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Semi crash snarls US 31 traffic.

August 8, 2017

Semi crash snarls US 31 traffic. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A semi truck crashed into the guardrail on northbound US 31 near Oceana Drive Tuesday morning, Aug. 8, snarling highway traffic. Only minor injuries were reported as crash victims were treated at the scene by Oceana County EMS and released, said Michigan State Police Trooper Trevor…

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Murdered body found in Newaygo County woods.

August 7, 2017

Murdered body found in Newaygo County woods. #NewaygoCountyNews NEWAYGO COUNTY — The Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help with a murder investigation after the body of a black male was found in the woods Saturday, Aug. 5. “On Saturday, August 5, 2017 at approximately 6:06 p.m., Newaygo County Central Dispatch received a report of a possible body…

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Dirt bike rider slams into pickup truck at dunes.

August 7, 2017

Dirt bike rider slams into pickup truck at dunes. #OceanaCountyNews GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 22-year-old Lapeer, Michigan man suffered a broken arm, a broken leg and a possible fractured pelvis after the 2009 Honda dirt bike he was riding slammed into the hood of a 2005 Chevy Silverado driven by a 22-year-old Leslie, Michigan man at the Silver Lake Sand…

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Training event will feature burning school bus.

August 7, 2017

Training event will feature burning school bus. #OceanaCountyNews SHELBY — A school bus will flip over, and another school bus will burn during a bus driver safety day at Shelby High School Friday, Aug. 18. “There will be several school districts there with about 360 bus drivers,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The training runs from 9 a.m. to…

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Three injured in rollover dune crash.

August 7, 2017

Three injured in rollover dune crash. #OceanaCountyNews GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A driver and two passengers received non-life-threatening injuries in a Jeep rollover crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday afternoon, Aug. 5, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The driver, a 50-year-old Chicago man “crested a dune/hill too fast,” the report states, and the 2017 Jeep…

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