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MCP/OCP seeking sports coverage sponsors

July 15, 2026

The fall school sports season will soon be here, and once again we are seeking sponsors to help cover the cost of providing this service to our readers. Businesses and individual supporters have the opportunity to sponsor one season, two seasons or all three sports seasons. Discounts are available for multiple-season sponsorships. Last year, Mason County Press and Oceana County…

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Two injured following ORV crash at Silver Lake Sand Dunes

July 14, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Two people suffered minor injuries Monday evening after the side-by-side off-road vehicle they were riding rolled over on Pete’s Ridge at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. The crash occurred Monday, July 13, shortly before 7 p.m. in the Silver Lake Sand Dunes ORV area, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash report. A 22-year-old Livonia…

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Feeding America food distribution Thursday at Shelby Road Baptist Church

July 14, 2026

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Road Baptist Church will host a Feeding America mobile food distribution on Thursday, July 16, offering free groceries to anyone in need. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m. in the church’s Roadhouse building, located in the lower parking lot at Shelby Road Baptist Church, 4066 W. Shelby Road. Food distribution will take place outside the Roadhouse, weather…

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Investigators rule out potential suspect in EFF newborn death

July 13, 2026

ROTHBURY — Michigan State Police have eliminated a Muskegon-area woman as a suspect in the investigation into the death of a newborn infant whose body was discovered during the 2026 Electric Forest Festival. In an update posted Friday, July 10, on the Michigan State Police Sixth District’s X account, investigators said they recently received a tip about a woman from…

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Pentwater library seeks voter approval for 1.25-mill operating levy

July 13, 2026

PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — Pentwater Township voters will decide Aug. 4 whether to approve a new four-year operating millage that would provide funding for Pentwater District Library services through 2029. The proposal asks voters to authorize the library to levy up to 1.25 mills, or $1.25 for every $1,000 of taxable value, on all taxable property within the Pentwater District Library…

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