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Fire destroys garage

January 20, 2026

ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A fire destroyed a garage at 3358 N. 120th Ave. Friday morning, Jan. 16, according to Walkerville Fire Chief Al Purdy. The fire call was dispatched shortly before 7 a.m., and the unattached garage was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, said Chief Purdy. The cause of the fire was electrical, said the chief, and the garage and…

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Police news, published Jan. 20, 2026

January 20, 2026

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 Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, Jan. 12, 2026: 11:56 p.m., a 40-year-old Muskegon man was arrested for second-offense driving while license revoked and improper license plate, West Cleveland Road near 88th Avenue, Grant Township. He was…

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Driver injured when SUV rear-ends plow truck

January 20, 2026

ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old woman was transported by Life EMS to an area hospital after the SUV she was driving rear-ended an Oceana County Road Commission plow truck on Polk Road near 128th Avenue Monday afternoon, Jan. 19, during a winter storm. The crash occurred just after 2 p.m., said Michigan State Police Sgt. Kelsey Case of the Hart…

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Closings and cancellations, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

January 19, 2026

  The following closings and cancellations have been reported for Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026: Schools: Covenant Christian School, Ludington Fountain Child Development Center Hart Public Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area School District Mason County Central Schools, including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern Schools Manistee Area Public Schools Pentwater Public Schools Shelby Public Schools Trinity Lutheran School,…

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News alert: SUV rear-ends road commission truck

January 19, 2026

ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash on Polk Road near 128th Avenue Monday, Jan. 19, at 2:12 p.m. It was reported that a Honda Pilot SUV rear-ended an Oceana County Road Commission truck. The 41-year-old female driver of the SUV is reportedly injured. ____________________ Please Support Local News and Sports coverage Receive daily MCP and OCP…

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