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Teacher grant applications open through Sept. 30 

September 15, 2026

OCEANA COUNTY – As the new school year begins, the Oceana Community Foundation has announced that applications are open for its annual Teacher Mini-Grants Program through Sept. 30. Funded through the foundation’s Youth Advisory Council and community partners, the grants provide up to $250 to help public and private school teachers and counselors throughout Oceana County bring creative ideas to…

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Helicopter inspections of power lines to begin Sept. 22

September 15, 2026

OCEANA COUNTY — ITC will conduct aerial patrols of high-voltage transmission structures, lines and equipment in Michigan through mid-November.  The helicopter patrols provide an overall status of vegetation management and maintenance needs of the overhead transmission system.  Separate patrols will take place for vegetation and maintenance monitoring. The aerial inspections will cover nearly all of the Lower Peninsula. In Oceana…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Sept. 15, 2026

September 15, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: David Martin Greiner, 37, pleaded guilty July 6 to a felony of third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced Sept. 14 to seven months in jail with credit for three days served; 18 months probation; and $686 in fines and costs. One misdemeanor count of driving while…

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Sheriff’s office hosts first-ever Church Safety Conference

September 14, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its first-ever Church Safety Conference Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon at Grace Adventures in Silver Lake. “We are excited to offer this conference locally because we believe there is a genuine need for this type of information in our community,” said Oceana County Undersheriff Ryan Schiller. “Our…

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ATV rider injured in dune crash

September 14, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 54-year-old Rochester Hills man operating a 2024 Polaris RZR at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes was injured during a crash Thursday, Sept. 10, shortly after 7 p.m. “The vehicle went over the hill too fast, causing it to roll over on the back side of the hill,” states an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash report.…

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