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Houghton Lake man, 42, airlifted following dune crash.

July 27, 2016
Houghton Lake man, 42, airlifted following dune crash.

#OceanaCountyNews #SilverLake GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Jason McClelland, 42, of Houghton Lake, Michigan was airlifted to Munson Hospital in Traverse City via Aeromed after the dune buggy he was driving Tuesday afternoon, July 26, at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes went “airborne over a hill and landed hard resulting in severe pain in his back and inability to move his lower…

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Great Lakes Energy sends local students to Washington.

July 26, 2016
Great Lakes Energy sends local students to Washington.

#OceanaCountyEducation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six students representing Great Lakes Energy Cooperative were among 1,700 high school students who attended the June 11-16 Youth Tour hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Washington, DC. Those attending from Great Lakes Energy included Cody DeVries of New Era, Daly Narmore of Custer, Morgan Graeber of St. Joseph, Marie Groenink of Ellsworth, Spencer…

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Worksite wellness program offered to local businesses.

July 26, 2016

#OceanaCountyNews #BetterHealthBetterBusiness HART — District Health Department #10 is offering a worksite wellness program, Better Health Better Business, at no cost to all eligible businesses in Oceana County. “Chronic diseases such as, obesity and diabetes can lead to lower productivity and increased days of work missed,” states a press release from the health department. ‘Wellness programs in the workplace can…

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Crash victim suffered ‘catastrophic brain injury’; GoFundMe page set up.

July 25, 2016
Crash victim suffered ‘catastrophic brain injury’; GoFundMe page set up.

#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. The young boy who was critically injured in the semi/two-car crash, July 5, on US 31 near Stony Lake Road in Shelby Township has suffered a “catastrophic brain injury and will likely need care and follow-up for the rest of his life,” said Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Craig Mast, who spoke with the…

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WIC income guidelines increase.

July 25, 2016
WIC income guidelines increase.

#OceanaCountyNews     #WomenInfantsandChildrenProgram HART — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has released its 2016 WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) income guidelines, effective July 1. These new income guidelines increase the income eligibility threshold so that more women, infants and children can receive healthy WIC foods, states a press release from District Health Department #10. Now,…

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