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Lightning ignites fire at Silver Lake Pizza Factory 

July 26, 2023

Lightning ignites fire at Silver Lake Pizza Factory  GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A severe thunderstorm rolled through Oceana County Wednesday, July 26, around 11:30 a.m., and a lightning bolt ignited a fire at a popular eatery, the Silver Lake Pizza Factory on Hazel Road. Firefighters from Hart, Pentwater and Shelby-Benona battled the blaze. No one was injured, said Hart Fire Chief…

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Sign up for free boater safety classes Aug. 3 and 4

July 26, 2023

Sign up for free boater safety classes Aug. 3 and 4 PENTWATER — Sign up for free boater safety classes set for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 3 and 4, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Pentwater Yacht Club to earn a boater safety certificate. The class will be taught by Deputy Tim Simon, who is head of the marine…

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79th District Court news, July 26, 2023

July 26, 2023

79th District Court news, July 26, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following proceedings recently occurred in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Arraignments Felonies Jonathon Joseph Geisler, of 79 White St., Shelby; drug possession. Preliminary exam: Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. Bail: $5,000/personal recognizance (PR). Curtis Lester-Lee Tice, of 3850 W. Melody Lane, Hart; fleeing and eluding police…

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Oceana, Mason counties under severe thunderstorm warning

July 26, 2023

Oceana, Mason counties under severe thunderstorm warning The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids issued a severe thunderstorm warning Wednesday, July 26, until 10:45 a.m. for southern Mason County and northern Oceana County. “At 9:55 a.m. EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Ludington State Park to 10 miles west of Charles Mears…

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 Hesperia man charged with OWI causing serious injury after hitting motorcycle with truck 

July 26, 2023

Hesperia man charged with OWI causing serious injury after hitting motorcycle with truck  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — A 31-year-old Hesperia man has been charged with a felony of operating while intoxicated causing serious impairment in Oceana County’s 79th District Court following a motorcycle vs. truck crash ‎last month near the intersection of State Street and West South Avenue…

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