K-9 helps capture suspect. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — An Oceana County Sheriff’s Office K-9 tracked a suspect early Sunday morning, Dec. 5, leading to his capture and arrest. K-9 Lazarus tracked and located the 48-year-old Hesperia man who fled the scene in the 2100 block of South 186th Avenue and was found hiding in a field along a wood line, said…
Hart, Shelby districts receive threats in wake of Oxford shooting. HART — Both Hart and Shelby school districts went into “soft lockdowns” after receiving threats Monday, Dec. 6. Several districts on the east side of the state canceled classes after receiving “copycat” threats in the wake of the deadly school shooting at Oxford High School in Oakland County last week.…
Three more hostages released. Two of the hostages are from a Shelby family. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Three more hostages kidnapped by a violent gang in Haiti nearly two months ago have been released, according to Chistian Aid Ministries, the Ohio-based organization that sponsored the mission. Two of the five missionaries from a Shelby family were released Sunday…
News alert: Truck fire on US 31. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Grant Township Fire Department was dispatched to a pickup truck on fire on southbound US 31 near Webster Road Sunday, Dec. 5, shortly before 11 a.m. The truck was evacuated.
‘Let No Child Be Forgotten.’ By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — Old Newsies/Goodfellows hit the streets Saturday, Dec. 4, for the annual fundraiser that helps less fortunate children and families during Christmas. Stationed at major intersections, the Old Newsies/News Boys gathered donations from passing motorists. “For 77 years, the Old Newsies have been helping the needy children in Oceana…
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