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Fire rips through apartment building.

February 12, 2021

Fire rips through apartment building. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A large, older model house that housed three or four apartments at 211 Wood St. sustained major damage due to a fire in the ceiling Friday afternoon, Feb. 12. No one was injured, said Hart Fire Chief Dwight Fuehring. Firefighters from Hart, Shelby-Benona, Ferry Township, Walkerville and Pentwater departments…

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Consumers Energy Foundation announces $50k of support for small towns.

February 12, 2021

Consumers Energy Foundation announces $50k of support for small towns. JACKSON — The Consumers Energy Foundation is bringing back a competition to provide $50,000 for big ideas in Michigan’s small towns. The Put Your Town on the Map pitch competition provides dollars for three projects that build strong communities. Communities with a population of up to 10,000 have through Feb.…

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78th District Court sentencings, Feb. 11, 2021.

February 11, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, Feb. 11, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Nicholas Lee Anscombe, 24, of 2501 N. Wilson Rd., Mears, was found guilty Feb. 8 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); and $1,055 in fines and costs.…

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Dan Yost appointed Grant Township fire chief.

February 11, 2021

Dan Yost appointed Grant Township fire chief. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Dan Yost, 36, has been appointed fire chief for Grant Township following the death of long-time Fire Chief Roland Brooks. The Grant Township board approved Yost’s appointment, Feb. 2, after the firefighters voted to appoint Yost as the new chief. Yost has been a member of…

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Rothbury man injured in 2-vehicle crash.

February 10, 2021

Rothbury man injured in 2-vehicle crash. OTTO TOWNSHIP — A 75-year-old Rothbury man was transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon for minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Skeels Road and South 116th Avenue Tuesday, Feb. 9, shortly after 3 p.m., according an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The man was…

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