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Outdoor report: Stopping by the woods on a snowy afternoon.

January 23, 2020

Outdoor report: Stopping by the woods on a snowy afternoon. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — When you embark upon the Pentwater Pathways, you feel as if you stepped into the famous Robert Frost poem, “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.” The pathways consist of 7.2 different trail miles that form four loops. If you ski each loop,…

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County board tables 2nd Amendment sanctuary resolution.

January 23, 2020

County board tables 2nd Amendment sanctuary resolution. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A resolution to declare Oceana County a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County” to defend gun ownership rights was tabled by the Oceana County Board of Commissioners Thursday, Jan. 23, so the language can be “tweaked.” The local resolution comes on the heels of the Virginia Senate approving…

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Peterson Farms’ $22 million expansion will add 54 jobs.

January 22, 2020

Peterson Farms’ $22 million expansion will add 54 jobs. SHELBY — Peterson Farms Inc. will expand operations, creating 54 new jobs and a $22 million capital investment. “The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with the Oceana County Economic Alliance (OCEA), Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Michigan Community Capital (MCC) and Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), announced that…

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Cherry pie contest Feb. 15.

January 22, 2020

  Cherry pie contest Feb. 15. NEW ERA — Take part in a 51-year tradition that supports the local community — New Era’s Cherry Pie Contest Fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 15, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event takes place at the The Avenue Event Center, formerly Morat’s Bakery, at 4747 First Street. Prizes of up $100 will be awarded…

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Hesperia woman charged with harboring fugitive, resisting arrest.

January 21, 2020

Hesperia woman charged with harboring fugitive, resisting arrest. #OceanaCountyCrime NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — Oceana County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 31-year-old Hesperia woman Friday, Jan. 17, shortly before 10 p.m. on charges of harboring a fugitive and resisting arrest in the 1700 block of South 200th Avenue. Also arrested at the scene was a 32-year-old Hesperia man on a warrant for failure…

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