PENTWATER — Learn about water safety; eat a hotdog lunch; and get a free life jacket during Water Safety Day Saturday, June 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pentwater Municipal Marina. Marine Sgt. Mike Fillips of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, will provide a presentation on water safety, and there will be several hands-on activities for kids,…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — One of two Shelby men who robbed the La Mexicana De Pancho grocery store at gunpoint last December was sentenced to three and a half to 25 years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 9. Miguel Angel Vargas-Mares, 23, of Shelby pleaded “no contest” to armed robbery, April 28.…
ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Walkerville man was killed when the car he was driving hit a tree and then ignited in flames on Harrison Road near 148th Avenue Saturday, June 7, at 12:17 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. Eugene Cowell Heiss was pronounced dead at the scene. “As the driver was traveling eastbound, he…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A two-story home at 613 N. June Dr. in the Silver Lake community is a total loss after a fire ripped through it Monday morning, June 9. Fire departments from Hart, Shelby-Benona, Pentwater, Ferry Township, Walkerville, Grant Township and Mason County’s Riverton Township were called to the scene. Life EMS responded for…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. HESPERIA — A thief or thieves stole multiple cases of beer from outdoor refrigerators at campsites at the River Rock Campground, at 155 W. Michigan Ave., according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The thefts were reported Saturday morning, June 7. The following…
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