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Flood mitigation begins in Pentwater Monday.

May 15, 2020

Flood mitigation begins in Pentwater Monday. PENTWATER — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is installing a system of temporary dams and pumps to mitigate flooding issues on Monroe Road/Business Route US 31 near Longbridge Road along Pentwater Lake due to high water levels. The project is slated to begin Monday, May 18, and continue until approximately July 3, according…

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Man accidentally shoots his hand.

May 14, 2020

Man accidentally shoots his hand. OTTO TOWNSHIP — A 26-year-old Rothbury man accidentally shot his left hand with a .22-caliber rifle Tuesday, May 12, at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of Forest Glen Drive, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the emergency room at Mercy Health Lakeshore Partners Campus in Shelby…

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COVID-19 update: 43 cases, 2 deaths in Oceana County.

May 14, 2020

COVID-19 update: 43 cases, 2 deaths in Oceana County. District Health Department #10 has confirmed there are 43 positive COVID-19 cases in Oceana County and two deaths as of Thursday afternoon, May 14. The most recent death in Oceana County was a male Oceana resident in his 70s who died at Muskegon Mercy Hospital, according to DHD#10. “We wish to…

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Theft investigations top police activity.

May 14, 2020

Theft investigations top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Monday, May 11, 2020: – 4 p.m., (Michigan State Police), larceny of a car dolly, 2000 block of 100th Avenue, Hart Township. Tuesday, May 12, 2020: – 5:03 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), illegal entry, South Robinhood Drive, Grant Township. Nothing was reported stolen. Wednesday,…

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Car overturns several times before hitting power pole.

May 14, 2020

Car overturns several times before hitting power pole. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 32-year-old Shelby woman was injured following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday, May 13, at 3:30 a.m. on West Baseline Road near 104th Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The woman was westbound on Baseline Road in a 2002 Buick LeSabre “at a high rate of…

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