Story by Ross Field, Contributing Writer ROTHBURY — The long lines of traffic on US 31, Winston Road, and Stony Lake Road beginning Tuesday night, June 23, mean only one thing to Oceana County residents: the 2026 Electric Forest has arrived in Rothbury. By Thursday night the vast grounds of the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury will be wholly transformed…
PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — The US 31 bridge project over the south branch of the Pentwater River that was expected to be completed by mid-June is now expected to continue until mid-July, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. MDOT’s $1 million project, which includes substructure repairs, new expansion joints, pin and hanger replacement and painting, began in April. “Lane closures…
NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Columbus, Ohio man, who is formerly from Hesperia, was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies after they recovered a stolen vehicle in his possession Wednesday, June 17, shortly after 1 p.m. in the 2200 block of 186th Avenue, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Wesley Cheyenne Forston was wanted on an outstanding warrant from another…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Electric Forest Festival draws tens of thousands of festival attendees to the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury each year, and the Michigan State Police, Hart post, is reminding drivers to be cautious on US 31 as the festival begins this week. MSP issued the following traffic advisory: The Electric Forest Festival kicks off this week, and…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 72-year-old Rothbury man was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Sunday, June 21, around 2:30 p.m. after the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze he was driving hit a tree on West Wilke Road near 102nd Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The car was traveling west on Wilke Road when it…
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