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WSCC’s Oceana Community Education Center to open soon

September 9, 2026

The facility will be ‘one-stop shopping’ for education, workforce development and community services  WSCC News is a presentation of West Shore Community College in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press.  By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A vision that has been over a decade in the making will soon become reality when West Shore Community College’s…

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DNR hunter appreciation events return this fall

September 9, 2026

Michigan hunters will again have an opportunity to meet with Department of Natural Resources staff, have harvested deer aged and pick up free hunting-related items during a series of hunter appreciation events this fall. The DNR will host events across the state on Monday, Sept. 14 from 3 to 7 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.;…

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3 teenage girls injured in dune crash

September 8, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Three girls, ages 13, 14 and 17, were injured in a crash on the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Monday, Sept. 7, around 3 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash report. The girls were riding as passengers on a 2021 Honda SXS 100 ORV driven by a 38-year-old Michigan City, Ind. man. The ORV…

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Sheriff’s office arrests 5 for drunk driving over the holiday weekend

September 8, 2026

Additional traffic stops result in 4 pending meth charges The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, Aug. 31, 2026: 9:54 p.m., a 50-year-old Hesperia man was cited for improper plate following a traffic stop, South 168th Avenue near Garfield Road, Greenwood Township. A charge of methamphetamine possession is pending lab analysis of the seized substance.…

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Oceana County man dies after being entangled in Bobcat skid steer

September 4, 2026

OTTO TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old man died after he became entangled in the hydraulic arms of a Bobcat skid steer Thursday, Sept. 3, at 3 p.m. at his residence in the 6900 block of West 142nd Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Kirt VandeVusse was pronounced dead at the scene, said Sheriff Mast. The 911 caller stated “the victim…

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