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MSU Extension and Farm Bureau host Farm/Home Safety Day 

June 2, 2025

WEARE TOWNSHIP — Mason and Oceana County MSU Extension, in partnership with Farm Bureau, are hosting a Farm/Home Safety Day for children ages 7 and older Thursday, June 26, from 1-5 p.m. at the West Michigan Research Station, at 5185 N. Oceana Dr.   Sponsors for this year’s event include Helena Agrichemical, Matt Williams Farm Bureau Agency, Lane Stotler Farm Bureau…

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News alert: motorhome fire in Silver Lake

June 2, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to Sun Retreats on 34th Avenue in Silver Lake for a motorhome fire Monday, June 2, shortly before 11 a.m.

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Weekend police news, published June 2, 2025

June 2, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  The following is Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity over the weekend: Friday, May 30, 2025: 8:30 p.m., a 45-year-old Muskegon man was arrested for methamphetamine possession, East Garfield Road, Ferry Township. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Saturday, May 31, 2025:  …

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Air quality alert in effect through Saturday morning

May 30, 2025

Thunderstorms expected this evening The entire State of Michigan is under an air quality alert through 6 a.m. Saturday, May 31. “Air quality is expected to be poor as smoke from Canadian fires mixes down to the surface,” states NWS. “It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases like…

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MSU Extension offers food preservation class June 10

May 30, 2025

NEW ERA — MSU Extension is offering a free course about the “Basics of Food Preservation” Tuesday, June 10, at 5 p.m. during the first New Era Farmers Market of the 2025 season. “Welcome summer! It’s time again to plan, garden, harvest and preserve our generous bounty of local foods,” states a press release from MSU Extension. “Although it is…

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