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EF organizers ‘considering options’ for 2021 dates.

December 18, 2020

EF organizers ‘considering options’ for 2021 dates. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — The four-day Electric Forest Festival that attracts 40,000 or more attendees from across the US and other countries to the Double JJ Resort each year was canceled last summer due to COVID-19, and organizers recently announced they are “considering options” for 2021 dates. The massive music festival…

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New community park proposed in Shelby Township.

December 18, 2020

New community park proposed in Shelby Township. SHELBY TOWNSHIP – A new community park development has been proposed on Buchanan Road near 72nd Avenue. The development is designed to promote the physical and psychological health of Oceana residents by offering access to a well-maintained area to exercise and enjoy nature. It would be a meeting place for families and organizations…

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Officers spread Christmas cheer and hope.

December 17, 2020

Officers spread Christmas cheer and hope. HART — Hart police officers met with members of the Evans family, who were recently displaced from their home due to an electrical fire, to bring some Christmas cheer and hope Wednesday evening, Dec. 16, at the Hart Community Center. The Hart Police Department, along with Santa himself, presented the Evans children with various…

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Plasma drive Jan. 8 to help COVID-19 patients.

December 16, 2020

Plasma drive Jan. 8 to help COVID-19 patients. HART — A plasma drive at First Baptist Church Jan. 8 will involve collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to help treat others diagnosed with the virus. This blood-related treatment — authorized by the FDA as an Emergency Use Authorized (EUA) product — could offer hope to the hundreds of patients who…

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New administrator, police chief begin duties.

December 15, 2020

New administrator, police chief begin duties. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — Village Administrator Brady Selner and Police Chief Steve Waltz recently started their new jobs with the Village of Shelby, and the Shelby Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual “meet and and greet” to introduce them both to the community. Waltz began his duties Nov. 9, and Selner started…

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