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GLE: Power restored to most, but not all.

March 24, 2016

An estimated 1,580 Great Lakes Energy members remain without power late Thursday afternoon, March 24, in 11 counties served by the electric cooperative due to power line damage caused by the massive storm, according to a GLE press release issued at 4 p.m. “Crews have restored almost 10,000 Great Lakes Energy members since the start of the storm which has…

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UPDATE: 911 line restoration expected at 6:30 p.m.

March 24, 2016
UPDATE: 911 line restoration expected at 6:30 p.m.

WEARE TOWNSHIP — Frontier Communications crews are working to repair a damaged fiber optic cable that caused emergency 911 calls in Mason and Oceana counties to be re-routed through Muskegon Central Dispatch, and it is expected to be repaired by 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according a press release issued by Mason-Oceana 911. “The time for normal 911 service to be restored…

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Couple arrested after allegedly ‘dining and dashing.’

March 24, 2016
Couple arrested after allegedly ‘dining and dashing.’

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A couple who allegedly racked up a nearly $55 bill for food and drinks at Kristi’s Pour House Tuesday night, March 22, was arrested by Oceana County Sheriff’s deputies on charges of defrauding an innkeeper, according to Lt. Craig Mast. Stephen Woody, 43, and Shannon West, 36, left the bar without paying…

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Crew en route to fix 911 line.

March 24, 2016
Crew en route to fix 911 line.

WEARE TOWNSHIP — Emergency 911 calls in Mason and Oceana counties that normally route to Mason-Oceana 911 are down due to an electric line coming down on a fiber optic cable in the Pentwater area, according to a press release issued by Mason-Oceana 911. “The fiber is owned by Frontier Communications, and there is a fiber splicing repair crew on…

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Spring storm wreaks havoc.

March 24, 2016
Spring storm wreaks havoc.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and the Hart post of the Michigan State Police are reporting several vehicle crashes during the ice storm that hit Wednesday afternoon and continues to plague the area Thursday, March 24. So far, no injuries have been reported, police said. “Our guys have taken several more slide-off type…

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