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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published July 21, 2026

July 21, 2026

HART — The following were recently sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Karolyn Kay Buozis, 66, pleaded guilty Dec. 9, 2024 to third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced July 6, 2026 to 10 months in jail with credit for 133 days served and $1,348 in fines and costs. Her sentence runs concurrently to another case, according to court…

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Police news, published July 21, 2026

July 21, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, July 15, 2026: 8:20 a.m., (Michigan State Police), non-life-threatening injuries resulted from a traffic crash involving a motorcycle, southbound US 31 and Shelby Road, Shelby Township. 1:54 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a…

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Police investigate report of kittens being thrown from vehicle

July 20, 2026

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an animal cruelty case in which a witness reported seeing someone “throwing kittens out of a vehicle going 60 mph” on South Oceana Drive near Baker Road Wednesday, July 15, around 1 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Oceana County Animal Control responded to the scene where a dead…

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Manistee man injured in dune rollover crash

July 20, 2026

Driver cited for having too many people in vehicle GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Manistee man who was a passenger in a 2025 CF MOTO Force ATV was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a rollover crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday, July 18, shortly after 4 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s…

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Teen seriously injured in dune crash

July 20, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old Flat Rock, Mich. boy was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a dirt bike crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday, July 18, shortly after 10:30 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash report.  The boy was operating a 2026 Yamaha YZ250 when he “jumped a dune…

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