Snow or no snow, Hart Winterfest is a go By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Despite a lackluster winter as far as snowfall is concerned, the annual Hart Winterfest scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 3 and 4 will happen whether we have snow or not. The family-friendly event features a vintage snowmobile show, ice fishing tournament, soup walk,…
79th District Court news, posted Jan. 4, 2024 HART — The following proceedings recently took place in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Arraignments Felonies Oscar Martin Martinez-Ortega, 43, of 58 Chapita Hills, Shelby; breaking and entering of a building and malicious destruction of property $1,000-$20,000. Preliminary exam: Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent. Kevin Adan Lopez-Vasquez, 24, of…
Police seek info to find culprit(s) who broke into hunting cabin OTTO TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a breaking and entering of a hunting cabin and storage unit on 128th Avenue near McKinley Road that was reported Sunday, Dec. 31, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The culprit or culprits forced open a porch door…
OWI arrests top police activity over the holiday weekend The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Friday, Dec. 29, 2023: 1:23 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 24-year-old Montague man was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI), 72nd Avenue and Webster Road,…
Hooked on knitting By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer PENTWATER — Anyone who thinks chocolate is addictive has never learned how to knit. If you know how and are reading this, you’re probably smiling. It’s believed that knitting originated in Egypt about 1,000 years ago to make socks. Fast forward about 900 years, British citizens banded together in a national effort…
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