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Oceana Drive/Polk Road traffic light shot several times

June 3, 2026

HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from the public that could lead to the arrest of the suspect or suspects who shot the traffic light at Oceana Drive and Polk Road. “I was recently contacted by a supervisor for the Michigan Department of Transportation,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “He advises that yesterday, June 2,…

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Hesperia man sent to prison for stealing tools valued at nearly $16,000

June 3, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 39-year-old Hesperia man with an extensive criminal history was sentenced to a prison term of 14 months to five years for a conviction of larceny $1,000-$20,000 in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 1. Jason Alan Ennis pleaded guilty to the charge Feb. 23, 2026, according to court records.  “Jason Ennis…

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Tiger band to march through Electric Forest

June 3, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — The 50-piece Shelby Alumni Marching Band and Color Guard will perform at the Electric Forest Festival Saturday, June 27, from approximately 3-4:30 p.m. “It’s mostly people who have graduated from Shelby,” said Shelby Band Director Erin Ray-Peterson. “There are sometimes a couple performers who are not alumni, because there are some of my…

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Car jumper taken to hospital 

June 2, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — A Pentwater man was transported to the hospital after he reportedly was jumping onto vehicles on Business Route US 31 south of the Wishing Well convenience store Monday, June 1, around 5:30 p.m. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene after receiving 911 calls from motorists describing a male subject trying to…

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Fisherman’s boat capsizes on Lake 16

June 2, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 73-year-old Rothbury man who was fishing on Lake 16 located near Clay Road and 80th Avenue fell off his boat, which caused it to capsize Monday, June 1, around 2:30 p.m. He was in a non-motorized 12-foot-long row boat when he lost his balance and fell out of the boat with…

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