HART — An 82-year-old man drowned in Hart Lake after a boat capsized Thursday, May 28, around 5:30 p.m., according to a joint press release from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and the Hart Police Department. Ronald Robbins was pronounced dead at the scene. “We were told by friends and family that Mr. Robbins was fishing in preparation for a…
DENVER TOWNSHIP, Newaygo County — A 28-year-old Hesperia man died in a motorcycle crash Thursday, May 28, shortly after 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of West 1 Mile Road and North Brucker Avenue, according to the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcyclist ran a stop sign; went off the road; and crashed. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Deputy Brendan Nienhuis has been selected as Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Golden Township deputy, which is a new position, the sheriff’s office announced Thursday, May 28. After graduating from Hart High School, Deputy Nienhuis worked as a summer marine officer in 2022. He graduated from West Shore Community College’s police academy in May of 2023 when he…
HART — The Starting Block, Michigan’s first kitchen incubator, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this October, marking two decades of helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into successful businesses. Since receiving its first state and federal grant in 2004, the nonprofit has played a pivotal role in supporting food-based startups and strengthening the regional economy in Oceana County. Early support from federal…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Howard City, Mich. man was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies for third-offense operating while intoxicated, third-offense driving while license suspended and open intoxicants following a vehicle crash on Madison Road near 140th Avenue Tuesday, May 19, at…
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