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Man injured in dune crash

August 11, 2025

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Kalamazoo man was transported to an area hospital after the side-by-side ATV he was driving at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday, Aug. 10, “overturned several times,” according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The man was operating a 2019 Honda SXS 1000 that “was traveling southbound going over Test Hill,” states the…

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Scam targets sex offender registrants

August 11, 2025

HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents that there is a phone scam targeting sex offender registrants. “There is a new scam going around the county involving SOR registrants,” said Sgt. Jeremy Swihart. “In the last two days, we have had numerous calls from people that have been contacted by phone telling them they need to pay…

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Hart PD report, published Aug. 8, 2025

August 8, 2025

The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, July 31, 2025: 3:43 p.m., wellbeing check, Polk Road and Griswold Street, City of Hart. 4 p.m., wellbeing check, 1000 block of Mason Avenue, City of Hart. 4:55 p.m., larceny, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 7:08 p.m., peacekeeping, 10 block of North Griswold Street, City of…

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Golf cart stolen from golf course

August 7, 2025

GRANT TOWNSHIP — A dark blue Club Car brand golf cart valued at $5,000 was reported stolen from the Grandview Golf Course, at 5464 S. 68th Ave., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The theft was reported Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 1:19 p.m. The following is other recent activity of the Oceana County sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025: 9:59…

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Parolee sentenced to prison for dealing drugs

August 6, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 29 months to 20 years in prison Monday, Aug 4, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court for a conviction of delivery/manufacture of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic, according to court records. Stephen Dale Yeager pleaded guilty to the charge, June 16. Yeager received credit for one day…

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