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Recent death, reported June 16, 2016.

June 16, 2016

Winnie Mae Purdy, 64, of Walkerville, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart.   View OCP’s death notice archives here.

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Pennsylvania man assaults girlfriend while driving, crashes vehicle deliberately, resists arrest.

June 11, 2016

GRANT TOWNSHIP — Troopers from Michigan State Police, Hart post arrested a 26 year old Pennsylvania man following an incident on US 31.   According to witnesses the arrested subject assaulted his girlfriend while their vehicle was underway on northbound US 31 near the Muskegon-Oceana county line, according to a press release from the MSP Hart Post.     After the assault…

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Recent death, reported June 11, 2016.

June 11, 2016

William Henion, 80, of Shelby, passed away June 10, 2016.  Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby View OCP’s death notice archives here.

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The Land: Farming, community go hand-in-hand for the Van Sickles.

June 7, 2016
The Land: Farming, community go hand-in-hand for the Van Sickles.

The Land series on local agriculture is brought to you by House of Flavors Restaurants in Ludington and Manistee: Bringing Something Sweet to the Lakeshore: www.houseofflavors.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — Larry Van Sickle has been farming asparagus most of his life, and the 73-year-old has observed many changes over the years in Oceana County’s biggest agricultural industry.…

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Shaken, not stirred.

June 5, 2016
Shaken, not stirred.

Today we begin a new weekly blog series titled “Shaken, Not Stirred” by Jim Bond. For over two decades, this veteran broadcaster was the producer and host of radio talk shows in Houston, Texas, St. Louis, Columbia, Jefferson City and Kansas City, Missouri; and Louisville, Kentucky. These programs ranged from light-hearted call-in programs to in-depth conversations with artists, authors, leaders…

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