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Recent births, reported Dec. 4, 2017.

December 4, 2017

Recent births, reported Dec. 4, 2017. #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Mythias Jacob Bateson, the son of Jeriann and Jacob Bateson of Pentwater, was born November 25, 2017. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this post. See 2017 birth records archive here. 

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Recent deaths, posted Dec. 4, 2017. 

December 4, 2017

Recent deaths, posted Dec. 4, 2017.  #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to OCP: George Lloyd Routley, 71, of Hart, died Thursday November 30, 2017. Charles Edward Jeffries, 61, of Pentwater, died Thursday, November 30, 2017. Helen Mary Kleiner, 86, of Shelby, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017. U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Christopher Fessenden, 42, of Fort Carson, Colorado and…

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Recent deaths, posted Nov. 30, 2017. 

November 30, 2017

Recent deaths, posted Nov. 30, 2017.  #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to OCP: Helen Ann Eilers, 84, of Montague, died Monday, November 20, 2017. Scott Edward Fuce, 55, died Saturday, November 25, 2017. Denise Marie Stewart, 61, of Pentwater, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored…

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Obituary: Denise Stewart, 61, Pentwater. 

November 30, 2017

Obituary: Denise Stewart, 61, Pentwater.  Denise Marie Stewart, 61, of Pentwater, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at home. She was born in Hart on September 3, 1956 to William and Darlene (McKenzie) Askins. Denise graduated from Hart High School in the Class of 1974 and went on to college at Muskegon Community College, Baker College and Grand Valley State…

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Governor signs Hansen’s bill repealing failed keg tag law

November 29, 2017

Governor signs Hansen’s bill repealing failed keg tag law LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed Sen. Goeff Hansen’s legislation repealing a state law that failed to achieve its goal of curbing underage drinking. Senate Bill 372, now Public Act 166 of 2017, eliminates a 2010 law establishing “keg registration requirements” that proponents had hoped would discourage those under 21 from…

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