Emotions run high during hunting death case. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – Emotions ran high Monday morning, Sept. 10, in 27th Circuit Court during the sentencing of a 63-year-old Jenison man serving as a youth mentor and hunting safety instructor, who carelessly discharged his gun killing a 13-year-old Wyoming, Michigan boy. Roger Erick Hoeker shot William “Billy” Gort, Jr.…
DWLS, OWI arrests top weekend police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity In Oceana County: Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018: – 8:07 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 26-year-old Rothbury man was arrested for a personal protection order violation, 7000 block of Michigan Avenue, Village of Rothbury. Friday, Sept. 7, 2018: – 12:49 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 30-year-old Montague…
Successful season for boat safety training. PENTWATER – Pentwater Sportfishing Association, along with the Pentwater Yacht Club, and Oceana Country Marine Deputy Officer Tim Simon, held the Don VanZile Boater Safety Training class in July and August. A total of 33 individuals attended the two-day course, and all passed to receive the boater safety certificate. This annual event started in…
TEAM gets $1,000 boost from Shopko. HART – The City of Hart Police Department was recently awarded the Shopko Foundation Communities Charitable Grant in the amount of $1,000. The grant was written and submitted by D/Sgt. Kevin Skipski to assist with the Hart Police Department TEAM Program (Teaching, Educating and Mentoring) that is currently taught to fifth grade students at…
Women Who Care group has donated $310,700. PENTWATER – Records are made to be broken, and the Women Who Care of Oceana County set several records for themselves at their Sept. 4 meeting at the Pentwater Yacht Club. First, with the group’s latest contributions, total gifts from members since June of 2012 now total $310,700. And second, with the addition…
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