By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Two unoccupied seasonal homes on Silver Lake Road were destroyed by fire early Monday morning, March 30. “We got called out to a structure fire at about 2:40 a.m., and upon arrival one house was completely gone, and (the fire) moved into the second house, and about half of it was on…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 52-year-old New Era man died after he was ejected from the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer he was driving following a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, March 28, on northbound US 31 near 66th Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. Robert Charles Veld was pronounced dead at the scene following the 5:28 a.m. crash.…
ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Hart man suffered a broken leg when the zero-turn lawnmower he was operating flipped over Sunday, March 29, around 2 p.m. on East Polk Road, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The lawnmower landed on his left leg after it flipped over while he was attempting to get out of a ditch. The man was…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recently activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, March 23, 2026: 9:21 p.m., a 39-year-old Montague woman was arrested on a warrant issued by the Fruitport Police Department and a bond violation, 8100 block of South 72nd Avenue, Grant…
PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a $1 million project Monday, April 6, to improve the US 31 bridges over the south branch of the Pentwater River. “Work includes substructure repairs, new expansion joints, pin and hanger replacement, and painting,” states a press release from MDOT. The work is expected to be completed in mid-June. Lane…
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