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Pentwater harbor dredging project underway

June 10, 2026

This Boat Blog is presented by Manistee Harbor Tours, operator of the Princess of Manistee. Book your cruise at www.manisteeharbortours.com. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief PENTWATER — Dredging operations are underway at Pentwater Harbor as part of a federally funded project aimed at maintaining safe navigation depths and supporting commercial and recreational marine traffic. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit…

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Police news, published June 10, 2026

June 10, 2026

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: Thursday, June 4, 2026: 9:39 a.m., a black and silver 2025 Jiangsu moped valued at $1,000 was stolen, northbound US 31 near Oceana Drive, Pentwater Township.  3:35 p.m., a 36-year-old Mears man…

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Woman drives to sheriff’s office to report assault, gets arrested for OWI

June 10, 2026

HART — A 49-year-old woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated after driving to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office to report she had been assaulted by a 34-year-old man at an Otto Township residence Saturday, June 6, shortly before 9 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Deputies drove to the residence on 148th Avenue in Otto Township where the…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published June 10, 2026

June 10, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced Monday, June 8, 2026 in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Erick John Roth, 47, pleaded no contest April 27, 2026 to assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and was sentenced to 346 days in jail with credit for 346 days served and $598 in fines and costs, which were paid. Misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and disorderly person…

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One in a million

June 9, 2026

Motorcycle crash survivor making miraculous recovery By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GRAND RAPIDS — Every day William “Coop” Cooper, Jr. takes one step closer to recovery after suffering critical injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, in a motorcycle crash just about six weeks ago. The 51-year-old North Muskegon man was airlifted by Aeromed from the crash scene the afternoon of…

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