SHELBY — Shelby High School will celebrate homecoming next week. The 2026 Shelby High School Homecoming Court includes: freshmen Isabella Adame and Osiel Hinojosa; sophomores Saudita Gonzalez Tomas and Oliver Soelberg; juniors Briar Peters and Peyton Hoover; seniors Nova Gottschalk, Fernanda Espinoza, Charlee Friedman, Lydia Soelberg, Adelyn Kelley, Elijah Dashiel, Jaylin Henderson, Brody Fessenden, Santos Melchor and Wyatt Bozeman;…
NEW ERA — Read Muskegon will host a training session for volunteer tutors interested in supporting English language learners Tuesday, Oct. 13. from 5:30-8 p.m. at New Era Christian Reformed Church, 1820 Ray Ave. Volunteers can sign up by clicking here. Tutors meet with learners…
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. Alayna Schiller and Rhet Johnson and were crowned the 2026 Hart High School Homecoming Queen and King during halftime of the Pirates Varsity Football game against the Orchard View Cardinals…
‘This is a rapid and gruesome disease to contend with.’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor FERRY TOWNSHIP — Over 20 dead deer were recently found in a pond along M…
HESPERIA — A juvenile runaway who was also a ”person of interest” in an investigation has been found, according to local law enforcement. The Hesperia Police Department was asking for…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The 23-year-old Norton Shores man who died in a fiery single-vehicle crash on northbound US 31 at the Hayes Road overpass Thursday…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Norton Shores man died in a fiery single-vehicle crash on northbound US 31 near Hayes Road Thursday morning, Sept. 24,…
UPDATE: THE BOY HAS BEEN FOUND HESPERIA — The Hesperia Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a “person of interest in an ongoing investigation,” said Hesperia…
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…
2George Adolph Jensen passed away at the age of 76 on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Medilodge of Ludington. George was born on January 30,1950 to Mary Jane Coulier of…
James “Jim” Anthony Green passed away at the age of 85 on Friday, September 18, 2026, after years of declining health. He was surrounded by family, including his wife, Lora,…
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…
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…
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.…
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