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Vandal(s) smash new park’s basketball backboard 

March 13, 2024

$1,000 reward offered for info leading to conviction SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A vandal or vandals smashed the glass of a brand new basketball backboard at the new Shelby Township Park. “This is a real shame as this park is really going to be a gem for Oceana County, and the backboard is so new that I doubt that even one…

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High school seniors encouraged to apply for Pentwater Lake Association scholarship

March 13, 2024

The Pentwater Lake Association is offering the Mary Suzanne Richey Memorial Scholarship to high school seniors who have a concern for clean water resources and have participated in environmental projects. Application forms have been distributed to all Oceana County high schools, and home-schooled high school seniors are also eligible to apply. The application requires a list of the student’s relevant…

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Council fires village manager

March 12, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER — The Pentwater Village Council voted 5-2 to terminate Village Manager Chris Brown’s contract without cause at the end of a regular meeting Monday evening, March 11. “My contract was terminated by a vote of the council without cause — so there is no reason,” said Brown in a phone interview Tuesday. “Technically, right…

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Senior Resources of West Michigan seeks input from senior citizens, caregivers 

March 12, 2024

Senior Resources of West Michigan, the area agency on aging for Muskegon, Ottawa, and Oceana counties, would like to hear your input. The organization will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 16, at 3 p.m. “to listen to the comments and opinions of older adults and caregivers regarding plans for service provision outlined in the Annual Implementation Plan for the period…

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9-foot model of presidential yacht to be unveiled in Pentwater

March 12, 2024

PENTWATER — The Pentwater Historical Society will unveil a 9-foot model of the USS Sequoia this summer. A grant from Michigan Humanities will help fund the completion of a scale model of the presidential yacht, which was in service to the nation from 1935 until 1977. The yacht, nicknamed the “Floating Oval Office,” was sold by the U.S. government as…

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