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High fire danger this weekend.

June 4, 2021

High fire danger this weekend. With high temperatures and limited rainfall expected for the next several days, fire danger is high or very high across much of northern Michigan. That means taking precautions to prevent wildfires through the weekend when working or playing outdoors. “With conditions this dry, a lot of different things can set off fires,” said Jeff Vasher,…

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Pentwater Service Club raises $1,350 for food bank.

June 4, 2021

  Pentwater Service Club raises $1,350 for food bank. PENTWATER — Members and friends of the Pentwater Service Club raised $1,350 in cash and a dozen baskets of food for the Pentwater Food Bank located at First Baptist Church.   Now in its second year, contributions were up more than 25 percent from a year ago when the members decided to…

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78th District Court arraignments, posted June 4, 2021.

June 4, 2021

78th District Court arraignments, posted June 4, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Lucas Antonio Gonzales, 40, of PO Box 74, Mears: Michigan State Police (MSP); third-offense domestic violence. Bail: $1,500/cash/surety. Preliminary conference: June 7 at 3 p.m. – Dustin Douglas Clark, 29, of 2151 N. 56th Ave.,…

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Step back in time with the historical society.

June 4, 2021

Step back in time with the historical society. HART — “We collect old things, even some new things, but only things associated with Oceana County and its people,” states a press release from the Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society. The historical society’s Chadwick-Munger Building, located at 114 Dryden Street across the street from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, is…

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2 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Pitch North competition.

June 4, 2021

2 local entrepreneurs selected as finalists for Pitch North competition. Five area entrepreneurs, including two from Oceana County, have been chosen to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges during the third annual Pitch North competition.  Finalists include: Courtney DeGarmo, Courtney’s Canine Creations, from Oceana County; Caleb Davis-Dykema, A Garden In The Woods Farm, from Oceana County; Eric…

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