Firefighters burn house for training exercise By Allison Scarbrough, Editor GRANT TOWNSHIP — Just one night after fighting a “real structure fire”, local firefighters fine tuned their life saving skills the next night with a training exercise of fighting a staged house fire. “We did a live fire training last night,” said Grant Township Fire Chief Dan Yost. Firefighters from…
Space heater may be cause of trailer fire By Allison Scarbrough, Editor GRANT TOWNSHIP — A single-wide trailer is a total loss after fire ripped through it Tuesday night, Oct. 31, during a rare Halloween snowstorm. A space heater may have caused the fire at 7110 Clearwater Court, said Grant Township Fire Chief Dan Yost. The southwest portion of Oceana…
Rollover crash on US 31 near the south county line GRANT TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to US 31 near the Oceana-Muskegon county line for a reported rollover crash in the median Tuesday, Oct. 31, around 4:45 p.m. The 911 caller reported to Central Dispatch that no one is injured, but a mother and daughter are pinned inside the…
Hart’s beloved cross country coaches to retire ‘Twenty five years went by really fast — it’s been a lot of fun.’ Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — Their teams have shattered records over the years, gaining six state championships, and now Terry and Linda Tatro…
Man arrested for stealing truck from propane business NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 38-year-old man was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly stealing a truck from Van Andel Propane Company, Inc. on South 192nd Avenue, according to Lt. Shane Hasty. The theft was reported Thursday, Oct. 26, around 9 a.m., and the truck was located in Hesperia, said…
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