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70-year-old man walks away from aircraft crash

July 17, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 70-year-old New Era man walked away uninjured from an Ultralight aircraft crash Friday morning, July 17, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “A New Era man was piloting it, and he had just taken off from the Oceana County airport, and he didn’t have enough elevation to clear some trees,” said…

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Air quality alert extended through Saturday

July 17, 2026

With heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires continuing to choke the air, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) extended an air quality alert through Saturday, July 18, “for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke.” According to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, concentrations on Friday will range from “very unhealthy” in southern areas…

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$9.4 million athletic center opens in Shelby Township

July 16, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The 65,000-square-foot Tiger Athletic & Community Center opened last month in the Shelby Township Community Park, at 4101 Buchanan Rd., and the community will get a chance to celebrate its grand opening Wednesday, July 29. The $9.4 million facility was funded partially through $3.1 million in grants, and the remaining costs were…

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Man who died in swimming pool incident ID’ed

July 16, 2026

LUDINGTON — The 43-year-old Shelby man who died after reportedly “jumped head first” into a swimming pool Tuesday afternoon, July 14, has been identified as Mark Henrickson, Jr., said Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole. The case remains under investigation, said Sheriff Cole Thursday. The incident occurred in the 4800 block of West Birch Lane in Mason County’s Summit Township at…

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Building project underway at Hart Public Schools

July 16, 2026

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Even though school is out for the summer, Hart Public Schools campus has been a busy place. Work has been underway this summer on building projects approved by voters last spring. Voters in the school district voted 632-408…

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