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Schools making plans to handle state-wide coronavirus cancellation.

March 13, 2020

Schools making plans to handle state-wide coronavirus cancellation. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. Oceana County school leaders provided preliminary plans to their communities Friday, March 13, to deal with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order that all Michigan K-12 schools will be closed March 16 through April 5 in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Whitmer made the announcement during a press…

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Ag banquet rescheduled.

March 13, 2020
Ag banquet rescheduled.

Ag banquet rescheduled. NEW ERA — The 15th Annual Oceana Agriculture and Natural Resource Banquet originally scheduled for March 19 at the New Era Reformed Church has been rescheduled to April 23 in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. “Given the developing situation with the novel coronavirus, the Oceana Agriculture and Natural Resources Banquet Committee has elected to tentatively re-schedule…

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Meth possession arrest tops MSP activity.

March 13, 2020

Meth possession arrest tops MSP activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Wednesday, March 11, 2020: – 1:13 a.m., a 25-year-old Whitehall woman was arrested for methamphetamine possession and operating without a license, Maple Island Road and Sunset Boulevard, Village of Hesperia. – 7:29 p.m., a 32-year-old Shelby man was arrested on…

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EF ‘moving forward as planned’ amid coronavirus.

March 12, 2020

EF ‘moving forward as planned’ amid coronavirus. ‘As each day develops we all watch, learn, and attempt to calibrate to a rapidly changing situation,’ promoters said. ROTHBURY — The Electric Forest Festival, which attracts at least 40,000 people from across the country and other countries every year in June, is planing to go on as scheduled amid the coronavirus pandemic.…

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MHSAA suspends post-season events.

March 12, 2020

MHSAA suspends post-season events. Shelby, Pentwater district final basketball games canceled. District final basketball games for both the Shelby and Pentwater varsity boys basketball teams that were scheduled for Friday, March 13, have been canceled as the Michigan High School Athletic Association has suspended all postseason events. MHSAA made the announcement Thursday, March 12, at 3 p.m. “Postseason events sponsored…

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