CRYSTAL AND COLFAX TOWNSHIPS — Madison Road will be closed between 144th and 168th avenues for road reconstruction and maintenance beginning this week until approximately early October, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. The road will be closed to through traffic, but residents will be able to access their homes. Through traffic will be detoured to 176th Avenue, Harrison…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend: Friday, July 25, 2025: 9:54 p.m., a 32-year-old Hart man was arrested for reckless driving and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police, Monroe Road and Oceana Drive, Weare Township. He was lodged in the…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER — A 23-year-old Pentwater man was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies after allegedly disrupting an outdoor church service on the Village Green Sunday morning, July 27. The man, who has been charged with disturbing religious services, allegedly wore a mask and yelled, “Torture to all and hell” while walking in front of the…
OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a heat advisory that includes a large portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, including Oceana County, for Monday, July 28, until 9 p.m. Heat index values up to 101 degrees are expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity can cause heat illnesses. The advisory area includes portions of central, south…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — Multiple fire departments from three counties battled a fire at David Allen Racing Motorsports, at 9589 S. Maple Island Rd., Saturday evening, July 26. The business is a “total loss,” said Hesperia Fire Chief Bob Eichenberg Sunday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at approximately 5:30 p.m. and remained on scene…
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