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Severe thunderstorm warning issued

May 15, 2025

OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a severe thunderstorm warning Thursday, May 15, until 10:45 p.m. for Oceana, Mason, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. A tornado watch is in effect for most of the western half of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula until 3 a.m. Friday, May 16.

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Tornado watch issued

May 15, 2025

OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a tornado watch for most of the western half of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula until 3 a.m. Friday, May 16. A line of severe thunderstorms will move across Lake Michigan this evening with large hail, damaging downburst winds and tornadoes possible.  

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Man could face felonious assault charge for chasing another man with knife

May 15, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A felonious assault charge against a 68-year-old Rothbury man is being sent to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for review after a 68-year-old Rothbury man “ran after a 51-year-old Whitehall man with a knife” on Driftwood Drive in the Oceana Shores subdivision Monday, May 12, said Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The…

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Severe thunderstorms expected Thursday evening

May 15, 2025

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a hazardous weather outlook alert as a line of severe thunderstorms is expected to hit west Michigan Thursday, evening, May 15. “A line of severe thunderstorms will move through this evening with large hail, damaging downburst winds and tornadoes possible,” states NWS. “Thunderstorms Friday evening could bring some hail and gusty…

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Sheriff: video shows deputy professionally conducting search warrant

May 14, 2025

‘The notion that there is anything inappropriate is false and inaccurate.’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The allegation that an Oceana County sheriff’s deputy is behaving suspiciously or criminally in a one-minute video circulating on social media is simply not  true, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The video posted by Travis Terebinski on Facebook has over 36,000…

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