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911 operating millage renewal to appear before Mason, Oceana voters Aug. 4

July 8, 2026

Voters in Mason and Oceana counties will decide the future of the Mason-Oceana 911 operating millage during the Tuesday, Aug. 4, primary election. The proposal asks voters to renew the existing operating millage that funds the Mason-Oceana 911 emergency dispatch system. Because it is a bi-county millage, the proposal requires a majority of the combined votes cast in both Mason…

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‘No contact’ advisory lifted at Silver Lake’s Lighthouse Beach

July 8, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — District Health Department #10 announced Wednesday, July 8, that a no body contact advisory issued at Lighthouse Beach at Silver Lake State Park located along the Lake Michigan Shoreline has been lifted. DHD #10 announced the advisory Tuesday after collecting bacterial samples that showed elevated E. coli levels. “On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, DHD#10 collected follow-up bacterial…

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‘No contact’ advisory issued at Silver Lake State Park’s Lighthouse Beach 

July 7, 2026

UPDATE: District Health Department #10 lifted the no contact advisory Wednesday, July 8. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — District Health Department #10 issued a no body contact advisory after collecting bacterial samples from Lighthouse Beach at Silver Lake State Park located along the Lake Michigan Shoreline Monday, July 6, that showed elevated E. coli levels.  “DHD#10 will continue to sample until the…

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Two men arrested for trying to kill deer out of season

July 7, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old Shelby man and a 28-year-old Shelby man were arrested for attempting to harvest a deer out of season and trespassing in the 6900 block of South 104th Avenue Friday, July 3, around 9:15 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff…

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Sheriff’s office releases more details on deadly motorcycle crash

July 6, 2026

‘Investigators believe the operator of the second motorcycle was performing a wheelie when he struck the rear of the motorcycle traveling in front of him.’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release Monday, July 6, about the deadly motorcycle crash on Woodrow Road Sunday night, July 5. A 20-year-old Shelby…

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