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Dog sitter sentenced to jail for killing dogs

April 14, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 56-year-old Pleasant Lake, Michigan man who shot and killed two dogs in the 7400 block of Johnson Road in Benona Township last July was sentenced to six months in jail in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, April 14. Thomas John Duling pleaded “no contest” to two counts of animal cruelty and…

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Drunk driving arrests top weekend police activity

April 14, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com.  OCEANA COUNTY — Oceana County sheriff’s deputies arrested four suspects for operating while intoxicated during separate traffic stops over the weekend, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A 49-year-old Holland, Michigan woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated Saturday, April 12, at…

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The unsung heroes of emergency response

April 11, 2025

Next week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WEARE TOWNSHIP — Public safety telecommunicators are often the unsung heroes of emergency response, and next week — April 13-19 — is a time to honor them during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. “Let’s take a moment to honor the incredible individuals behind every 911 call —…

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Sheriff’s report, published April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025

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, April 7, 2025: Midnight, a 38-year-old Montague woman was arrested for probation violation and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police, 8100 block of South 72nd Avenue, Grant Township. She was lodged in the Oceana County…

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Pentwater Service Club cleans up US 31

April 10, 2025

Over 30 garbage bags of litter collected PENTWATER — Pentwater Service Club members were hard at work, cleaning up litter along US 31 Tuesday, April 8.   The cleanup area covered a stretch of US 31 from Wayne Road to the Pentwater exit on Monroe Road — both northbound and southbound lanes.    Fifteen cub members and other volunteers helped collect over…

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