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Juvenile suspects caught in school bus, park vandalism cases

March 15, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY — Juvenile culprits involved in two separate vandalism cases have been caught, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A 15-year-old Shelby girl and a 16-year-old Shelby boy allegedly spray painted graffiti on 18 school buses at Shelby Public Schools and vandalized nearby Getty Park, said Sheriff Mast. “She’s an absolute hell on wheels,”…

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Free tax prep available

March 15, 2024

HART — There is still time to make an appointment for free tax preparation at two Oceana County sites. If your household income is less than $66,000, call 211 to schedule an appointment through Goodwill’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.  Tax preparation sites are at Hart City Hall, 407 S. State St., on Thursdays from 2-6 p.m. through April…

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Taking the road to retirement

March 14, 2024

Road commission employee retires from career that began in 1969 HART — An icon with the Oceana County Road Commission is taking a new route — retirement. Sandra Griffin started working at the Oceana County Road Commission in 1969. She worked there for a year and then went to work for Michigan State University from the end of 1969 to…

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Fire destroys trailer

March 14, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — Three fire departments were dispatched to 265 East Tyler Road between 112th and 116th avenues for a trailer fire Wednesday, March 13, shortly before 8 p.m. Fortunately, no one was living in the trailer and it was going to be torn down anyway, said Walkerville Fire Chief Al Purdy. “It was an…

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News alert: Trailer fire on East Tyler Road

March 13, 2024

ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — Fire departments were dispatched to 265 East Tyler Road near 112th Avenue for a trailer fire Wednesday, March 13, shortly before 8 p.m.  

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