Council to act on request to move EF to September. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — The Rothbury Village Council will hold a special meeting Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. to vote on a request from Electric Forest Festival producers to move the massive music festival from the end of June to mid-September in the midst of the COVID-19…
The Land: COVID-19 could be detrimental to asparagus season. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #TheLand is a series telling the stories about local agriculture. It is a presentation of Peterson Farms, Inc. With a market value at an all-time low and a serious worker shortage due to COVID-19, the 2020 asparagus season in Oceana County looks bleak. Asparagus season is a…
Dog stolen. HART — The Hart Police Department is investigating the theft of a bully pitbull that occurred Tuesday, April 7, in the 600 block of Woodlawn Court. “The suspect vehicle is a tan-colored rusty minivan which was last seen travelling eastbound on Wood Street,” states a post on HPD’s Facebook page. If anyone has any information, they are asked…
First COVID-19 case confirmed in Mason County. District Health Department #10 reported the first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in a Mason County resident Tuesday, April 7. “DHD#10 is working quickly to investigate this case to determine potential close contacts to the individual,” states a press release from the health department. There are three confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death…
Fisherman’s body found. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. WEARE TOWNSHIP — The body of Gary Wayne White, 70, of Hart was found at the bottom of the Pentwater River in water approximately 12 feet deep Tuesday, April 7, shortly before 11 a.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Rescuers had been searching for the missing fisherman in the river after another…
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