Community

Pentwater Homecoming set for Aug. 14-17

August 6, 2025

PENTWATER — It doesn’t get much more All-American than Pentwater Homecoming. Locals and visitors alike are gearing up to celebrate their beloved community during the village’s largest annual event Aug. 14-17. In its 95th year, the late summer celebration includes many activities that return year after year. Favorites include the strawberry shortcake social, a combined concert with the Pentwater Civic…

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Hart named finalist for state-wide Community Excellence Award

July 31, 2025

  HART – The City of Hart is among four finalists for the Michigan Municipal League’s 2025 Community Excellence Award for the city’s HArt Project. The HArt Project focuses on art, culture and diversity. Among the project’s goals is getting more art installations downtown, such as the gigantic Tin Man that arrived two years ago. The other three finalists are…

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Stony Creek restoration ribbon cutting ceremony set for Aug. 28 

July 31, 2025

BENONA TOWNSHIP — The West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (WMSRDC), Oceana County Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Conservation Resource Alliance (CRA)  invite the public to a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the restoration of Stony Creek Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, from 3-5 p.m.  The event will take place at Marshville Dam Park, where a long-blocked section of Stony…

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Oceana County Sheriff’s Office hosts National Night Out Aug. 5

July 29, 2025

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is hosting National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 4-8 p.m. at Shelby Township Community Park on West Buchanan Road. “Everyone is invited to this event,” stated Undersheriff Ryan Schiller. “Come to meet, engage and interact with our public safety personnel.” “National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police…

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Community foundation awards over $75,000 in grants

July 29, 2025

PENTWATER — The Oceana Community Foundation awarded over $75,000 in total grants to 20 organizations during its Spring Community Grant round.  “These investments support a wide range of initiatives across our county, focusing on community restoration, youth development, housing and family stability, animal welfare, local economic growth, and much more,” states a press release from the organization. Basic needs grants…

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