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Double Up Food Bucks available at some farm markets. 

July 1, 2020

Double Up Food Bucks available at some farm markets.  Parents with school-age children who receive P-EBT cards, as well as individuals and families with EBT Bridge cards, can get free fresh fruits and vegetables through the Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks Program.  Participants can use their cards at participating farm markets to purchase food, and will receive the…

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Sherwood Forest event violated executive orders.

June 30, 2020

Sherwood Forest event violated executive orders. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — After the cancellation of the massive Electric Forest Festival held annually at the Double JJ Resort due to COVID-19, the resort held a smaller-scale event last weekend, which is the weekend when EF normally would have taken place. The event resulted in two “imminent danger” violations for the…

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Rothbury man to serve 20-year minimum for first-degree CSC.

June 29, 2020

Rothbury man to serve 20-year minimum for first-degree CSC. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 21-year-old Rothbury man lodged in the Muskegon County Jail on a felony charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) appeared in Oceana County’s 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 29, and pleaded guilty to a more serious felony charge of first-degree CSC — victim under…

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5 injury-causing crashes at the dunes over the weekend.

June 29, 2020

5 injury-causing crashes at the dunes over the weekend. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to five ATV crashes — mirroring the previous weekend’s crash total — at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes over the weekend. The first crash occurred Saturday, June 27, just before noon. A 21-year-old Clarkston, Michigan man operating a 2019 Polaris RZR injured…

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County board chairman urges community members to wear masks.

June 29, 2020

County board chairman urges community members to wear masks. HART — In a press release issued Monday, June 29, Oceana County Board of Commissioners Denny Powers urges community members to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “As businesses and other venues move closer to their normal pre-COVID-19 operations, it remains important for the overall public health of our…

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