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Erickson faces 2 challengers for District 4.

July 28, 2022

Erickson faces 2 challengers for District 4. HART — Incumbent Paul Erickson is being challenged by James Draper and George Sadler for District 4 on the Oceana County Board of Commissioners in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 2. All three candidates are running as Republicans. The fourth district includes Colfax, Crystal, Leavitt, Newfield and Weare townships OCP sent the candidates…

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Den Engelese challenges Hardy for 3rd district.

July 28, 2022

Den Engelese challenges Hardy for 3rd district. HART — Incumbent Craig Hardy is being challenged by Elijah den Engelese for District 3 on the Oceana County Board of Commissioners in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 2. Both candidates are Republicans. The third district includes Elbridge and Hart townships and the City of Hart. Peggy Wittman filed to run, but said…

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Bumstead faces Ritchard in primary for 32nd Senate District.

July 28, 2022

Bumstead faces Ritchard in primary for 32nd Senate District. Senator Jon Bumstead (R-Muskegon) faces challenger Charles “Chuck” Ritchard (R-Hart) in the 32nd District of the Michigan Senate during the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 2. Bumstead currently represents the 34th Senate District. The newly-drawn 32nd District includes the majority of Oceana, Mason and  Muskegon counties, and parts of Manistee and Benzie…

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4-year-old’s death investigation reveals ‘uninhabitable’ living conditions, parents’ drug use.

July 28, 2022

4-year-old’s death investigation reveals ‘uninhabitable’ living conditions, parents’ drug use. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — The 22-page police report that details the investigation of the death of a 4-year-old boy earlier this month reveals “uninhabitable” living conditions in the single-wide trailer where the little boy, his six siblings — including an infant — and their parents lived on…

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Walkerville man dies after being hit by vehicle in Mason County.

July 27, 2022

Walkerville man dies after being hit by vehicle in Mason County. The man was standing outside his vehicle on Scottville Road after hitting a deer. EDEN TOWNSHIP, Mason County — A 44-year-old Walkerville man died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday, July 27, shortly after 6 a.m. on South Scottville Road near Sippy Road. Elmond Edward Hamilton III was…

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