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Tornado watch issued

May 15, 2025

OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a tornado watch for most of the western half of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula until 3 a.m. Friday, May 16. A line of severe thunderstorms will move across Lake Michigan this evening with large hail, damaging downburst winds and tornadoes possible.  

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Man could face felonious assault charge for chasing another man with knife

May 15, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A felonious assault charge against a 68-year-old Rothbury man is being sent to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for review after a 68-year-old Rothbury man “ran after a 51-year-old Whitehall man with a knife” on Driftwood Drive in the Oceana Shores subdivision Monday, May 12, said Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The…

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Sheriff: video shows deputy professionally conducting search warrant

May 14, 2025

‘The notion that there is anything inappropriate is false and inaccurate.’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The allegation that an Oceana County sheriff’s deputy is behaving suspiciously or criminally in a one-minute video circulating on social media is simply not  true, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The video posted by Travis Terebinski on Facebook has over 36,000…

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Smith & Eddy Insurance opens Hart office; open house Thursday

May 14, 2025

HART — Smith & Eddy Insurance is hosting an open house on Thursday, May 15 at its new office, 50 S. State St. Suite B. This will be the company’s fourth office with other locations in Scottville, Manistee, and Bear Lake. Smith & Eddy Insurance is a locally-owned business with its roots dating back to 1902 beginning in Scottville. For…

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88th Avenue between Polk and Fox roads closed for reconstruction

May 14, 2025

HART TOWNSHIP — A section of 88th Avenue between Polk and Fox roads is closed for reconstruction until further notice, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. The project began Wednesday, May 14.  

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