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Minnesota man expected to be charged for car theft.

July 8, 2018

Minnesota man expected to be charged for car theft. #OceanaCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PENTWATER — A 31-year-old Minnesota man is in police custody and suspected of stealing a vehicle in the village. Pentwater Police Chief Laude Hartrum reported that PPD received a report of a stolen vehicle on Saturday, July 7, 2018. The theft occurred sometime between 2:30 am…

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EF food drive sets record with 35,700 meals.

July 7, 2018

EF food drive sets record with 35,700 meals. #EF2018 ROTHBURY – Electric Forest Festival organizers announced that this year’s Roy Price Memorial Food Drive collected over 35,700 meals to be distributed to local Oceana County communities, setting a new festival record. This year’s collection is over 15,000 more meals than in 2017, organizers said. To date, Electric Forest has collected…

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Police officer assault tops 78th District Court arraignments.

July 7, 2018

Police officer assault tops 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: – Clayton John Corbett, 38, of 2205 N. 72nd Ave., Hart, was arrested June 27 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for three felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon against a police officer…

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State Police investigating Electric Forest Festival death.

July 6, 2018
State Police investigating Electric Forest Festival death.

State Police investigating Electric Forest Festival death. HART — Michigan State Police Hart Post is investigating the death of a 27-year-old California man who attended the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury. A press release from MSP Hart Post states that Hunter Lurie suffered a medical emergency at the festival on Friday, June 29.  Lurie was transported to Mercy Hospital in…

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Pentwater-Hart Bike Trail Gets $1.4 million in state funds.

July 6, 2018

Pentwater-Hart Bike Trail Gets $1.4 million in state funds. PENTWATER — Senator Goeff Hansen kicked off a bicycle event in Pentwater, June 29, by announcing he had secured $1.4 million in state funds for the creation of the Pentwater-Hart Bike Trail. The funds are the first public funds committed to the creation of a trail that has been in the…

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