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Police looking for hit-and-run driver

June 16, 2026

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the car and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on Maple Island Road near McKinley Road Tuesday, June 9, at 4:30 p.m. The car is a black Chevrolet Cruze with visible side-swipe damage to the driver’s side. If anyone has information, they should contact the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office using…

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Police news, published June 16, 2026

June 16, 2026

The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Wednesday, June 10, 2026: 12:55 p.m., a 39-year-old Hart woman was cited for driving while license revoked, East Main Street near Griswold Street, City of Hart. Thursday, June 11, 2026: 4:40 a.m., a 54-year-old Montague man was cited for driving while license revoked, Winston Road and US 31, Grant…

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Crews respond to call of ‘parachute falling from sky’ into Lake Michigan

June 13, 2026

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews responded to a 911 call of what appeared to be a “parachute falling from the sky and into Lake Michigan” Friday night, June 12, near the Little Point Sable Lighthouse in the Silver Lake area, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. After an extensive search, nothing was found. “On Friday, June 12, 2026 at…

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Twin Lake area man dies when vehicle hits tree

June 11, 2026

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Twin Lake area man died when his vehicle hit a large tree at the intersection of 192nd Avenue and McKinley Road Wednesday, June 10, around 9:30 p.m., according to the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The man, whose name is not being released pending notification of family members, was pronounced dead at the scene, said…

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Man arrested for OWI following quad crash

June 10, 2026

FERRY TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Grand Haven man riding a 2007 Suzuki ATV on Loop Road near 154th Avenue Saturday, June 6, at 1:15 a.m. was arrested for operating while intoxicated after flipping the quad over a tree that had fallen in the road, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. He was traveling west on East Loop…

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