Basketball coach accused of sexual assault. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Walkerville JV Basketball Coach Russell Douglas Swihart, 35, was arraigned in 78th District Court Thursday, July 5, on five felony counts of criminal sexual conduct (CSC) for alleged sexual assaults of two 13-year-old female players. Swihart, of 5755 N. 192nd Ave., Walkerville, is charged with first-degree CSC,…
27 arrests, 31 pending arrests at EF. #EF2018 ROTHBURY — A total of 27 people were arrested and lodged in the Oceana County Jail during the Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort, according to Michigan State Police Lt. Matthew Kanitz, assistant commander of the Hart post. An additional 31 people are pending arrest after review by the Oceana…
Meet the candidates July 10. #Election2018 WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Thrives, a non-profit community development group, invites community members to meet the August primary candidates at the “Meet the Candidates and Community Dinner” Tuesday, July 10, at 6 p.m. in the Walkerville Wesleyan Church gymnasium. Walkerville Thrives has invited candidates for the Leavitt, Crystal and Elbridge townships to attend, as well…
Shakespeare on the Hart Commons. HART — The Oceana Summer Youth Theatre will perform Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” in a free community performance on the Hart Commons next weekend, July 13-15. The production starts at 7 p.m. each night and is appropriate for all audiences. The show will run just over an hour. Audience members can order food from…
Car, bike stolen during garage break-in. #OceanaCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — A Subaru station wagon, a bicycle and various other times were stolen from a garage that was broken into some time Monday night, July 2, in the 2000 block of Roosevelt Road, said Michigan State Police Trooper Mitchell Stevens. The break-in occurred some time after 7:45 p.m. Monday and before…
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