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Frontier customers unable to make 911 calls for 90 minutes.

October 21, 2016
Frontier customers unable to make 911 calls for 90 minutes.

#OceanaCountyNews Frontier customers unable to make 911 calls for 90 minutes. Frontier Communications customers were not able to make 911 calls in Mason and Oceana counties for an hour and a half Thursday evening, Oct. 20, according to Mason-Oceana 911 Director Ray Hasil. The cause of the outage and how wide spread it was are unknown. “Customers of Frontier Communications…

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Deputy released from hospital after suffering ‘cardiac event.’

October 20, 2016

#OceanaCountyNews Deputy released from hospital after suffering ‘cardiac event.’ By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Roy Strait was released from the hospital Thursday morning, Oct. 20, after suffering a “cardiac event” while on duty one week ago, said Lt. Craig Mast. Strait, 79, collapsed Thursday morning, Oct. 13, while on a truancy call at 6:30 a.m.…

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Ex-deputy’s ‘turfing’ case heads to trial.

October 18, 2016
Ex-deputy’s ‘turfing’ case heads to trial.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews Ex-deputy’s ‘turfing’ case heads to trial. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The misdemeanor “turfing” case against former Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Wesley John Hanks, 52, is headed to trial. Newaygo County Prosecutor Robert Springstead, who is handling the case, said a tentative trial date of Nov. 29 in 78th District Court was set Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18.…

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80,000 apples spill when semi rolls over.

October 18, 2016
80,000 apples spill when semi rolls over.

#OceanaCountyNews 80,000 apples spill when semi rolls over. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. WEARE TOWNSHIP — A semi truck traveling from Sparta to Ludington rolled over in the median of US 31 near Monroe Road Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, causing approximately 80,000 apples to spill. The semi driver, 62-year-old Dennis Radford of Grand Rapids, received minor injuries in the single-vehicle crash.…

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Over $2,000 stolen in break-in.

October 17, 2016
Over $2,000 stolen in break-in.

#OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews Over $2,000 stolen in break-in. WEARE TOWNSHIP — Arrests are pending following a break-in involving the theft of over $2,000 cash that occurred at a migrant camp Friday, Oct. 14, on 88th Avenue north of Jackson Road, according to Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Det. Shane Hasty. Suspects were developed Sunday, Oct. 16, and some of the stolen property…

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