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Electric Forest gears up for 2-weekend bash.

June 19, 2017

Electric Forest gears up for 2-weekend bash. #ElectricForestFestival2017 By Fred Inglis. Contributing Writer. ROTHBURY — The Electric Forest Festival returns this week to the Double JJ Resort for its seventh straight year. The major celebration of music and the arts has many cheering, but not all. For the first time ever, EF is extended from one to two separate weekends.…

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Hart man arrested following Mason County crash.

June 18, 2017

Hart man arrested following Mason County crash.  #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  EDEN TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old Hart man was arrested by troopers from Michigan State Police Hart Post Saturday night after the vehicle he was involved in a single vehicle crash at the corner of Eden Lake and Sippy roads in southeastern Mason County. The man was driving a…

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78th District Court arraignments.

June 16, 2017

78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Scott Warren Henning, 30, of 11580 Miller Hwy., Brooklyn, Michigan, was arrested June 3 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for a felony of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Preliminary conference: June 19 at 3 p.m. Bail: $10,000/cash/surety/10 percent. In a…

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78th District Court sentencings.

June 16, 2017

78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Gordon Thomas Murat, 42, of 394 W. Filmore Rd., Hart, was found guilty May 22 of operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to 49 days in jail with credit for 49 days served; 93 days discretionary jail to ensure…

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The Land: Asparagus packing, a new generation of farming at Oomen Bros.

June 13, 2017

  The Land: Asparagus packing, a new generation of farming at Oomen Bros. #TheLand #OceanaCountyAgriculture. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. The Land is a monthly series that focuses on the agriculture industry in Oceana County.  CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — Oomen Bros. Inc. is a four generation 2,000-acre farm located in eastern Oceana County that farms 300 acres of asparagus. Five years ago,…

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