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Water Safety Day rescheduled to July 18.

May 12, 2020

Water Safety Day rescheduled to July 18. PENTWATER – The Second Annual Oceana County Water Safety Day, which was originally planned for June 20, has been re-scheduled to Saturday July 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pentwater Municipal Marina, according to Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Simon. Due to COVID-19 precautions, the event was was pushed back.…

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PPD receives $4,000 in grants to improve Mobile Crisis Team.

May 12, 2020

PPD receives $4,000 in grants to improve Mobile Crisis Team. Eight law enforcement agencies in Oceana County will be supplied with iPads to facilitate video conferencing with the clinical staff at community mental health. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Police Chief Laude Hartrum announced that the Pentwater Police Department received a grant from the Urgent Needs Fund of the Community Foundation…

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Early summer events canceled in Pentwater.

May 12, 2020

Early summer events canceled in Pentwater. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Chamber of Commerce has canceled several early summer events in the small community that thrives on tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pentwater Start of Summer Party, which is an outdoor street picnic downtown, has been canceled. The annual summer kick-off event was scheduled for Sunday, June 7. Another…

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Rothbury man accused of sexually assaulting two girls.

May 12, 2020

Rothbury man accused of sexually assaulting two girls. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 63-year-old Rothbury man has been arraigned in 78th District Court on four felony counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) for the alleged assaults of two female victims who were in age range of 12-14 years old, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon.…

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Mixture of contested races, no candidates in Aug. 4 primary.

May 11, 2020

Mixture of contested races, no candidates in Aug. 4 primary. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — Even though there are several township races on the Aug. 4 primary ballot, there are some positions with no one on the ballot at all. In Crystal Township, there are three candidates on the ballot for two trustee positions: Tom Oomen, republican, Rosalie…

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