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Shelby man rescues 9-year-old boy stranded with overturned kayak

June 13, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 24-year-old Shelby man rescued a 9-year-old Dewitt, Michigan boy whose kayak overturned on Silver Lake Monday, June 9, shortly before 1 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The boy launched the kayak from Silver Lake State Park campground where he and his family were camping. He was wearing a life…

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Dune communities, emergency workers tackle response challenges

June 12, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor BENONA TOWNSHIP — Emergency response leaders, dune community leaders and residents from Oceana and Mason counties met Thursday, June 12, at the Little Sable Point Stone Church to discuss ways to alleviate challenges firefighters and other first responders face when handling an emergency in a Limited Access Dune Community. A Limited Access Dune Community (LADC)…

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Portion of Baker Road closed Thursday for culvert replacement

June 12, 2025

BENONA TOWNSHIP — Baker Road between 40th and 48th avenues will be closed Thursday, June 12, from 9 a.m. for 3 p.m. culvert replacement work, according the Oceana County Road Commission. Local residents will be able to access their homes. ________________________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a…

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Man sent to prison for cutting tether off

June 11, 2025

HART — A 28-year-old Hart man was sentenced to one and a half to 15 years in prison Monday, June 9, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court for cutting off his tether. Steven Geno Rice III pleaded guilty to tampering with an electronic monitoring device March 4, according to court records. Rice was placed on a tether as a part…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published June 11, 2025

June 11, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Timothy David Wert, 44, pleaded guilty April 14 to possession of weapons by a prohibited person and was sentenced June 9 to seven months in jail with credit for 88 days served and $598 in fines and costs. Wert was also found guilty of probation violation and…

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