SHELBY — Lt. Craig Mast (R-Hart), Undersheriff Tim Priese (R-New Era) and Deputy Leroy Strait (R-Montague) are vying for the office of Oceana County Sheriff. All three candidates will attend a question-and-answer session in order to allow the public to get to know them better. The event is free to the public and is set for Thursday, May 19, at…
Recent activity in Oceana County of the Michigan State Police of the Hart post includes: Monday, May 9, 2016: – 9:20 p.m., car/deer crash, 192nd Ave. and Yonker Rd., Newfield Township. Tuesday, May 10, 2016: – 2:05 a.m., a 20-year-old Shelby man was arrested for no proof of insurance; unregistered vehicle; and improper plates, Third St. and Michigan Ave., Village…
Dear Editor: I would like to address Mr. Bizon’s statements published on www.oceanacountypress.com concerning my desire to return the office of drain commissioner to part-time, as it had been in the mid-80s. (See letter to the editor here) While it is true that Manistee, Osceola and Benzie counties have fewer drains than Oceana, it is also true that Oceana has…
A “substation issue” caused approximately 1,445 Great Lakes Energy customers in Oceana and Muskegon counties to be without power for several hours Wednesday morning, May 11, said GLE Communications Director Dave Guzniczak. Central Dispatch reported a sparking transformer on Webster Road near 56th and 60th avenues in Grant Township at approximately 5:30 a.m. Guzniczak said 333 customers in Grant Township…
PENTWATER — This beautiful quilt named “Carousel” will be raffled off during the Pentwater Women’s Club fundraiser “Wine & Art By the Water” for Pentwater Student Scholarships Sunday, May 15, from 2-5 p.m. Tickets for the raffle are $5 each. Kristin Forester, Linda Hundt and Judy Jankowski spent over 30 hours each making the quilt.
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