By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Electric Forest Festival organizers have dropped the first phase of the artist lineup for the 2026 event, and tickets for the massive music festival at the Double JJ Resort go on sale Friday, Dec. 12, at noon. With fan favorites on the 100-artist lineup, like GRiZ, The String Cheese Incident and Excision, the…
OCEANA COUNTY — Oceana County sheriff’s deputies made five different arrests for operating while intoxicated over the weekend, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “They all ended up in the ditch,” said Sheriff Mast of the suspected drunk drivers who were driving on snowy roads. A 52-year-old Hart man was arrested Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:17 p.m. on 104th Avenue…
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: Monday, Dec. 1, 2025: 1:57 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 45-year-old Hart man was arrested for driving while license suspended, operating without insurance and improper license plate, and a 42-year-old Wellston woman was…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor OCEANA COUNTY — An army of volunteers, the Oceana County Goodfellows/Old News Boys/Old Newsies, braved the cold and snowy weather Saturday, Dec. 6, to make sure that no child is forgotten this Christmas season. The dedicated volunteers stood at major intersections throughout Oceana County and Montague to collect donations from passing motorists, displaying the organization’s…
Over 80 grams of meth confiscated by police By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A jury found a 48-year-old Muskegon man guilty of multiple felony charges in connection to a meth dealing operation. Joshua Charles Averill, 48, of Muskegon was found guilty of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a short-barreled shotgun and…
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