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US 31 bridge project at Pentwater River to continue through mid-July

June 23, 2026

PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — The US 31 bridge project over the south branch of the Pentwater River that was expected to be completed by mid-June is now expected to continue until mid-July, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. MDOT’s $1 million project, which includes substructure repairs, new expansion joints, pin and hanger replacement and painting, began in April. “Lane closures…

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Deputies recover stolen out-of-state car, arrest wanted suspect 

June 23, 2026

NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Columbus, Ohio man, who is formerly from Hesperia, was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies after they recovered a stolen vehicle in his possession Wednesday, June 17, shortly after 1 p.m. in the 2200 block of 186th Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Wesley Cheyenne Forston was wanted on an outstanding warrant from another…

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MSP: Expect ‘significant increase in traffic’ for Electric Forest

June 22, 2026

GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Electric Forest Festival draws tens of thousands of festival attendees to the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury each year, and the Michigan State Police, Hart post, is reminding drivers to be cautious on US 31 as the festival begins this week. MSP issued the following traffic advisory: The Electric Forest Festival kicks off this week, and…

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Man injured when car hits tree

June 22, 2026

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Rothbury man was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Sunday, June 21, around 2:30 p.m. after the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze he was driving hit a tree on West Wilke Road near 102nd Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The car was traveling west on Wilke Road when it…

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Hesperia man arrested after trooper finds sword inside cane during traffic stop

June 22, 2026

HART — A 61-year-old Hesperia man was arrested after a Michigan State Police trooper found a sword inside a walking cane during a traffic stop on US 31 near Winston Road Thursday, June 11, at 10:30 a.m., according to Sgt. Michael Cuevas. Theodore Alva Short was arraigned in Oceana County’s 79th District Court on a felony charge of carrying a…

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