
Portion of VanBuren Road closed. CRYSTAL AND ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIPS — VanBuren Road between 136th and 140th avenues will be closed Thursday, Sept. 9, until 1 p.m. for road construction, according to the Oceana County Road Commission.

Drivers injured in Polk Road crash. HART — Both drivers involved in a rear-end crash on Polk Road near 72nd Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 7, at noon were injured, according to Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar. “A 57-year-old Shelby man was travelling westbound on Polk Road when he was rear-ended by a 35-year-old Mears man,” said Chief Salazar. “The Mears man…

15-year-old boy airlifted following dune crash. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old Alto, Michigan boy was transported by Aermoed to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids following a two-vehicle crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday, Sept. 5, around 1:30 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The teen sustained injuries to his lower body — legs,…