By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor FERRY TOWNSHIP — Fireplace embers were determined to be the cause of a house fire at 2660 E. M 20 Saturday, Sept. 27, according to Ferry Township Fire Chief Brad Fritcher. The house is a “total loss,” said Chief Fritcher. The house, which was insured, was owned by Jason McIntyre. “The cause of the fire…
NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Holton man was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on 198th Avenue near M 20 Tuesday, Sept. 23, shortly before 10 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The teen was driving a 2000 GMC New Sierra pickup truck and “was traveling south on South…
PENTWATER — The Pentwater Village Council voted unanimously to appoint James “Toby” Van Ess as the new village manager last week. Van Ess replaces Rachel Witherspoon who resigned in August and began the job Oct. 1, 2024. “Toby has served as our zoning administrator since March of this year,” states the Village of Pentwater’s website. “His decades-long ties to Pentwater;…
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, Sept. 24, 2025: 2:41 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), larceny of a trailer, 3500 block of West Jackson Road, Weare Township. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025: 3:09 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 37-year-old Muskegon…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor FERRY TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from four departments battled a house fire at 2660 E. M 20 Saturday, Sept. 27. Fire departments from Ferry Township, Shelby-Benona, Hesperia and Grant Township were dispatched to the scene located near the north branch of the White River around 11:30 a.m. A family of five — including children ages 2,…
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