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Man rejects plea offer in fentanyl death case

January 29, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 32-year-old Oceana County man facing multiple charges in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, including delivery of a controlled substance causing death, rejected a plea offer Tuesday, Jan. 28, of serving a minimum of just over 19 years in prison. Travis Michael Gale, who is lodged in the Mason County Jail on a…

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VanderWall elected to House leadership position

January 28, 2025

LANSING — State Rep. Curt VanderWall (R-Ludington) has been elected to serve as an associate speaker pro tempore of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 2025-26 legislative session.  “I am honored to be selected by my peers to assume this leadership role,” VanderWall said. “I look forward to continuing to work alongside them to advance policies that matter to…

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Weekend police news, published Jan. 27, 2025

January 27, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Jan. 24, 2025: 4:56 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 47-year-old Holton man was arrested on an outstanding warrant and charged with driving while license suspended, Winston Road near Bartlett Street,…

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First responders rescue injured snowmobiler in blizzard conditions

January 23, 2025

‘The deputy and trooper took their winter coats off to try and warm the man up who had been lying out in the conditions for at least two hours.’ GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Oceana County emergency workers heroically saved an injured snowmobiler in the Upper Silver Lake area during blizzard-like conditions Wednesday night, Jan. 22. A 40-year-old Spring Lake man was…

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Hart PD news, published Jan. 23, 2025

January 23, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. HART — The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025: 12:20 p.m., suspicious situation, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. 3:01 p.m., fraud complaint, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart. 4:29 p.m.,…

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