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Sand dunes drag strip where woman was killed was closed in 2021 

May 28, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Silver Lake State Park Sand Dunes drag strip, also called the “test and tune” area, where a woman was killed Sunday, May 26, was closed by the DNR three years ago due to safety concerns, but politicians pushed for it to reopen. At the start of the 2021 dune season, the…

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Portion of Shelby Road, First Street closed for road work

May 28, 2024

UPDATE: The schedule for this road project has changed. Road work will now begin June 3. SHELBY — Shelby Road from the village limits to 64th Avenue and First Street from State Street (Oceana Drive) to the village limits will be closed to traffic beginning Tuesday, May 28, at 8 a.m. “until further notice” for road maintenance, according to the…

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Honoring those who died in service to our nation

May 27, 2024

PENTWATER — Communities across Oceana County held services and parades Memorial Day, May 27, 2024 to honor those who died in service to our nation. Photos courtesy of the Pentwater Chamber of Commerce

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Woman killed when Jeep veers out of control at sand dunes drag strip 

May 26, 2024

‘Just prior to her being struck, she was able to push her 2-year-old daughter out of harm’s way, very likely saving her daughter from serious injury or worse.’ GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 33-year-old Pierson, Michigan woman who was killed when a Jeep veered out of control at the drag strip of the Silver Lake State Park Sand Dunes Sunday, May…

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Bomb in deadly police standoff was fake

May 26, 2024

OTTO TOWNSHIP — The device strapped to the Oceana County man who was shot and killed by police during a standoff near the Oceana-Muskegon county line Saturday evening, May 25, has been determined to be fake, according the Michigan State Police “After extensive efforts by the MSP Bomb Squad to render the device safe, it was discovered to be a hoax…

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