort of community-purpose volunteer project. It’s what makes the PALC a community gem. Shown here is Jim Pikaart, as he overhauls a pair of Pentwater Farmers Market signs for the sponsoring Pentwater Chamber of…

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Man with fake bomb shot by police had 3 pending criminal cases 

May 28, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor OTTO TOWNSHIP —  The 44-year-old man claiming to have a bomb strapped to his body who was shot and killed by a police officer ‎during a standoff near the Oceana-Muskegon county line Saturday, May 25, has been identified. Although the Michigan State Police has not released his name, Jonathan David Jurecki was identified by his…

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