By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office released the list of criminal offenses arising out of the Electric Forest Festival held at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, June 25-28. EF criminal offenses processed by the prosecutor’s office so far include: Four traffic offenses; Two controlled substance delivery cases; One controlled substance possession case; Two…
HART — The Oceana County Democrats will host a general membership “Meet your Candidates” meeting Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at the Hart Community Center, at 407 State St. The first portion of the meeting will include presentations and “Q and A” with candidates running for office in upcoming Oceana County elections. Participating candidates include: Rebecca Amidon, running for…
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: Monday, June 22, 2026: 12:54 p.m., assault, 8300 block of East Cleveland Road, Greenwood Township. 2:02 p.m., a 52-year-old Walkerville man was cited for second-offense driving while license revoked, East Garfield Road…
The 28-year-old Illinois man died by an apparent suicide By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Michigan State Police have identified the body found in a wooded area near the Hart-Montague bike trail Tuesday morning, June 30, as a missing Electric Forest Festival attendee. “The Michigan State Police is providing an update regarding the investigation involving Jerard R. Jackson, a…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Emergency crews were dispatched to an area west of the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail near a subdivision, south of Winston Road, where a body was found Tuesday morning, June 30. The call was dispatched as an “Electric Forest DOA” (dead on arrival) by the 911 dispatcher. Dispatch indicated it was a male…
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