
News alert: Report of a motorhome fire on US 31. HART TOWNSHIP — Hart Area Fire Department responded to a motorhome fire on northbound US 31 near the Hart rest area Thursday, Oct. 13, around 12:45 p.m.

Doctor testifies that fentanyl caused 4-year-old boy’s death. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The pathologist who conducted the autopsy of 4-year-old Eli Jude Schutter testified during a preliminary exam in Oceana County’s 79th District Court Tuesday, Oct. 11, that the little boy’s cause of death was from the toxic effects of para-fluorofentanyl and fentanyl. Eli’s parents Jacob Scott Schutter,…

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Road commission signs stolen. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office continues to receive reports of Oceana County Road Commission signs being stolen from local roads. Recently, road commission signs were stolen from South 184th and Garfield Avenue; South 192nd Avenue and Garfield Road; and 192nd Avenue and Hawley Road. “This is an ongoing issue, and multiple signs have…

First Baptist Church to ‘Rock the Roof.’ HART — First Baptist Church hosts “Rock the Roof” Sunday Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. “Rock the Roof is an annual night of worship where we turn down the lights, turn up the volume, and sing all night long,” said Associate Pastor David Moul. “Each Rock the Roof service features a specific theme…