Police seek iPad owner

December 4, 2025

HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the owner of an iPad that was found in the 3000 block of East Filmore Road in Elbridge Township, Nov. 9.  The iPad has a case with a specific sticker located on it. It also is secured with a passcode.  If the owner can identify the sticker and passcode, they should…

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Murder case moves to higher court

December 2, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The criminal case against a 46-year-old Ferry Township woman accused of murdering her husband was bound over from Oceana County’s 79th District Court to 51st Circuit Court following a preliminary exam Tuesday, Dec. 2. Shale Nicole Campos is charged with open murder and felony firearm for the shooting death of her 46-year-old husband,…

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15 inches of snow recorded in Hart

December 2, 2025

HART — A heavy lake effect snow storm Monday and Monday night, Dec. 2, poured in 15 inches of snow in Hart, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Hart had the highest recorded snowfall amount of the lakeshore counties impacted by the storm, including Mason, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. Ferrysburg recorded a foot of snow. All school…

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Closings and cancellations, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

December 1, 2025

The following are closings and cancellations have been reported to MCP/OCP for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Please check the list for updates. Schools Baldwin Community Schools Covenant Christian School, Ludington Fountain Child Development Center Hart Public Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area Schools Manistee Area Public Schools Mason County Central Schools including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern…

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Drunk driving arrests top holiday weekend police activity

December 1, 2025

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: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Midnight, a 22-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a vehicle crash, South 148th Avenue near Johnson Road, Ferry Township. The man, who sustained minor…

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Winter storm could produce up to a foot of snow

December 1, 2025

‘Travel could be very difficult to impossible.’ Oceana, Mason and Muskegon counties are under a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. The warning is in effect from noon Monday, Dec. 1, until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2. Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches predicted for Oceana and…

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Winter storm watch issued

November 30, 2025

Oceana, Muskegon and Ottawa counties are under a winter storm watch from Monday afternoon, Dec. 1, through Tuesday morning, Dec. 2. Heavy snow is forecasted with total snow accumulations of 6 or more inches possible — with very localized heavy amounts possible. The area is still under a winter weather advisory until Sunday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. “Roads, and…

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Winter weather advisory issued

November 30, 2025

Several lakeshore counties, including Oceana and Mason, are under a winter weather advisory until 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Periods of snow showers with additional snow accumulations of 1-4 inches with locally higher amounts are expected. “Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous,” states the National Weather Service. “During lake effect snow, the weather can…

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Winter storm could produce 7-10 inches of snow

November 29, 2025

OCEANA COUNTY — Oceana County is under a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service until Sunday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations between 7 and 10 inches. Visibilities may drop to below a ¼ mile due to falling and blowing snow. Other counties in the storm warning include: Muskegon, Newaygo,…

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With your help, we can keep local news alive

November 27, 2025

Dear MCP/OCP reader, As we near what has become known as Small Business Saturday, on Nov. 29, please keep in mind that Mason County Press/Oceana County Press is also a small, locally owned business, which needs your support. A small investment from you will help us to continue the services we currently provide, and will allow us to cover even…

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Sheriff’s report

November 26, 2025

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: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025: 11:07 a.m., malicious destruction of property, 8500 block of West Stone Road, Benona Township. 7:59 p.m.,  attempted fraud, 2400 block of North 56th Avenue, Golden Township. Wednesday, Nov.…

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Saxophone quartet to perform in Hart Dec. 5

November 26, 2025

HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series will present the Sinta Quartet Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Public Schools auditorium, located in the Hart Middle School. “Virtuosic to the core” (Textura) and hailed as “a tight-knit ensemble exploding with power and virtuosity” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), the Sinta Quartet is on a mission to bring the…

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HPD news, published Nov. 26, 2025

November 26, 2025

The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025: 12:42 p.m., found property, 200 block of State Street, City of Hart. 4:30 p.m., animal complaint, 800 block of Dryden Street, City of Hart. 5:50 p.m., general assistance, 400…

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Obituary: Rev. Ronald Joseph Weber, 78, of Dixon, Ill.

November 26, 2025

Rev. Ronald Joseph Weber, 78, died on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at OSF St. Katherine Hospital in Dixon, Illinois.  Ron was born March 2, 1947 in Hart, the son of John J. and Margaret E. (Christian) Weber, attended grade school in a two-room schoolhouse, and graduated from Hart High School with the class of 1964, a year younger than his peers.…

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Winter storm warning issued

November 25, 2025

OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a winter storm warning for Oceana, Mason, Newaygo and Mecosta counties beginning Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 7 a.m. until Thursday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. Heavy snow is expected with total accumulations between 2 and 7 inches and winds gusting at 45-55 mph. “Visibilities may drop below 1/4…

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Couple charged with child abuse in connection to baby’s death

November 25, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 27-year-old mother and her 34-year-old boyfriend are charged with multiple counts of child abuse in connection to the death of her son, 7-month-old Maverick Lyle Bouck.  Elizabeth LynnLanor Hogan and Devin Austin Brown-Fowler, who both have the same Hartford, Mich. address, are each charged with one count of second-degree child abuse, third-degree…

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Two Oceana County natives graduate from MSP trooper recruit school 

November 24, 2025

LANSING — Brad Renwick of Pentwater and Jose Lopez, Jr., of Walkerville are among 50 new Michigan State Police troopers to graduate from Trooper Recruit School last week. Renwick received the prestigious academic achievement award. Lopez has been assigned to the Fifth District’s Wayland post, and Renwick is assigned to the Eighth District’s St. Ignace post. “Michigan communities will soon…

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Recent death: Francis C. Miller, 90, of Pentwater

November 24, 2025

Francis C. Miller, 90, of Pentwater, died on Monday, November 24, 2025. Funeral arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. __________ Receive email alerts and recaps starting at $10 per month Thank you for reading Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. We are now featuring our convenient Email Service, which includes a daily recap of the day’s…

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With your help, we can keep local news alive

November 23, 2025

Dear MCP/OCP reader, As we near what has become known as Small Business Saturday, on Nov. 29, please keep in mind that Mason County Press/Oceana County Press is also a small, locally owned business, which needs your support. A small investment from you will help us to continue the services we currently provide, and will allow us to cover even…

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City reopens development requests for former Ceres property

November 20, 2025

HART — The City of Hart TIFA (Tax Increment Finance Authority) announced that the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the vacant Ceres Solutions property on East Main Street officially reopened Thursday, Nov. 20. Submissions will be accepted through Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at 10 a.m. The 100-year-old feed mill, which is owned by the City of Hart’s…

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US 31 rollover crash in sleet causes minor injuries

November 20, 2025

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 19-year-old Hart woman received minor injuries in a rollover crash on southbound US 31 near Shelby Road Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 18. The woman, who was driving a 2006 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck around 3:30 p.m., lost control of the truck in the sleet/hail, states a report from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. She was not transported…

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