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Pentwater man allegedly stabs parents

April 28, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER — A 27-year-old Pentwater man faces one felony count of assault with intent to murder and two felony counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder for allegedly stabbing his parents at their Fifth Street home Friday afternoon, April 24. Clayton Lane Devries is lodged in the Oceana County…

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Drug investigations top sheriff’s office activity

April 28, 2026

The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Monday, April 20, 2026: 5:21 a.m., a 35-year-old Muskegon man was arrested for driving while license revoked, South Street, Village of Hesperia. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Charges of methamphetamine possession are pending lab analysis of the substance against him and a 39-year-old Muskegon man.  2:43…

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Mini horse dies when it collides with car

April 27, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A miniature horse was killed after it got loose from a nearby stable; entered the roadway; and was struck by a car Tuesday, April 21, around 7:30 a.m. on Hayes Road near 68th Avenue, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Michael…

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Pentwater man arrested for assault with knife

April 24, 2026

PENTWATER — An assault in the Village of Pentwater resulted in a “significant police presence” in the area of Fifth and Hancock streets Friday afternoon, April 24, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. “An incident and investigation involving a 27-year-old Pentwater man who allegedly assaulted a 69-year-old Pentwater man and a 66-year-old Pentwater woman is ongoing,” states OCSO. “The…

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Motorcyclist critically injured in crash

April 23, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Leroy, Mich. man was airlifted by Aeromed from the scene of a motorcycle crash Wednesday, April 22, around 2 p.m. on East M 20 near 162nd Avenue, according to Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The man, who was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle, is in…

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