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DNR: remove ice shanties by March 15

February 18, 2015
DNR: remove ice shanties by March 15

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the dates for mandatory ice shanty removal are approaching. Anglers are required to remove shanties as soon as the ice is unsafe to hold them, regardless of the date. In the northern Lower Peninsula, ice shanties need to be removed by midnight March 15. Counties include: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim,…

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Trailer stolen from DAR Motorsports

February 18, 2015
Trailer stolen from DAR Motorsports

GREENWOOD TWP. — A larceny of a utility trailer from the David Allen Racing Motorsports lot was reported to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m., stated Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. “Evidence may allude to the fact that (the theft) occurred Feb. 16 at 4 a.m.,” Mast said of the 2014…

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Accused arsonist to undergo psych exam

February 17, 2015
Accused arsonist to undergo psych exam

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Illinois man accused of burning down a building owned by his parents near Mears, Feb. 8, prior to his alleged attack on the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grand Haven will undergo a psychological exam. Matthew Lawrence Krueger, 33, of 3823 N. Park, Westmont, appeared in 78th District Court with his court-appointed…

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Firefighters’ quick actions save home

February 17, 2015
Firefighters’ quick actions save home

HART TWP. — The quick response of Hart and Shelby firefighters saved a home in the 900 block of 72nd Avenue Tuesday morning, Feb. 17. No injuries occurred. A candle caused a mattress in the upstairs of the home to catch fire, Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz said. Firefighters quickly arrived on scene, battling near-whiteout conditions and snow-covered roads to…

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Snowmobiler in critical condition following crash

February 17, 2015
Snowmobiler in critical condition following crash

GRANT TWP. — A 32-year-old Montague man is in critical condition after crashing his snowmobile in a blueberry field off of West Winston Road near South 72nd Avenue Sunday afternoon, Feb. 15. Charles Alan VanTuyl was transported from the scene by Oceana EMS to the Hackley Campus Mercy – Health Muskegon, where he was airlifted to Spectrum Health in Grand…

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