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The weekend includes fairs and hot rods.

August 28, 2015

Weekend Insider August 29 – 30, 2015, By Carrie Klemm, OCP Writer Summer may be winding down, but the towns are still abuzz with activity! Manistee County Fair – Manistee Through Sunday, August 30, 2015 The Manistee County Fair has been representing Manistee and Benzie Counties since 1876. Located at the Manistee County Fairgrounds, the fair will have fun for everyone.…

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Shelby man arrested for hit-and-run accident that injured skateboarder.

August 27, 2015
Shelby man arrested for hit-and-run accident that injured skateboarder.

HART — A 26-year-old Shelby man has been arrested for his involvement in a hit and run accident that took place on Hayes Road in Shelby Township on July 24, 2015. Patrick Fay George, 64 S. Michigan Ave., Apt. 104, Shelby, has been charged with three felony counts. He was arrested Tuesday when deputies from Oceana County Sheriff’s Office served…

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Manierre Dawson gallery features Illinois artists

August 26, 2015
Manierre Dawson gallery features Illinois artists

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) – Megan and Kristin Quinn, sisters now living in Illinois’ Quad Cities, are displaying their artwork at the Manierre Dawson Gallery on the campus of West Shore Community College during the month of September. Megan Quinn is a potter and educator living in Rock Island, Illinois and teaching ceramics at Augustana College. On the other side…

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Recent deaths, reported Aug. 26, 2015.

August 26, 2015

Robert Best, 65, of Whitehall, died August 21, 2015.  Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Gloria L. Bush, 67, of Grand Haven, formerly of Hart, passed away August 21, 2015.  Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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ESD expands ag program; college discussing partnering with MSU.

August 19, 2015
ESD expands ag program; college discussing partnering with MSU.

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Agricultural education in this area is seeing a resurgence. The West Shore Educational Service District is expanding it agricultural science program to Mason County while West Shore Community College is in talks with Michigan State University to provide an agricultural technology program here. Beginning this fall, the ESD’s Career Technology Education…

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