HESPERIA — A boil water alert issued by the village Saturday, Feb. 14, was lifted Saturday, Feb. 21. “We have received two consecutive negative water tests absent of coliform bacteria, and we have lifted the boil water advisory,” states an announcement from the village. The alert, which was issued due to a failed monthly water test, prompted the closing of…
HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Dean Allan Robinson, 56, of Grant, unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle/car theft. Offense date: Jan. 7, 2026. Agency: Michigan State Police (MSP). Bail: $7,500/cash/surety/10 percent. Preliminary exam: March 10 at 1 p.m. – Romero Rodriguez-Maldonado, 52, methamphetamine/ecstasy possession. Offense date: April 7, 2025.…
HART — Applications to be the next asparagus queen are now open, and applications are due by midnight April 1. Click here for application and eligibility requirements. The 2026 National Asparagus Festival is set for June 12-14. Previous queens throughout the history of the National Asparagus Festival: Asparagus Queen 2025 — Shelby Purdy Asparagus Queen 2023 — Emma Woller Asparagus…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Monday, Feb. 9, 2026: 8:28 p.m., larceny of two firearms, which were recovered, 6500 block of Rossell Lake Road, Colfax Township. The report was turned over to the Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. 10:21…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY — Thanks to good police work by School Resource Officer Tim Simon and detectives Donnie Hansen and Mark Hiddema of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, the Shelby public school district avoided being defrauded in a $120,000 money laundering scheme. The scheme, which involved ordering electronics from Amazon and having them delivered to different locations…
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