By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The motorcyclist killed in a crash on Woodrow Road in Shelby Township Sunday night, July 5, has been identified as Austin Matthew Smith, 20, of Shelby, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The name of the other motorcyclist involved, who is a 23-year-old New Era man, has not yet been released. “We’re waiting…
HART — State Street in downtown Hart will be closed for one week beginning Friday, July 10, as crews complete the final paving phase of the downtown streetscape project. State Street will be closed to traffic from East Main Street, West Main Street, the bridge entering downtown and the pocket park entrance, according to a city announcement. “Once the concrete…
Voters in Mason and Oceana counties will decide the future of the Mason-Oceana 911 operating millage during the Tuesday, Aug. 4, primary election. The proposal asks voters to renew the existing operating millage that funds the Mason-Oceana 911 emergency dispatch system. Because it is a bi-county millage, the proposal requires a majority of the combined votes cast in both Mason…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — District Health Department #10 announced Wednesday, July 8, that a no body contact advisory issued at Lighthouse Beach at Silver Lake State Park located along the Lake Michigan Shoreline has been lifted. DHD #10 announced the advisory Tuesday after collecting bacterial samples that showed elevated E. coli levels. “On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, DHD#10 collected follow-up bacterial…
UPDATE: District Health Department #10 lifted the no contact advisory Wednesday, July 8. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — District Health Department #10 issued a no body contact advisory after collecting bacterial samples from Lighthouse Beach at Silver Lake State Park located along the Lake Michigan Shoreline Monday, July 6, that showed elevated E. coli levels. “DHD#10 will continue to sample until the…
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