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Applications open for Pentwater Juried Art and Craft Fair 

January 9, 2023

Applications open for Pentwater Juried Art and Craft Fair  PENTWATER — The Pentwater Junior Women’s Club announces the 58th annual Pentwater Juried Art and Craft Fair is set for Saturday, July 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Village Green.  To have a booth in the fair, all work must be original and of the artist’s own creation.…

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Domestic violence arrests top police activity

January 9, 2023

Domestic violence arrests top police activity The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Jan. 6, 2023: 9:45 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office) a 32-year-old Mears woman was arrested for domestic violence, 5800 block of West Fifth Street, Golden Township. 10 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 55-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for domestic violence, 144th Avenue…

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News alert: pickup truck fire in Ferry

January 7, 2023

News alert: pickup truck fire in Ferry FERRY TOWNSHIP — Central Dispatch received a 911 call of a pickup truck on fire on 140th Avenue near M 20 Saturday, Jan. 7, around 10:15 a.m. No one was reported to be inside the truck.

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ESD offering early childhood education training

January 6, 2023

ESD offering early childhood education training West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief AMBER TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — In an effort to increase the availability of early childhood professionals in the area, the West Shore Educational Service District recently began offering…

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Obituary: Joseph Vanden Heuvel, 101, of Hart

January 6, 2023

Obituary: Joseph Vanden Heuvel, 101, of Hart Joseph Adrian Vanden Heuvel, 101, of Hart, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, at his home. Joe was born October 7, 1921, in a log home in Crystal Township, the son of John and Nina (Oomen) Vanden Heuvel, who were immigrants from Belgium and The Netherlands. Joe married his neighbor, Theda Mae Cummins,…

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