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Man, 89, dies following truck/school bus crash.

May 21, 2019

Man, 89, dies following truck/school bus crash. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. WEARE TOWNSHIP – The 89-year-old Pentwater man who was driving a flat-bed farming truck that rear-ended a Hart Public Schools bus last Wednesday, May 15, has died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Laverne Clarence Monton passed away Tuesday morning,…

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Man dies in tractor accident.

May 21, 2019

Man dies in tractor accident. BENONA TOWNSHIP – A 64-year-old Grand Rapids man died when the tractor he was operating flipped over and crushed him Monday evening, May 20, in the 4600 block of South 44th Avenue, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Gary Mills was declared dead at the scene. “It was a horrible accident,” Mast said. “It…

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Man to serve jail term for threatening his mom with baseball bat.

May 20, 2019

Man to serve jail term for threatening his mom with baseball bat. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 31-year-old Whitehall man pleaded ‘no contest’ to felonious assault and resisting arrest Monday, May 20, in 27th Circuit Court. Charles Lee England, of 817 Livingston St., threatened his 69-year-old mother with a baseball bat and then resisted arrest by a…

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Pentwater men recognized for creation of mini libraries.

May 20, 2019

Pentwater men recognized for creation of mini libraries. PENTWATER — Two Pentwater men were recognized recently for building five mini libraries that will become part of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which encourages reading by younger children, ages birth to 5-years-old.  Ron Christians and Jim Howell were honored during a Pentwater Service Club (PSC) meeting where they were given recognition…

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Historical and Genealogical Society accepting photographs.

May 20, 2019

Historical and Genealogical Society accepting photographs. HART — The Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society is accepting photographs — digital or print — of any deceased relative of a past or present Oceana County resident. Prints can be converted to digital by the historical society so they can be returned to the owner. Submissions will become part of the society’s…

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