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Police news, published Sept. 8, 2025

September 8, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekened: Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025: 12:05 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 46-year-old Hillman, Mich. man was arrested for driving while license suspended, South 186th Avenue near Loop Road, Newfield Township. A charge…

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Thief steals money from farm workers toiling in the fields

September 5, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART TOWNSHIP — Several farm workers who were harvesting zucchini from a field in the 2200 block of West Lever Road reported to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office that they were victims of a theft Monday, Sept. 1. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen in the Labor Day crime, which was reported around 2:30…

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Oceana Drive construction project scheduled to begin Monday

September 5, 2025

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Transportation’s $733,000 road construction project on Oceana Drive from M 20 to south of the Shelby village limits that was originally scheduled to begin Sept. 2 is now set to begin Monday, Sept. 8, according to MDOT. The project is expected to be completed by mid-October. “Weekday lane closures from 6 a.m. to…

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Police news, published Sept. 5, 2025

September 5, 2025

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: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025: 5:30 p.m., a 49-year-old Oceana County man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, southbound US 31 near Skeels Road, Grant Township. He was lodged in the Oceana County…

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Police news, published Sept. 4, 2025

September 4, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025:  10:35 p.m., a 27-year-old Ludington woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated, M 20 and US 31, Shelby Township. She was lodged…

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