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Local teen featured in drug prevention campaign.

August 17, 2018
Local teen featured in drug prevention campaign.

Local teen featured in drug prevention campaign. When it comes to parents having the “drug talk” with their children, teens say they want more conversation, not less. That’s the premise of a new “Just Talk to Me” Public Service Awareness (PSA) campaign, presented by Talksooner.org. The campaign, endorsed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), will begin…

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78th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 17, 2018.

August 17, 2018

78th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 17, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jacob William Wolfe, 19, of 3835 Hemmingway Dr., Okemos, Michigan, was found guilty Aug. 7 of trespassing and was sentenced to 30 days discretionary jail and $475 in fines, costs and restitution. One count of…

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78th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 17, 2018.

August 17, 2018

78th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 17, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: – Joseph Alan Riggs, 35, of 5888 5th St., Mears, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of third-offense domestic violence. In a separate case, Riggs was arrested by the Oceana County…

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Street work in downtown Shelby.

August 17, 2018

Street work in downtown Shelby. SHELBY — Street work will be done in downtown Shelby Saturday morning, Aug. 18, said Village Administrator Robert Widigan. “Kasza Asphalt Sealing just called to inform us that they will be crack sealing Michigan Avenue tomorrow, Aug. 18, from Third Street south to Second Street,” Widigan states in an email. “They will begin at 6…

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Council on aging breaks ground for new facility.

August 16, 2018

Council on aging breaks ground for new facility. #OceanaCountyCouncilonAging By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The Oceana County Council on Aging broke ground Thursday, Aug. 16, for its new $1.3 million facility on Tyler Road. The 9,000-square-foot facility, funded by a millage increase of .25 mills approved by voters in 2016, will more than double the size of the current…

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