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Man who died in fiery crash identified.

August 8, 2019

Man who died in fiery crash identified. #OceanaCountyNews GRANT TOWNSHIP — The man who died Sunday morning, Aug. 4, in a truck fire on South Water Road west of West Clay Road has been identified as Andrew Dean Blankenship, 35, of Montague. Blankenship was the lone occupant of the 2005 Dodge Dakota pickup truck that hit a large spruce tree…

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78th District Court sentencings, Aug. 7, 2019.

August 7, 2019

78th District Court sentencings, Aug. 7, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Steffon Jamal Jackson, 30, of 6795 1/2 E. Miller Rd., Buckley, was found guilty July 29 of domestic violence and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for nine days served; six months probation;…

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Teen injured when car flips, goes down embankment.

August 7, 2019

Teen injured when car flips, goes down embankment. HART TOWNSHIP – A 17-year-old Shelby woman was transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby after the car she was driving flipped over and went down an embankment on North 72nd Avenue near Duck Road Tuesday, Aug. 6, around 3 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s…

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Stony Lake Summer Series continues Aug. 17 with veteran ABC journalist.

August 7, 2019

Stony Lake Summer Series continues Aug. 17 with veteran ABC journalist. Long-time Stony Lake summer resident and professional journalist Bill Blakemore – whose family roots in Stony Lake go back to the 1930s – will present a public program, with open discussion, on “Global Warming and Conceivable Hope: a View First Generated on Lower Stony Creek” Saturday, Aug. 17. Bill’s program…

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Experienced anglers, other volunteers needed for Lakefest.

August 7, 2019

Experienced anglers, other volunteers needed for Lakefest. HART – Hart Main Street is looking for seasoned anglers willing to volunteer at the Youth Fishing Derby during Lakefest Saturday, Aug. 17, on Hart Lake. The derby will run from 9 a.m. to noon at John Gurney Park. The lake-centered event also features a kayak scavenger hunt, a cardboard boat race, music…

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