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Police ID body found near bike trail as missing Electric Forest Festival attendee

June 30, 2026

The 28-year-old Illinois man died by an apparent suicide By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Michigan State Police have identified the body found in a wooded area near the Hart-Montague bike trail Tuesday morning, June 30, as a missing Electric Forest Festival attendee. “The Michigan State Police is providing an update regarding the investigation involving Jerard R. Jackson, a…

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Emergency crews respond to scene of ‘Electric Forest DOA’

June 30, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Emergency crews were dispatched to an area west of the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail near a subdivision, south of Winston Road, where a body was found Tuesday morning, June 30. The call was dispatched as an “Electric Forest DOA” (dead on arrival) by the 911 dispatcher. Dispatch indicated it was a male…

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Aquastar history cruise to explore Muskegon’s maritime past

June 30, 2026

This MCP Boat Blog is presented by the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, www.masoncountymihistory.org. Photos and story by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief MUSKEGON — Longtime Muskegon journalist and community leader Dave Alexander will serve as narrator during a special history cruise aboard the Aquastar on Sunday, July 5, sharing stories about Muskegon Lake’s maritime heritage while passengers experience the waterfront from the…

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Deputies respond to 5 injury crashes at the dunes over the weekend

June 29, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Oceana County sheriff’s deputies responded to five crashes that caused injuries at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes over the weekend. A 27-year-old Richland, Mich. man suffered a back injury when he was driving a 1999 Jeep Cherokee Friday, June 26, at 12:15 p.m. The man “crested a dune and lost control of his vehicle, which overturned, landing…

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Traffic alert: report of a male who fell off a moving vehicle

June 29, 2026

GRANT TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to the area of West Cleveland Road and South 100th Avenue for a male subject who fell off a moving vehicle, suffering a head injury, Monday, June 29, around 3:20 p.m. Cleveland Road was blocked to traffic in the area of the accident. ___________________ Please Support Local News and Sports Coverage Receive daily…

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