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Recent deaths, posted Oct. 23, 2018

October 23, 2018

Recent deaths, posted Oct. 23, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Christopher Anthony Schaner, 17, of Hart, died on Monday, October 22, 2018. Leora “Lee” Chapel, 75, of Ludington, formerly of Hart, died on Monday, October 22, 2018. Janine D. Helmer, 72, of Walkerville, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Dorothy A. Anderson, 84, of Hesperia,…

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Obituary: Duane Hamburger, 77, Pentwater

October 21, 2018

Obituary: Duane Hamburger, 77, Pentwater Duane Allan Hamburger, 77 of Pentwater, passed away at home October 17, 2018.  He was born August 21, 1941, in Lansing to Henry H. Hamburger and Ruth M. (Meyers) Hamburger.  After graduating from East Lansing High School in 1959, he attended Lansing Community College. He married Ellen Sue Waigle in 1966, and they resided in…

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Reader questions Weare Township ballot language.

October 19, 2018

Reader questions Weare Township ballot language. Letter to the Editor by Lori Green, Weare Township. “Shall the amendment to Section 8.03(E) of the Weare Township Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Weare Township Board on June 11, 2018, be approved?”  Weare Township residents, this is the Zoning Ordinance Amendment Proposal approved by your township board. Is it clear what you are…

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Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal.

October 18, 2018

Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal. Prosecuting attorneys from Mason, Lake, Oceana, and Manistee counties, along with sheriffs from Mason, Manistee, and Oceana counties have all publicly opposed the recreational legalization proposal that will appear on the Michigan General Election ballot on Nov. 6. The announcement was made recently by Healthy and Productive Michigan, an organization that is leading the effort…

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Recent births, reported Oct. 17, 2018

October 17, 2018

Recent births, reported Oct. 17, 2018 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Allanah Marie Alyse Jacobs, the daughter of Alyse Jacobs of Hart, was born October 16, 2018. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this post. See 2018 birth records archive here.  

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