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12-year-old boy hospitalized after sand hole caves in

June 10, 2024

Boy ‘unresponsive and not breathing’ after sand hole caves in GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 12-year-old Petoskey boy remains hospitalized after a 5-foot-deep sand hole caved in on him, burying him in the sand at the Silver Lake Dunes Sunday evening June 9, according to Oceana County Undersheriff Ryan Schiller. “On Sunday at 7:39 p.m., we received a call for a…

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54 troopers graduate from recruit school

June 10, 2024

Four new troopers assigned to Hart post LANSING — Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 54 state troopers who graduated June 7 from the 145th Trooper Recruit School. Of those 54 new troopers, four are being assigned to the Hart post: Marshall Eurich of Mio, Jason Sandoval of Muskegon, Jasmin Smith of Davison and Andrew Todd of…

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Shelby-Benona Fire Department secures Stop the Bleed license

June 10, 2024

SHELBY — The Department of Defense’s Stop the Bleed program is designed to train and equip the public to be able to treat traumatic injuries involving severe bleeding until first responders arrive.   “We’re excited to announce that Shelby-Benona Fire Department was recently issued a Stop the Bleed educational license,” states a press release from the fire department. “We look forward to…

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9-foot model of presidential yacht to be unveiled June 23

June 10, 2024

PENTWATER — To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the museum’s opening in its historic building at First and Rutledge streets, the Pentwater Historical Society has arranged tours of two historic cottages and the unveiling of the new exhibit for 2024 — a scale model of the USS Sequoia‎. The special event is set for Sunday, June 23, from 2–4 p.m.…

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Pentwater History Cruise returns for 2024 season

June 10, 2024

By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer PENTWATER — Pentwater’s water taxi is in the water and area residents and visitors can again board this 1960s era U.S. Navy whale boat for a casual, one-hour lap around historic Pentwater Lake and down the channel. History cruises depart Thursday through Saturday at 3 p.m. from the Fourth Street dock. The cost is $15…

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