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Closings, cancellations for Monday, Dec. 16, 2024

December 16, 2024

The following are closings and cancellations for Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Please check this list for updates. Schools Hesperia Community Schools ____________________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news.  The easiest way is…

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Freezing rain advisory issued

December 14, 2024

UPDATE: The advisory was extended until 11 a.m. Sunday. OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, through 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. Freezing rain is expected with total ice accumulations up to .10 of an inch. The advisory area includes Oceana, Mason, Lake, Newaygo, Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot,…

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News alert: Crash at Monroe Road and Oceana Drive

December 13, 2024

WEARE TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Monroe Road and Oceana Drive Friday, Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m. for a vehicle crash. The 911 caller reported to central dispatch that the vehicle crashed through a fence, and a male subject was unresponsive.

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Hart’s Clayton Riley awarded Michigan Apple Growers scholarship

December 13, 2024

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. GRAND RAPIDS – Hart High School senior Clayton Riley is one three students in the state to receive the first-ever Michigan Apple Growers scholarship. Clayton is the son of apple growers Andy and Sarah Ann Riley of Mears. The 17-year-old plans to attend Michigan Technological…

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Men involved in ‘donut spinning’ incident ordered to pay over $6,600 each in restitution

December 13, 2024

UPDATE: Two other defendants were sentenced in the case Dec. 17, 2024. Michael Ivan Darling III of Hesperia pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was ordered to pay $6,739.34 in restitution, and Robert Erie-Lee Bremer of Hesperia also pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was ordered to pay $6,614.34 in restitution. HART — Six local men who were…

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