Mears News

A 48-year-old Mears man died in a house fire Saturday. Randall Worth, 5919 W. Fifth, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Oceana County Sheriff's Office officials.

Hide Video One man is dead after his home caught fire in Oceana County. The fire happened around 11:30 A.M. Saturday on 5th Street near Mears.

The November meeting of the Pentwater Women's Club will be a dinner at the Golden Inn in Mears Thursday, Nov.

Brian Rakestraw of Muskegon, an Army Reserve specialist in Iraq, soon will receive cookies baked in Whitehall and Big Rapids.

Children costumed as princesses, witches, Star Wars characters and more were layered with long sleeves, pants and in some cases warm jackets Saturday for Pentwater's second Spooktacular Halloween event.

Oct. 21 ... Michigan Author Doc Fletcher will present his "Canoeing and Kayaking Through Michigan," slide show, 7 p.m., at the Dalton Branch Library in Twin Lake.

A festival in Mears Friday won't feature food booths, but there will be a feast for book enthusiasts.

October's first morning frosted pumpkins and windshields as it brought cold air to western Michigan.

Home-energy conservation will be the focus of the third public meeting hosted by a White Lake-area community group focused on renewable energy and its benefits.

The Silver Lake Sand Dunes stretch two miles long and one mile wide bordering both Lake Michigan and Silver Lake.

Visitors to Historic White Pine Village took a step back in time over the weekend as the venue hosted Logging Days.

The original white, wooden lighthouse at the Pentwater channel stood from 1873 until the early 1900s, but is forever captured in an 1878 oil painting of the picturesque harbor.

An 18-year-old Hesperia man has been charged with breaking into a Mears store earlier this month and taking beer and cigarettes.

Charles Mears State Park will host a chance to "GO Get Outdoors" at a beach run/walk on Saturday, Sept.

The 138th Annual Oceana County Fair, set for Aug. 25-29, will offer tons of fun for all ages.

Jo Serrapere & the Willie Dunns will perform during a fundraiser for Pound Buddies and Faithful to Felines Sept.

This year's Pentwater Homecoming sand sculpture/castles competition at the Mears State Park beach attracted 238 contestants who created 74 sculptures.

A rash of business burglaries has broken out across Oceana County, with three break-ins in three successive nights -- including one safecracking -- reported since Wednesday.

A rash of business burglaries has broken out across Oceana County, with three break-ins in three successive nights -- including one safecracking -- reported since Wednesday.

While mowing the grass last night, I was listening to my iPod and the Mark Knopfler song "Speedway at Nazareth" came on.