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Polk Road closure begins Wednesday

July 28, 2026

The Oceana County Road Commission provided an updated detour map. HART — The Oceana County Road Commission provided an updated detour map for the road construction on Polk Road that begins Wednesday, July 29. Polk Road from Oceana Drive to State Street will be closed “until further notice.” Local residents will be able to access their homes, and businesses will…

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Take a walk back in time during Pentwater’s history strolls

July 28, 2026

By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer PENTWATER — The Pentwater Historical Society has resumed its one-hour “Hancock Street History Stroll” on Mondays and Thursdays through Labor Day, beginning at 11 a.m. at the top of the Village Green.  Shoppers can conveniently join the stroll either before or after they stock up for the week. It is a great way to learn…

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Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8 p.m.

July 27, 2026

UPDATE: The watch has been cancelled for Oceana County OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. Monday, July 27, for several counties in the western portion of the Lower Peninsula, including Oceana and Mason counties. The storms could produce hail and damaging winds. ___________________________________________ Please Support Local News and Sports Coverage…

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Driver injured after avoiding head-on crash

July 27, 2026

NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Hart woman was transported to Corewell Health Gerber Hospital in Fremont after taking “evasive maneuvers to avoid a head-on collision” on Loop Road near 164th Avenue Tuesday, July 21, around 8 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash report. The woman, who was driving a 2014 Honda CR-V, was traveling eastbound on…

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Several people injured in 5 separate dune crashes 

July 27, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to five separate injury crashes at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes in less than a week. One of the crashes resulted in a “spinal and leg injury” for a 65-year-old Crystal, Mich. man Saturday, July 25, shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to an OCSO traffic crash report. The man was southbound…

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