SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire caused by a crash on northbound US 31 near Hayes Road Thursday, Sept. 24, around 9:30 a.m. The highway was being shut down in that area. Information regarding injuries was not immediately available. ______________________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations, local newspapers were supported by subscriptions. Today, while Mason…
WALKERVILLE — The Walkerville Public Schools Board of Education has voted unanimously to advance Wendy Maynard-Somers as the sole finalist in its search for the district’s next superintendent. Maynard-Somers will interview with the board at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the board room.…
HART — Two Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post, Freddy Bahena and Jesse Kidner, recently participated in Torch Run, which is a non-stop relay that raises money and awareness for Special Olympics Michigan. “Participants run throughout the state, carrying the torch as true…
SHELBY — The Village of Shelby and Shelby Public Schools have reached an agreement to proceed with the “Getty Field Reset” Project, a joint initiative designed to address aging facilities…
HART — The Hart Economic and Redevelopment Team (HEART) will decorate the downtown for fall Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24, and is in need of volunteers to help. “Fall is almost…
HART – Scott Beal, executive director of the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area Chamber of Commerce and Silver Lake Sand Dunes Hart Visitors Bureau, has announced his retirement effective Oct.…
West Shore School News is a presenation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Oceana County Press and Mason County Press. WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Public Schools teacher Joey…
PENTWATER — Michael Dean Manglos, 69, of Grand Haven has been identified as the man who was found dead inside a car that was submerged in Pentwater Lake last week,…
HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office recently issued a warning about a drug called 7-OH that is being sold in stores with no age limit for its purchase. In…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 36-year-old Mears woman was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s…
Donna Jean (Heydenberk-Curtis) Essenberg, 90, passed away peacefully in Oaktown, Ind., on Sunday, September 20, 2026. She was born November 5, 1935, to Ray and Edith (Hazen) Heydenberk, in Hart.…
The suspect is described as a white middle-aged man with a medium build wearing a black bandana around his forehead and driving a rusty white Ford pickup truck. He also…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The 22-mile Hart-Montague William Field Memorial Trail will eventually lead to Lake Michigan access in Pentwater and Montague. Work continues to secure funding…
Steven A. Hitchcock passed away peacefully on Monday, September 14, 2026 surrounded by family. He was born to Gerald and Loretta (Cracker) Hitchcock on February 27, 1954. He is survived…
In loving memory of Jeffrey Dewitt June 10, 1971 – September 16, 2026 Jeff was the kind of man people don’t come across often anymore. Strong, hardworking, fiercely independent, and…
Kyle Gordon “Buck” Krause, 36, of Hesperia, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026. He was born August 10, 1990, in Grand Haven, the son of Gordon Beebe and Diane Krause/Beebe.…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP — The West Shore Community College Board of Trustees will consider a resolution tied to state funding and discuss the college’s facilities master plan when it meets Monday,…
Oceana County Press issues this correction regarding its post published on September 2, 2026, concerning Daniel Bowman. The post initially included a photograph of Timothy Ryan Bowman. That photograph was incorrectly used…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Democrat Benjamin Ambrose and Republican U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election for Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District. The…
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. HART — Hart High School will celebrate Homecoming next week. The Pirates’ Homecoming events will…
PENTWATER — A man’s body was recovered that was found inside a car submerged in Pentwater Lake Wednesday morning, Sept. 16. The man had been reported missing in Grand Haven,…
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