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4-H bake sales Saturday

May 6, 2019

4-H bake sales Saturday The Oceana County 4-H Program will host a county-wide bake sale Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Youth participants will provide and sell items to raise money for 4-H’s biggest summer camp, Exploration Days. This camp provides a college-like experience at Michigan State University in June. All of the funds raised will go…

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Deer Road closed.

May 6, 2019

Deer Road closed. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – The Oceana County Road Commission has closed Deer Road to traffic Monday, May 6, for shoulder work in preparation for construction. The road will be reopened this evening when work crews leave. Hallack Contracting will close the road soon for crushing/shaping in preparation for paving. Local residents can access their homes. This story is…

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Rothbury man dies following paraglider crash.

May 4, 2019

Rothbury man dies following paraglider crash. #OceanaCountyNews BENONA TOWNSHIP – Terrence Dykstra, 63, of Rothbury died Saturday, May 4, as a result of injuries sustained after the paraglider he was operating crashed in a field on 56th Avenue about 1/4 mile north of Stony Lake Road about 10:42 a.m. Dykstra was transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore…

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Male subject suffers life-threatening injuries in paragliding crash.

May 4, 2019

Male subject suffers life-threatening injuries in paragliding crash. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. BENONA TOWNSHIP – A male subject suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday, May 4, shortly before 11 a.m. when the paraglider he was operating crashed in a field on 56th Avenue north of Stony Lake Road. The male subject, who was the lone occupant of the aircraft, was transported…

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Meth lab operation tops 78th District Court arraignments.

May 3, 2019

Meth lab operation tops 78th District Court arraignments. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were recently arraigned in 78th District Court: Felonies Travis Michael Gale, 26, of 5178 W. Fox Rd., Mears, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for a felony of operating/maintaining a methamphetamine lab. Preliminary exam: May 13 at 3…

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