HART — A 25-year-old Kingsport, Tenn. man allegedly drove drunk to the Oceana County Jail to turn himself in on an outstanding drug warrant Monday, Aug. 11, around 1:30 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man showed visible signs of intoxication upon his arrival at the jail, and an investigation was conducted. In addition to his felony drug…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office has responded to half a dozen injury-causing crashes at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes during the past week. The most serious crash occurred Saturday, Aug. 16, at 12:38 p.m. when a 29-year-old Newport, Mich. man riding a 2023 Polaris RZR in the ORV scramble area was turning right “at a high rate…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced a road construction project on Oceana Drive (old US 31) from M 20 to south of the Shelby village limits is scheduled for Sept. 2 through Oct. 20. “The project consists of 2.26 miles of hot mix asphalt cold milling and resurfacing and pavement markings on Old US 31 (Oceana…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old Paris, Mich. man was arrested on charges of methamphetamine possession, carrying a concealed weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, driving while license suspended, open intoxicants in a vehicle and a registration violation Monday, Aug. 18, just before…
Stapel’s trailer burned down last Monday By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Following an hours-long manhunt in Mears that locked down Silver Lake area residents and businesses Sunday, Aug. 17, a shooting suspect was shot by an officer, according to the Michigan State Police. Don Albert Stapel, Jr,, 59, is dead, and the community is now safe. The…
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