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Murder case moves to higher court

December 2, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The criminal case against a 46-year-old Ferry Township woman accused of murdering her husband was bound over from Oceana County’s 79th District Court to 51st Circuit Court following a preliminary exam Tuesday, Dec. 2. Shale Nicole Campos is charged with open murder and felony firearm for the shooting death of her 46-year-old husband,…

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15 inches of snow recorded in Hart

December 2, 2025

HART — A heavy lake effect snow storm Monday and Monday night, Dec. 2, poured in 15 inches of snow in Hart, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Hart had the highest recorded snowfall amount of the lakeshore counties impacted by the storm, including Mason, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. Ferrysburg recorded a foot of snow. All school…

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Closings and cancellations, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

December 1, 2025

The following are closings and cancellations have been reported to MCP/OCP for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Please check the list for updates. Schools Baldwin Community Schools Covenant Christian School, Ludington Fountain Child Development Center Hart Public Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area Schools Manistee Area Public Schools Mason County Central Schools including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern…

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Drunk driving arrests top holiday weekend police activity

December 1, 2025

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: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Midnight, a 22-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a vehicle crash, South 148th Avenue near Johnson Road, Ferry Township. The man, who sustained minor…

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Winter storm could produce up to a foot of snow

December 1, 2025

‘Travel could be very difficult to impossible.’ Oceana, Mason and Muskegon counties are under a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. The warning is in effect from noon Monday, Dec. 1, until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2. Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches predicted for Oceana and…

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