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128th Avenue closed this week.

August 24, 2020

128th Avenue closed this week. OTTO TOWNSHIP — 128th Avenue between Garfield and Arthur roads will be closed to traffic this week “to replace a large failed structure,” according to the Oceana County Road Commission. A detour has been set up. Please consider helping fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to…

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Free masks available.

August 21, 2020

Free masks available. Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced the availability of 4 million free masks to protect Michigan’s most vulnerable populations from COVID-19, states a press release from District Health Department #10 . “These masks are being made available to low-income residents, seniors, schools, and homeless shelters through a partnership between Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Ford…

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HPD report.

August 20, 2020

HPD report. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020: – 1:20 p.m., hit-and-run crash, Courtland and Washington streets, City of Hart. – 1:30 p.m., threats complaint, 1000 block of Dryden Street, City of Hart. – 6:30 p.m., noise complaint, 10 block of West Main Street, City of Hart. – 7:50 p.m., parking complaint,…

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Film shot in Oceana County scheduled for Sept. 8 release.

August 20, 2020

Film shot in Oceana County scheduled for Sept. 8 release. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. The feature film UP ON THE GLASS that was shot in locations in Oceana County is scheduled for release Sept. 8. UP ON THE GLASS, produced by Michigan-based production company Save Them Wild Dogs, was filmed at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes, Stony Lake Inn and…

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Motorcyclist injured when tire blows out.

August 19, 2020

Motorcyclist injured when tire blows out. OTTO TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Baldwin man was transported by Life EMS to an area hospital Monday, Aug. 17, around 8:45 p.m. after the back tire of his motorcycle blew out causing him to crash on 116th Avenue near McKinley Road, according to Michigan State Police Trooper Todd Goodrich. After the tire blew out,…

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