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Man with critical leg injury airlifted following dune crash

July 29, 2015
Man with critical leg injury airlifted following dune crash

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GOLDEN TWP. — A man with a critical leg injury resulting from a crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Wednesday afternoon, July 29, was airlifted by an Aeromed helicopter for emergency treatment. Few details were immediately available, but Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber said the man’s injuries are non-life-threatening. Although, the damage to his…

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Intermittent water outages continue during street work

July 29, 2015
Intermittent water outages continue during street work

HART — Intermittent water outages continue during the current phase of the Johnson/Water Street Project in the city. “Water main testing is complete,” states Hart City Manager in a “special edition” newsletter released Wednesday, July 29. “Hallack Contracting is tying the new main to the existing water system and connecting water service lines to the new main. There will be…

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Rail trail from Montague to Rothbury expected to open Aug. 10

July 29, 2015

GRANT TWP. — Paving on Segment 1 (Montague to Rothbury) of the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Rail Trail rebuild project is complete. However, the segment remains closed for use until all the signs, restoration, and sidewalk at the street approaches are finished. “We expect to be opening Segment 1 and shifting our efforts to Segment 3 (Shelby to Hart) on…

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Cut fiber optic line disrupts 911 phone lines

July 29, 2015

WEARE TWP. — A cut fiber optic line caused Mason-Oceana 911 emergency phone lines to go down Tuesday night, July 28, after 9 p.m., but the problem was repaired Wednesday morning, July 29, at 3:25 a.m. Emergency calls had to be rerouted to Muskegon County Central Dispatch, which forwarded the calls and information to Mason-Oceana. At 9:22 p.m., Mason-Oceana 911…

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Free classes will teach healthy cooking on a limited budget.

July 27, 2015

HART — Michigan State University Extension Office will present Cooking Matters, a free nutrition/healthy cooking demonstrations Tuesdays and Thursdays from August 18 through September 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Rennhack Orchards Market, 3731 W. Polk Road. The programs are for men and women who want to cook healthy on a limited budget and will be presented by Stephanie Ostrenga…

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