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Search for James Hepworth continues, wife and children prepared for the worst.

August 19, 2016
Search for James Hepworth continues, wife and children prepared for the worst.

#OceanaCountyNews #MasonCountyNews #MissingPerson By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief WEARE TOWNSHIP — It’s been 19 days since Weare Township resident James Hepworth left his job in Ludington, mid-shift, and drove about 60 miles away to a remote location near the Pine River in the Manistee National Forest and hasn’t been seen since, leaving behind his wife, Amanda, and their eight children. Amanda,…

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WSCC to offer auditions for ‘Godspell’

August 19, 2016
WSCC to offer auditions for ‘Godspell’

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — The West Shore Community College Theater Department and Performing Arts Series announce auditions for “Godspell,” August 28, 29, 6 to 9 p.m., in the college’s Center Stage Theater. “Godspell” was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz and it took the world by storm. Led by the…

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Recent deaths, reported Aug. 15, 2016.

August 16, 2016
Recent deaths, reported Aug. 15, 2016.

#OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Margaret A. Tabor, 88, of Montague, died August 14, 2016.  Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. View OCP’s death notice archives here.

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Search ends for fisherman.

August 15, 2016
Search ends for fisherman.

#OceanaCountyNews #LakeMichiganDrowning. LUDINGTON — The US Coast Guard announced late this afternoon that it was ending its search in Lake Michigan for Steve Bruce, 62, of Hart. “This is the hardest decision we have to make,” said Cmdr. Leanne Lusk, of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan. “Coast Guard helicopters and boats crews, as well as numerous members of the local…

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1 dead following boating incident; crews searching for second victim.

August 15, 2016
1 dead following boating incident; crews searching for second victim.

#OceanaCountyNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  PENTWATER — One person is dead and another missing following a boating incident in Lake Michigan Sunday evening. No official reports have been released yet, but emergency radio traffic indicated that three people were fishing in a boat, attempting to reel in a fish somewhere between Little Sable Point and Pentwater. When the attempts were unsuccessful,…

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