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Most Oceana schools offer free lunch.

August 20, 2019

Most Oceana schools offer free lunch. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. As Oceana County students head back to school after summer break, all of them will get to have a free breakfast and most can enjoy a free lunch every day. Just about all public schools in Oceana County offer free lunch and breakfast through the Community Eligibility Provision of the…

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Firefighters installing free smoke alarms, detectors in homes.

August 19, 2019

Firefighters installing free smoke alarms, detectors in homes. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. WALKERVILLE – Home owners in the Walkervile area can receive free smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in their homes thanks to Operation Save A Life. Operation Save A Life is a national public awareness campaign targeting fire safety and prevention. It’s a partnership between WOTV 4,…

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Drunk driving arrests top weekend police activity.

August 19, 2019

Drunk driving arrests top weekend police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Aug. 16, 2019: – 2:43 a.m., (Michigan State Police), retail fraud, alcohol was stolen, Wesco store, Village of Rothbury. The case is under investigation. – 6:13 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), damage to property, a minivan’s tires were slashed, Pine Haven…

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Man with violent history sent to prison after threatening dad with blow torch.

August 19, 2019

Man with violent history sent to prison after threatening dad with blow torch. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The 38-year-old Mears man who crashed his pickup truck through the Shopko store in Hart in 2017 and was accused in 2015 of burning down his parents’ hobby garage in Mears followed by a rampage at the US Coast Guard…

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No arrest in fleeing and eluding investigation.

August 19, 2019

No arrest in fleeing and eluding investigation. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. NEW ERA – The suspect who allegedly fled from police at a high rate of speed on US 31 Friday, Aug. 16, resulting in several Michigan State Police troopers surrounding his house at Third and Ray streets near the Wesco convenience store for approximately five hours has not been…

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