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Man allegedly assaults teenage boy while riding bike trail.

June 10, 2020

Man allegedly assaults teenage boy while riding bike trail. #OceanaCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is expecting to issue a warrant charging a 52-year-old Whitehall man with assault and battery after he allegedly kicked a 14-year-old boy who was riding his bike on the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Rail Trail Monday, June 8, shortly after 4:30 p.m.,…

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Community development fellow begins duties in Shelby.

June 10, 2020

Community development fellow begins duties in Shelby. SHELBY — The Village of Shelby welcomes Emily Stuhldreher, who started Monday, June 8, as the community development fellow. Emily will expand the village’s organizational capacity to: • Draft and finalize a downtown plan and corridor plan and ensure coordination between those plans and the master plan and capital improvements plan. • Help…

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Man rescued from large hole on the dunes.

June 8, 2020

Man rescued from large hole on the dunes. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. UPDATE: After this story was published, Silver Lake State Park Manager Jody Johnston confirmed that it was not a sink hole, although emergency radio traffic dispatched it as one.  GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 21-year-old Grandville man was rescued after falling into a hole on the Silver Lake Sand Dunes…

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Scenic Drive from Cleveland to Winston roads closed.

June 8, 2020

Scenic Drive from Cleveland to Winston roads closed. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — Scenic Drive from Cleveland Road to Winston Road is closed Monday, June 8, for road work, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Please consider helping fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and…

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Monroe Road to remain closed through June 19.

June 4, 2020

Monroe Road to remain closed through June 19. PENTWATER — Monroe Road/US 31 Business Route is closed for flood mitigation just northwest of Longbridge Road through June 19, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation Communications Representative John Richard. MDOT made the announcement Thursday, June 4. MDOT is installing a system of temporary dams and pumps to mitigate the flooding…

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