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Obituary: Tammy Lynn Trussell, 53, of Walkerville

January 6, 2026

Tammy Lynn Trussell, 53, of Walkerville, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, January 1, 2026. Tammy was born on February 20, 1972, in Grand Rapids, and grew up in Walkerville where she graduated from Walkerville Public Schools. Tammy was a devoted wife, mother, and friend. She shared 21 wonderful years of marriage with her husband, William “DJ” Trussell,…

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Man sentenced for ethnic intimidation of pharmacist, police officer

January 5, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 61-year-old Hart man was sentenced to 11 days in jail with credit for 11 days served for a conviction of ethnic intimidation in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 5. Fabian Vasquez Jr., “unleashed a tirade” of profanity-laced ethnic slurs toward a pharmacist and then made similar remarks to the police…

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Drunk driving arrests top police activity

January 5, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Monday, Dec. 29, 2025: 4:23 p.m., domestic violence and reckless discharge of a firearm inside an occupied residence, Beach Road, Leavitt Township. No one was injured. The report was turned over to the Oceana…

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Hart district asks for community input as superintendent search begins

January 5, 2026

Community members can complete an online survey beginning Monday, Jan. 5. HART — As the Hart Public School district begins its search for a new superintendent, the community is asked to offer input.  Superintendent Mark Platt is retiring at the end of the school year. Platt will be the longest-serving superintendent in Hart Public School’s history when he retires after…

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Suspected cocaine found on woman arrested in 911 center parking lot 

January 5, 2026

WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Thompsonville, Mich. woman was arrested after Mason County deputies assisted Oceana County deputies on a reported  suspicious vehicle that had pulled into the parking lot of the Mason/Oceana County 911 Center Sunday, Jan. 4, shortly before 5:30 a.m. “It was reported the vehicle kept turning its headlights off and on, and the occupants kept getting…

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