By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — Hackers changed the wording on an electronic message board along US 31 near Hammett Road in a construction zone so that it read: “Gay furry pride,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The “suspicious situation” was reported to police Saturday, July 4, shortly before midnight. “The deputy responded to investigate the scene where…
ROTHBURY — The Michigan State Police confirmed that an autopsy has been completed on the deceased newborn found inside a porta-potty in the camping area at the Electric Forest Festival Sunday morning, June 28. However, police have not received an official autopsy report, so they have not released the results of the autopsy. “The investigation is ongoing,” states MSP in…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office released the list of criminal offenses arising out of the Electric Forest Festival held at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, June 25-28. EF criminal offenses processed by the prosecutor’s office so far include: Four traffic offenses; Two controlled substance delivery cases; One controlled substance possession case; Two…
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, June 22, 2026: 12:54 p.m., assault, 8300 block of East Cleveland Road, Greenwood Township. 2:02 p.m., a 52-year-old Walkerville man was cited for second-offense driving while license revoked, East Garfield Road…
The 28-year-old Illinois man died by an apparent suicide By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Michigan State Police have identified the body found in a wooded area near the Hart-Montague bike trail Tuesday morning, June 30, as a missing Electric Forest Festival attendee. “The Michigan State Police is providing an update regarding the investigation involving Jerard R. Jackson, a…
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