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Electric Forest urges festival goers to evacuate event site due to thunderstorms

June 22, 2024

ROTHBURY — Electric Forest Festival organizers urged festival attendees to exit the event site and stay inside their vehicles or protected areas as thunderstorms rolled across Lake Michigan Saturday evening, June 22, on the third day of the massive four-day event at the Double JJ Resort. Festival attendees were alerted to return to their campsites from the concert venue; secure…

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Electric Forest urges attendees to stay inside vehicles during storms

June 22, 2024

ROTHBURY — Electric Forest Festival organizers urged festival attendees to stay inside their vehicles as thunderstorms rolled through the area Saturday on the third day of the massive four-day event at the Double JJ Resort. “Due to severe weather, move to your vehicles,” Electric Forest posted on X, formerly Twitter Saturday morning, June 22. “If you do not have a…

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Camp counselor pinned inside cabin when tree falls on it

June 20, 2024

BENONA TOWNSHIP — A woman who is a camp counselor at Camp Ao Wa Kiya in Stony Lake was pinned into her bed by a tree that had fallen onto a cabin early Thursday morning, June 20, according to a press release from the Michigan State Police posted on X, formerly Twitter.  The cabin, which was destroyed by the tree…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted June 20, 2024

June 20, 2024

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – James Patric Horne, 47, of 2980 Pleasant Trl., Southfield, Michigan; a felony of assault with intent to create bodily harm less than murder and a misdemeanor of operating while intoxicated. Preliminary exam: July 9 at 1 p.m. – Jeffrey Allen Boyette, 37, of 64 s.…

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Truck Driver Bingo to perform at New Era Farmers’ Market June 25

June 20, 2024

NEW ERA — Blues, jazz and rock band Truck Driver Bingo will perform at the next New Era Farmers’ Market Tuesday, June 25, from 4-7 p.m. KPOP Club will celebrate the Dog Days of Summer from 4-5 p.m. Kids can watch two puppet shows with Kati O’Grady and friends from Muskegon and Amazing Dog Tricks and Feats with the Oceana…

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