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Amidon likely winner of 32nd Senate District race

November 4, 2026

Democrat Rebecca Amidon is the likely winner of Michigan’s 32nd Senate District race, defeating Republican Kim Cole by 2,362 votes, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s general election. All precincts in the five-county district have reported. Amidon received 60,311 votes, or 51%, compared to Cole’s 57,949 votes, or 49%. Cole, the four-term Mason County sheriff, carried three of the district’s…

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Oceana County election results

November 4, 2026

UPDATE: This list was updated Wednesday morning, Nov. 3, with more complete results. The following are Oceana County unofficial results from the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election: Of 22,954 registered voters, 12,725 cast votes for a 55.44 percent voter turnout. Contested races   U.S. Senator   Democrat: Abdul El-Sayed 4,672 Republican: Mike Rogers 7,637   Governor   Democrat: Jocelyn…

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Local volunteers to receive Governor’s Service Awards

November 3, 2026

LANSING — A Fountain woman and an Oceana County youth organization are among 33 individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations selected to receive the 2026 Governor’s Service Awards for their commitment to volunteerism and community service. Patricia Parsons of Fountain will receive a Volunteer of the Year Award, while the Oceana Youth Leadership Lab of Shelby will receive a Youth Impact…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Nov. 3, 2026

November 3, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Jason Garth Spoelhof, 28, pleaded guilty July 6 to firearms possession by a prohibited person and was sentenced Oct. 26 to one year in jail with credit for two days served; two years probation; and $598 in fines and costs. Christina Kaye Ludlow, year of birth 1988*,…

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Change to 12-hour shifts draws ire from medical care staff’s union

November 2, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A union that represents the certified nursing assistants at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility states that the CNAs will be forced to work 12-hours shifts or face a threat of termination.  However, the facility’s administrator states that the union has been pressing the facility for the past several months to transition to…

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