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Road closures in Greenwood Township begin April 15

April 15, 2024

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — Arthur Road, 194th Avenue and 192nd Avenue from Garfield Road to White Road will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, April 15, through Monday, June 1, for road maintenance, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Local residents will be able to access their homes.

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Police news, posted April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Wednesday, April 10, 2024: 8:23 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), elder financial transaction abuse, 1400 block of West Hazel Road, Hart Township. Friday, April 12, 2024: 9:35 a.m., (OCSO), a 58-year-old Hart man was…

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News alert: Wind gusts knocking down wires

April 12, 2024

OCEANA COUNTY — Firefighters were dispatched to locations in Oceana County Friday afternoon, April 12, for wires down due to wind gusts. Initial reports were coming from the Shelby area. Motorists are cautioned to watch for low-hanging wires. Power outages are possible.

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Man arrested for allegedly setting mattress on fire inside apartment

April 12, 2024

HART TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old man who is a resident in an apartment located in the 2200 block of West Baseline Road was arrested for first-degree arson for allegedly setting a mattress on fire Friday, April 12, shortly after 2 a.m., according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Dan Thomas. Another apartment resident dragged the mattress outside and extinguished the fire,…

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GreenWave Initiative of Oceana County hosts Earth Day event April 20

April 12, 2024

SHELBY — Test drive a hybrid or electric car during GreenWave Initiative of Oceana County’s third annual Honoring Our Earth celebration, Saturday, April 20, at Shelby Middle School, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “More than 50 years ago, rumblings of a planet in distress began to make their way around the world,” states a press release from GreenWave Initiative of…

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