SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby-Benona Fire Department was dispatched to southbound US 31 near mile marker 145 for a semi trailer that caught fire Friday, Aug. 14, at 10:49 a.m., according to Mason-Oceana 911 dispatch information. The southbound lane was temporarily closed by law enforcement in the vicinity of the fire. Command on scene requested Hart Area Fire Department to…
OCEANA COUNTY — Heavy rainfall led to historic flooding last April, causing damage and compromising structures in Oceana County and in several other Michigan communities. In response to a Presidential disaster declaration issued in June, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low…
Story and photos by Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer PENTWATER — The Pentwater Yacht Club will host the 29th Annual Wooden and Classic Boat Show and Parade Saturday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free, public event features dozens of beautifully restored wooden…
PENTWATER — The DAR Michigan Dunes Chapter meeting is set for Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Pentwater Public School, beginning at 2 p.m. before the Pentwater Homecoming Parade. The program…
HART — Now is the time to clean out your basement, garage, or barn and look for old, unusable, or mystery products that require safe disposal. The Oceana County Household…
HART — West Shore Bank has contributed $10,000 to the Community Foundation for Oceana County’s Founders Circle Capital Campaign. The campaign is supporting the renovation of a historic building in…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Fruit Festival is set for Saturday, Aug. 15, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Shelby Township Community Park, at 4101 Buchanan Rd. The festival…
HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Association announced the artists who will perform during the upcoming 2026-2027 season of the Hart Community Performing Arts Series. Over the past 26…
Janis Joy “Jan” Prather of Mears, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2026, following a long illness. She was born on April…
HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: John Perry Harford V, 33, pleaded guilty June 1 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and was sentenced Aug. 10…
PENTWATER — The 96th Annual Pentwater Homecoming Celebration is set for Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 13–16, with an action-packed lineup of events. “As Pentwater’s largest and most beloved community tradition,…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Shelby man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post on two felony counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, Aug.…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 27-year-old mother criminally charged in connection to the death of her 7-month-old son pleaded no contest to second-degree child abuse in Oceana…
PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — Lane closures for road and bridge work are in effect through 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, on US 31 over the south branch of the Pentwater River…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old pregnant Norton Shores woman was taken to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a crash on the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Thursday, Aug. 6, shortly after…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Allegan woman and her passenger, who is a 16-year-old Allegan girl, were transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a crash on…
Ignacio “Nacho” Saucedo passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday August 6, 2026. Nacho was born in San Antonio, Texas on Oct. 13, 1946, the son of Jose and Seferina…
HART — The following were sentenced Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Stephen Robert Lindley, 73, pleaded guilty, June 1, 2026 of possession of cocaine, heroin…
The following is activity reported by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Ludington Police Department and Oceana County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. Among the more significant calls in…
James David Waits, 70, of Hart, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. David was born on Nov. 12, 1955, the son of the late Mary (Wade) Freel and David…
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