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Advisory committee to guide county’s use of $5.1 million American Rescue Plan funds.

June 23, 2021

Advisory committee to guide county’s use of $5.1 million American Rescue Plan funds. HART — Oceana County Commissioner Craig Hardy (District 3) is leading a small group of county and community leaders who will offer guidance to county officials on how best to utilize its $5.1 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), states a press release issued by…

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State police investigate campground stabbing.

June 22, 2021

State police investigate campground stabbing. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 44-year-old Detroit man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers on an assault and battery charge following a stabbing at the Lucky Lake Campground early Sunday morning, June 20, said MSP Sgt. Dan Thomas. One victim — a 30-year-old man — was stabbed and transported to an…

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Case moves forward against Shelby man accused of trying to run man over with car.

June 22, 2021

Case moves forward against Shelby man accused of trying to run man over with car. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. Editor’s note: A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. SHELBY — The criminal case against a 30-year-old Shelby man accused of shooting at another man with a handgun and then attempting to run him over with his car was bound…

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Downed power line causes electrical fire in house.

June 22, 2021

Downed power line causes electrical fire in house. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A downed power line on Woodrow Road created an overload of electricity to a nearby house Monday evening, June 21, causing an electrical fire, said Shelby-Benona Fire Chief Jack White. “They smelled smoke in the house by where the wire went down,” said Chief White.…

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Pentwater police crack down on juvenile curfew violators.

June 21, 2021

Pentwater police crack down on juvenile curfew violators. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Police Department has announced that it will begin enforcing the village curfew notice due to juveniles destroying property and creating disturbances at night. Anyone under the age of 17 is not allowed to be out after 11 p.m. The department posted the following on Facebook Monday, June 21:…

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