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Suspect arrested on child sex abuse charges

August 11, 2026

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Shelby man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post on two felony counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and one felony count of using a computer to commit a crime on South 72nd Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 5:30 a.m., according to Trooper Freddy Bahena. The man was lodged…

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Police news, published Aug. 11, 2026

August 11, 2026

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: Monday, Aug. 3, 2026: 6:09 p.m., a 19-year-old Mears man was arrested for felonious assault and felony firearm, North Oceana Drive and Polk Road, City of Hart. He was lodged in the…

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Mother pleads no contest in connection to baby’s death 

August 10, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 27-year-old mother criminally charged in connection to the death of her 7-month-old son pleaded no contest to second-degree child abuse in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 10, according to Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. Elizabeth LynnLanor Hogan is scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing, Oct. 12. Her boyfriend,…

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US 31 lane closures over Pentwater River in effect this week

August 10, 2026

PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — Lane closures for road and bridge work are in effect through 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, on US 31 over the south branch of the Pentwater River between Hart and Pentwater, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.  _______________________________ Please Support Local News Coverage For generations, local newspapers were supported by subscriptions. Today, while Mason County Press…

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Pregnant woman taken to hospital following dune crash

August 10, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old pregnant Norton Shores woman was taken to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a crash on the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Thursday, Aug. 6, shortly after 9 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash report. The woman was taken by a private vehicle to the hospital “for an exam to verify that the…

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