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Shelby toddler dies in Newaygo County crash.

March 11, 2019

Shelby toddler dies in Newaygo County crash. #OceanaCountyNews NEWAYGO COUNTY – Three-year-old Alaya Melchor died in a two-vehicle crash in Big Prairie Township Saturday afternoon, March 9, and her two siblings, father and a family friend were injured. The Melchor family was at a two-way stop at Elm Avenue and Baseline Road when the driver of a pickup truck ran…

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Closings and cancellations, Monday, March 11, 2019.

March 11, 2019

Closings and cancellations, Monday, March 11, 2019. This list may be updated. Please do not post cancellations in the comment section. If you have a cancellation, please email editor@mediagroup31.com. Presented by La Probadita Mercado & Taqueria, 19 S. State St., Hart; 231-873-4069, Facebook. Hesperia Community Schools (icy roads).

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Sen. Bumstead asks citizens to complete survey.

March 11, 2019

Sen. Bumstead asks citizens to complete survey. LANSING — State Sen. Jon Bumstead on Monday announced that he has added a survey to his Senate website and encourages area residents to participate.  “As the vice chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, I will have a key role in molding our next state budget,” said Bumstead (R-Newaygo). “I have put together a short survey regarding…

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78th District Court arraignments, posted March 7, 2019.

March 7, 2019

78th District Court arraignments, posted March 7, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Joshua Adam Freitas, 31, of 264 Kettletown Rd., Southbury, Connecticut, was arrested by OCSO for felony charges of furnishing contraband to prisoners and prisoner possessing contraband. Preliminary exam: March 25 at 3 p.m. Bail:…

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DNA package sent to elderly woman aimed at stealing her identity.

March 7, 2019

DNA package sent to elderly woman aimed at stealing her identity. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – Lt. Shane Hasty of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a unique fraud complaint in which a DNA collection package was sent to an elderly Hart woman with the intention of stealing her identity. “This is the first time I’ve heard…

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