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News alert: Crash on US 31.

November 12, 2021

News alert: Crash on US 31. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel were dispatched to northbound US 31 near Oceana Drive for a two-vehicle crash Friday, Nov. 12, shortly after 6 p.m. Minor injuries were reported. A second crash on southbound US 31 in the same area was reported around the same time. No injuries were reported.

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Suspected drunk driver breaks leg in crash.

November 12, 2021

Suspected drunk driver breaks leg in crash. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A 33-year-old Hart man was transported to Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon by Life EMS for a broken femur following a single-vehicle crash on 112th Avenue near Tyler Road Wednesday, Nov. 10, shortly before 4 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “Alcohol and speed were factors in the crash,”…

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Rifle season begins Monday.

November 12, 2021

Rifle season begins Monday. Firearm deer hunting season kicks off Monday, Nov. 15, and continues through Nov. 30. Hunters are reminded to use caution. Cold weather is expected, and hunters should make sure to dress appropriately and wear hunter’s orange. With the high-powered rifles hunters use, it is extremely important to ensure there is a backstop behind their shots, advised Oceana County…

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78th District Court sentencings, posted Nov. 10, 2021.

November 10, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, posted Nov. 10, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Jacob Thomas Springer, 21, of 1024 E. Riley Thompson Rd., Muskegon, was found guilty Nov. 8 of disorderly person — jostling and was sentenced to 90 days suspended jail with credit for one day served; $1,420 in…

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Fall storm expected to bring wind, rain, snow. 

November 10, 2021

Fall storm expected to bring wind, rain, snow.  A fall storm system will take shape off to the west of Lower Michigan Wednesday night, Nov. 10, and Thursday, Nov. 11, according to the US National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.  “Winds will ramp up tonight and peak on Thursday with gusts around 40 mph expected,” according to the NWS. “A…

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