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County buildings re-open.

June 23, 2020

County buildings re-open. HART — All Oceana County buildings are back open as of Monday, June 22, following an emergency closure due to a COVID-19 scare last Thursday. “Our plan was to reopen on Monday, and we did,” said Oceana County Administrator Robert Sobie. “Ramped-up cleaning and disinfecting occurred between the time we closed on Thursday and our reopening on…

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No midway at this year’s county fair.

June 22, 2020

No midway at this year’s county fair. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The 149th Annual Oceana County Fair is set for Aug. 24-29, but things will be a lot different due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Oceana County Agricultural Society has announced on the county fair website that there will not be a midway with carnival rides and games this…

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Heroes ensure Silver Lake fireworks blast off this year.

June 22, 2020

UPDATE: The fireworks are canceled Heroes ensure Silver Lake fireworks blast off this year. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Since 1988, both visitors and locals alike look forward to the Thunder Over the Dunes fireworks display at Silver Lake for the Fourth of July. This year, however, many worried that the event wouldn’t go on due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Like so…

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Woman arrested for exposing herself at campground.

June 22, 2020

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Kentwood woman was arrested for indecent exposure at the Lucky Lake Campground near US 31 Friday, June 19, around 9:30 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Deputies were dispatched to the scene for a disturbance involving the woman allegedly running around the campground exposing herself, Mast said. Other police activity in Oceana County over…

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Sheriff’s office responds to 4 injury crashes at dunes.

June 22, 2020

Sheriff’s office responds to 4 injury crashes at dunes. UPDATE: Sheriff Mast reported a fifth injury-causing crash over the weekend after this article was published. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to four separate crashes at the ORV area of the Silver Lake State Park over the weekend. An off-duty doctor resuscitated two men who were unresponsive…

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