Additional traffic stops result in 4 pending meth charges The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, Aug. 31, 2026: 9:54 p.m., a 50-year-old Hesperia man was cited for improper plate following a traffic stop, South 168th Avenue near Garfield Road, Greenwood Township. A charge of methamphetamine possession is pending lab analysis of the seized substance.…
OTTO TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old man died after he became entangled in the hydraulic arms of a Bobcat skid steer Thursday, Sept. 3, at 3 p.m. at his residence in the 6900 block of West 142nd Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Kirt VandeVusse was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sheriff Mast. The 911 caller stated “the victim…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Berrien Center, Mich. woman was injured in a rollover crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday afternoon, Aug. 30. The woman was a passenger in a 2021 Yamaha YXZ 1000 ATV driven by a 70-year-old Dowagiac, Mich. man, according to a traffic crash report from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office issued Friday, Sept. 4.…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY — The Shelby Marketplace will have a grand opening Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the gym at the Shelby Public Schools Early Childhood Center, 155 Sixth St. The monthly marketplace is like a farmer’s market during the non-summer months, said Shelby Village Administrator Phil Morse. It will offer vendors,…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Hart Police Department activity: Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026: 5:19 p.m., vehicle crash, no injury, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 6:50 p.m., found property, 1000 block of State Street, City of Hart. 8 p.m., parking complaint, 1000…
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