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Lane closures on US 31 in Montague in effect

April 21, 2025

MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP, Muskegon County — Lane closures for road work are in effect through 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, on northbound US 31 from Colby Road to Fruitvale Road, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The work is weather dependent.  ______________________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10…

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Police news, published April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

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: Wednesday, April 16, 2025: 10:40 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), domestic violence, no arrest, 2100 block of North 56th Avenue, Golden Township. Thursday, April 17, 2025: 2:26 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 45-year-old Muskegon…

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Local event scheduled for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day 

April 18, 2025

HART — The Michigan State Police in partnership with District Health Department #10, Oceana LEADS, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country Saturday, April 26. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs.   “For more than a decade, the event…

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Pentwater Women’s Club announces annual scholarship contest

April 18, 2025

PENTWATER — The application process for the Pentwater Women’s Club annual scholarship contest is now open.  The PWC Scholarship Fund began in 1967 and has awarded more than 200 scholarships to Pentwater High School graduating seniors. The group also provides an annual scholarship to support a returning adult female student to West Shore Community College. “This year, the club is…

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Connie Cargill named MTA immediate past president

April 18, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Golden Township Treasurer Connie Cargill will serve on the Michigan Townships Association executive committee as the association’s immediate past president, following her term as 2024 president.  “Serving more than 99 percent of Michigan’s 1,240 townships — which includes more than 6,500 elected leaders plus tens of thousands of additional township appointed officials, staff and volunteers, MTA is…

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