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New church opens in Silver Lake 

August 25, 2026

MEARS — A new place of worship, ResLife Silver Lake Ministries, is hosting an open house Saturday, Sept. 5, from 1-4 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. and a grand opening Sunday, Sept. 6, with the service beginning at 11 a.m. The church is located at 2752 N. 34th Ave. “We are a non-denominational, full Gospel church,…

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Ada teen dies in ORV crash, 18-year-old driver arrested 

August 24, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old Ada, Mich. boy died in an ORV crash early Sunday morning, Aug. 23, and the ORV driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated causing death, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Luke William Kooistra was pronounced dead at the scene. “At approximately 12:39 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, Mason-Oceana 911 received a report…

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Police news, published Aug. 24, 2026

August 24, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026: 10:30 p.m., a 34-year-old Hart man was cited for improper license plate, and a charge of cocaine possession is pending lab analysis of the substance, northbound US 31…

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Boater arrested for fleeing from marine deputies

August 24, 2026

NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — After receiving several complaints about a pontoon boat operating after dark without navigational lights, the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division initiated a stop on McLaren Lake Friday, Aug. 21, at 9:21 p.m., and the boater fled from the marine deputies, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “The operator of the vessel refused to stop and identify,”…

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One week left to apply for FEMA assistance for April flooding

August 24, 2026

LANSING — Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are reminding survivors of April’s severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that one week remains to apply for federal financial assistance.   “Nearly every part of our state felt the impact of April’s severe weather, from widespread flooding and…

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