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Construction zone crash caused by passed out driver.

June 1, 2018

Construction zone crash caused by passed out driver. #OceanaCountyNews. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A single vehicle crash in the construction zone on northbound US 31 Thursday was caused by the driver passing out, according to a report from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, a 67-year-old Manistee man, told deputies that he recalls slowing down prior to entering a construction…

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Community foundation awards over $24,000 in grants.

May 31, 2018

Community foundation awards over $24,000 in grants. #CommunityFoundationforOceanaCounty SHELBY — The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout Oceana County. A total of $24,374 was awarded as a result of CFOC’s competitive application process that is overseen by a subcommittee of…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted May 31, 2018.

May 31, 2018

27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted May 31, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Daniel James Durbin, 34, of 920 S. 180th Ave., Holton, was found guilty by a jury April 12 of two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) victim 13-15; one count of fourth-degree CSC –…

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Council offers administrator job to finance specialist.

May 30, 2018

Council offers administrator job to finance specialist. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — The Shelby Village Council voted 5-1 Tuesday, May 29, to offer the village administrator position to Robert Widigan of Lennon, Michigan. Widigan works for the State of Michigan Treasury Division in the Bureau of Local Government and School Services, said Village President Paul Inglis. “He specializes in…

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Fountain Hill offers free parenting workshops.

May 30, 2018

Fountain Hill offers free parenting workshops. The Fountain Hill Center for Counseling and Consultation’s Lakeshore Office in New Era will begin offering a free series of parenting workshops at the Diman-Wolf Early Childhood Center in Hart on Tuesday, June 5. The series will last eight weeks (with one week off for the Fourth of July), and workshops will build from…

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