LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will have electrical contractors on site Saturday morning, April 5, making some necessary routine repairs that could result in a brief shutdown of telephone service. According to Greg Soper, director of plant operations at the hospital, there is a very remote chance that telephone service could be down for less than ten minutes sometime…

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Today’s weather report is brought to you by Frontier Communications. High speed Internet starting at $19.99 a month. www.frontier.com; 1-888-770-6869.  Thursday, April 3, 2014. The area is under a winter weather advisory until 4 a.m. Friday. An area of freezing rain was expected to spread northeast into the area by noon. A tenth of an inch to a 1/4 inch of…

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By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. PENTWATER – A Whitehall man escaped serious injury after falling through the ice on Pentwater Lake this morning. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, the Pentwater Fire Department and Oceana Emergency Medical Services were dispatched just before 8 a.m. along the east end of Pentwater Lake.  Lester Hammond of Whitehall fell through the ice and was in the water…

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Washington, DC – Thursday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) introduced H.R. 4318, The Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act.  This one page (front and back) piece of legislation reforms the litigation process surrounding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) while enhancing wildlife preservation, improving government efficiency, and protecting taxpayer dollars. “One of the original goals of the Endangered Species Act Working Group was to improve the…

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    HART — The “Lil’ Pirates” of Spitler Elementary School enjoyed watching their teachers get their heads shaved this afternoon as a reward for reading. The event was organized to celebrate “March is National Reading Month.” The students were initially given the goal of reading 20,000 minutes before March 27 to earn a fiesta celebration. But, a bonus goal…

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PENTWATER — Pentwater Boy Scout Troop 1145 will hold its annual 24 hour Camping For Food Non-Perishable Food Drive. The camp-out begins Friday, March 28, at 5 p.m. and continues until Saturday, March 29, at 5 p.m., on the Village Green. Area residents are encouraged to stop and donate non-perishable food items. Each year, the scouts hold the food drive to collect non-perishable…

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Reservations due March 30 HESPERIA — An All Military Service Ball is set for Saturday, April 12, at the Hesperia American Legion Hall. Dinner is planned for 6 p.m. with music and dancing to follow. Everyone is invited to attend. The cost is $35 per couple or $20 for a single. Reservations are required by Sunday, March 30. To make reservations, or for more information, contact Darrell or…

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HART – Meet local exchange students and learn about their countries while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and dinner during the Exchange Student International Dinner Thursday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m., at Hart United Methodist Church, at 308 S. State St. Juan Ortiz Carrera, Hart Rotary Club’s youth exchange student, will provide a presentation about Ecuador, his home country. Sujaree “Garfield” Pogwattanakul, Shelby Rotary…

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