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Registration for West Shore winter semester underway.

November 25, 2015

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Registration for winter semester classes that begin Mon., Jan. 11, 2016, at West Shore Community College is open to both returning and new students. WSCC Director of Enrollment & Student Engagement Marcus Crook emphasizes the importance of students planning now for the upcoming semester. “Students who register early for classes have the best selection of…

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Apartment fire ‘not suspicious’

November 24, 2015
Apartment fire ‘not suspicious’

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — Investigators continue to examine the scene of an apartment fire that ignited Monday evening at 80 N. Michigan Avenue, but it has been determined that the blaze is not suspicious, said Shelby-Benona Fire Chief Jack White Tuesday. Five fire departments battled the fire for approximately three hours at a 113-year-old house converted into a…

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Driver who crashed into Meyers Chevrolet faces OWI, DWLS charges

November 24, 2015
Driver who crashed into Meyers Chevrolet faces OWI, DWLS charges

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEW ERA — The 21-year-old Shelby man who crashed through a brick wall and smashed into four cars at the Meyers Chevrolet car dealership Monday night, Nov. 23, is facing charges of operating while intoxicated (OWI) and driving while license suspended (DWLS), said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday. The driver…

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Car crashes through brick wall, smashes into 4 cars at dealership

November 24, 2015
Car crashes through brick wall, smashes into 4 cars at dealership

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEW ERA — A 21-year-old Shelby man was transported to Hackley Hospital in Muskegon for what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries after the Toyota Scion he was driving crashed into a brick wall at the Meyers Chevrolet car dealership and then collided with four vehicles on the lot Monday night, Nov. 23, at approximately 11 p.m. The…

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5 departments battle apartment fire

November 23, 2015
5 departments battle apartment fire

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — Five fire departments battled a fire at a four-unit apartment building Monday evening, Nov. 23, at 80 N. Michigan Avenue. No one was injured, according to emergency personnel on scene. The fire was dispatched at approximately 6:45 p.m., and firefighters remained on scene at 8:15 p.m. The fire was contained, and crews remained…

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