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Police seek info to find culprit(s) who broke into hunting cabin

January 3, 2024

Police seek info to find culprit(s) who broke into hunting cabin OTTO TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a breaking and entering of a hunting cabin and storage unit on 128th Avenue near McKinley Road that was reported Sunday, Dec. 31, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The culprit or culprits forced open a porch door…

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OWI arrests top police activity over the holiday weekend

January 3, 2024

OWI arrests top police activity over the holiday weekend 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: Friday, Dec. 29, 2023: 1:23 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 24-year-old Montague man was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI), 72nd Avenue and Webster Road,…

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Hooked on knitting

December 29, 2023

Hooked on knitting By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer PENTWATER — Anyone who thinks chocolate is addictive has never learned how to knit. If you know how and are reading this, you’re probably smiling.   It’s believed that knitting originated in Egypt about 1,000 years ago to make socks. Fast forward about 900 years, British citizens banded together in a national effort…

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79th District Court news, posted Dec. 29, 2023

December 29, 2023

79th District Court news, posted Dec. 29, 2023 HART — The following proceedings recently occurred in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Arraignments Felony Candace Lee Fennel, 27, of 6441 E. Fillmore Rd., Hesperia; methamphetamine possession. Preliminary exam: Jan. 16 at 1 p.m.  Misdemeanors Reanna Renee Pena, 28, of 8495 Indian Bay Rd., Montague; domestic violence. Pretrial: Jan. 18 at 1:30…

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Fleeing suspect on US 31 arrested

December 29, 2023

Fleeing suspect on US 31 arrested SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Mesick man was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office after fleeing from police on US 31 near Grant Road Thursday, Dec. 28, shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man was charged with a felony of fleeing and eluding law enforcement and a…

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