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Longbridge Road can be rebuilt in the spring if $400,000 is acquired.

September 10, 2019

Longbridge Road can be rebuilt in the spring if $400,000 is acquired. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP – Longbridge Road, which crosses Pentwater Lake at the Pentwater River oulet, has been closed since last May due to flooding caused by the high water level. Recent high water levels have caused numerous infrastructure problems in the Great Lakes region. The Oceana County Road Commission…

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US 31 ramps on Shelby Road scheduled for closure Wednesday.

September 10, 2019

US 31 ramps on Shelby Road scheduled for closure Wednesday. #MichiganDepartmentofTransportion SHELBY TOWNSHIP – The southbound off-ramp and the northbound on-ramp from Shelby Road to US 31 will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 11, as part of the road construction project on the expressway, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The ramps will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4…

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Woman, 79, falls asleep at wheel, hits tree.

September 10, 2019

Woman, 79, falls asleep at wheel, hits tree. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – A 79-year-old Needles, California woman told police she fell asleep at the wheel before crashing into a tree on 56th Avenue and First Street in Mears Monday, Sept. 9, shortly after 10 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The woman was pinned inside the 2003…

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Hesperia super testifies before House urging school safety.

September 10, 2019

Hesperia super testifies before House urging school safety. LANSING – Hesperia Community Schools Superintendent Vaughn White sat before the Michigan House Regulatory Affairs Committee last week to testify about the importance of keeping his students and staff safe. The testimony was regarding the use of temporary door barricade devices to lock down classrooms and offices during an active-assailant situation. White…

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Donate blood on 9/11.

September 10, 2019

Donate blood on 9/11. #OceanaCountySheriff’sOffice #AmericanredCross HART – In honor of the thousands victims of the deadly World Trade Center attack Sept. 11, 2001, the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and the American Red Cross are teaming up to have a blood drive Wednesday, Sept. 11, from noon to 5:45 p.m. at the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office is located at…

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