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Oceana County resident dies from COVID-19.

April 6, 2020

Oceana County resident dies from COVID-19. District Health Department #10 received notification that an Oceana County resident has died from COVID-19, states a press release issued Monday, April 6. The individual was a man in his 70s who was hospitalized at Mercy Health Partners Mercy campus in Muskegon since March 26 and died today, states the press release. Pentwater Public…

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Alleged drunk driver cited for violating Stay Home order.

April 6, 2020

Alleged drunk driver cited for violating Stay Home order. #OceanaCountyCrime SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Grand Rapids man who faces charges of operating while intoxicated and resisting arrest was also cited by Michigan State Police troopers for violating Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Stay Home, Stay Safe order amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Sgt. Dan Thomas of the Hart post. The man…

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Third COVID-19 case reported in Oceana County.

April 4, 2020

Third COVID-19 case reported in Oceana County. HART — A third positive COVID-19 case has been reported in Oceana County by District Health Department #10, bringing the total in DHD#10’s jurisdiction to 29. The first confirmed case in Oceana County was reported March 26. As of Saturday, April 4, at 3 p.m., there are the following coronavirus cases in the…

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Schools prepare for remote learning during COVID-19 crisis.

April 3, 2020

Schools prepare for remote learning during COVID-19 crisis. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. Oceana County school districts are examining students’ access to WiFi and devices at home as school officials prepare for non face-to-face instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. School buildings are closed for the remainder of the school year following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order issued Thursday, April 2. HESPERIA Hesperia…

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Oceana Ag banquet cancelled.

April 3, 2020

Oceana Ag banquet cancelled. NEW ERA — Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the Oceana Agriculture and Natural Resources Banquet Committee cancelled this year’s banquet. The 15th annual banquet originally scheduled for March 19 at the New Era Reformed Church was rescheduled to April 23 in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. “Consideration was given to rescheduling the event for this…

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