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Oceana County Democrats meeting set for May 5

April 24, 2026

HART — Heather Ramseyer, director of the Oceana County Center of the Michigan Dyslexia Institute, will be the guest speaker during the Oceana County Democrats general membership meeting Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m,  at the Hart Community Center, located at 407 S. State St. “The Institute provides individualized, explicit, multi-sensory and structured literacy instruction based on a recognized approach…

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Shelby Optimist Club hosts Derby Day

April 24, 2026

SHELBY — You don’t need to be at Churchill Downs to catch the excitement of this year’s Kentucky Derby. Just buy a ticket to Shelby Optimist Club’s Derby Day on Saturday, May 2, at 6 p.m.  Purchase your $20 tickets at the door or beforehand at Shelby State Bank, Fresh Point Nutrition or West Shore Bank. Admission includes tasty light…

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Polk Road reconstruction project meeting draws large crowd

April 23, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WEARE TOWNSHIP — About 120 people attended a meeting Tuesday evening, April 21, at the West Michigan Research Station where details of an upcoming construction project on Polk Road were presented by the Oceana County Road Commission. The project has drawn ire from some residents who are opposed to the installation of a roundabout at…

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Former Oceana County man to stand trial in child sex case

April 23, 2026

HART – Jesuz Chapa, 63, who most recently resided in Dallas, Texas, was bound over to stand trial in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, April 21, for allegedly sexually abusing a minor child repeatedly between 2000 and 2003, stated Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in a press release. “Chapa was recently extradited to Oceana County, from Texas, by the…

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Motorcyclist critically injured in crash

April 23, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Leroy, Mich. man was airlifted by Aeromed from the scene of a motorcycle crash Wednesday, April 22, around 2 p.m. on East M 20 near 162nd Avenue, according to Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The man, who was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle, is in…

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