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Contact your electrical service provider.

August 30, 2018

Contact your electrical service provider. HART — Oceana County Emergency Management reminds residents who are still without power following Tuesday evening’s storm to contact their electrical service provider if they have not already done so.  If their landline phones are out of service, residents should also contact the phone company if they have not already. “It gives them a better…

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Power to be restored in Pentwater at 2 a.m.

August 29, 2018

Power to be restored in Pentwater at 2 a.m. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER — Power is expected to be restored in the village by 2 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, in the wake of Tuesday evening’s violent storm, said Oceana County Emergency Management Coordinator James Duram. The entire village has been without power since the massive thunderstorm ripped down trees…

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Storm wallops Oceana County.

August 29, 2018

Storm wallops Oceana County. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but Oceana County was blasted by thunderstorms three consecutive nights. And, the third storm system Tuesday night, Aug. 28, was a doozy. The violent storm knocked down trees and power lines all over Oceana County. Many residents are without…

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Spectrum family medicine in Pentwater closed for remainder of week. 

August 29, 2018

Spectrum family medicine in Pentwater closed for remainder of week.  PENTWATER — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Family Medicine in Pentwater will close for the remainder of the week, August 30 and 31, due to lack of electrical power after the Tuesday evening storm.  Scheduled patients have been contacted and rescheduled. Those in need of prescription refills or a physician visit who were not…

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Schools receive life-saving equipment.

August 28, 2018

Schools receive life-saving equipment. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — All of the school districts in Oceana County received a set of bleeding control kits that could save the lives of students during an active assailant situation. The bleeding control kits were presented by Mercy Health Partners representatives Holly Alway, injury prevention coordinator, and Melissa Schneider, trauma program coordinator…

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