PENTWATER — The Pentwater Village Council voted unanimously to appoint James “Toby” Van Ess as the new village manager last week. Van Ess replaces Rachel Witherspoon who resigned in August and began the job Oct. 1, 2024. “Toby has served as our zoning administrator since March of this year,” states the Village of Pentwater’s website. “His decades-long ties to Pentwater;…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025: 2:41 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), larceny of a trailer, 3500 block of West Jackson Road, Weare Township. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025: 3:09 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 37-year-old Muskegon…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor FERRY TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from four departments battled a house fire at 2660 E. M 20 Saturday, Sept. 27. Fire departments from Ferry Township, Shelby-Benona, Hesperia and Grant Township were dispatched to the scene located near the north branch of the White River around 11:30 a.m. A family of five — including children ages 2,…
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 Hart Police Department: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025: 12:18 p.m., found property, 200 block of State Street, City of Hart. 3:38 p.m., suspicious situation, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. Friday, Sept. 19, 2025: 12:30…
OCRC has the lowest injury rate in the state in its payroll class. HART — The Oceana County Road Commission received three statewide safety awards this week from the County Road Association Self Insurance Fund (CRASIF). CRASIF is the worker’s compensation/liability pool for 72 of the road commissions in Michigan. The first award is the Goose Egg award for zero…
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