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2 killed in US 31 crash.

September 11, 2019
2 killed in US 31 crash.

2 killed in US 31 crash. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP – A 52-year-old South Bend, Indiana man and his 26-year-old daughter died in a single-vehicle crash on US 31 near Pentwater Tuesday night, Sept. 10, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The pair were northbound on US 31 north of Hammett Road shortly before 10 p.m. when…

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Crash closes US 31.

September 10, 2019

Crash closes US 31. WEARE TOWNSHIP – A single-vehicle crash closed northbound US 31 north of Monroe Road Tuesday night, Sept. 10, and an Aeromed helicopter was dispatched to the scene. According to dispatch information, an SUV with two occupants went off the roadway near Hammett Road and crashed into some trees around 10 p.m. Hart Area Fire Department Jaws…

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Longbridge Road can be rebuilt in the spring if $400,000 is acquired.

September 10, 2019

Longbridge Road can be rebuilt in the spring if $400,000 is acquired. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP – Longbridge Road, which crosses Pentwater Lake at the Pentwater River oulet, has been closed since last May due to flooding caused by the high water level. Recent high water levels have caused numerous infrastructure problems in the Great Lakes region. The Oceana County Road Commission…

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US 31 ramps on Shelby Road scheduled for closure Wednesday.

September 10, 2019

US 31 ramps on Shelby Road scheduled for closure Wednesday. #MichiganDepartmentofTransportion SHELBY TOWNSHIP – The southbound off-ramp and the northbound on-ramp from Shelby Road to US 31 will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 11, as part of the road construction project on the expressway, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The ramps will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4…

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Woman, 79, falls asleep at wheel, hits tree.

September 10, 2019

Woman, 79, falls asleep at wheel, hits tree. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – A 79-year-old Needles, California woman told police she fell asleep at the wheel before crashing into a tree on 56th Avenue and First Street in Mears Monday, Sept. 9, shortly after 10 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The woman was pinned inside the 2003…

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