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Employment Opportunity: Road Commission Manager/Director

August 30, 2023

Employment Opportunity: Road Commission Manager/Director The Mason County Road Commission is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Manager/Director. Under the direction of the Board of County Road Commissioners, the Manager/Director directs and/or supervises all functions including project planning and development, human resource/safety management, union labor relations/contract negotiations, financial management and budget control. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge…

Oceana County woman arrested for making bomb threat at Hesperia school

August 29, 2023

Oceana County woman arrested for making bomb threat at Hesperia school HESPERIA — A 21-year-old Oceana County woman was arrested by the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office for a felony of false report/threat of terrorism after allegedly making a bomb threat via a social media post to Hesperia Community Schools. The woman, who is being prosecuted in Newaygo County, faces up…

Employment Opportunity: Head Start Teachers

August 29, 2023

Employment Opportunity: Head Start Teachers IMMEDIATE OPENINGS: Ludington, Baldwin, Kaleva, Hesperia, Grant Head Start seeking qualified preschool teachers. Annualized salary $39,000-$48,000 depending on college degree level and experience. Benefits: BC/BS health, dental & vision insurance, paid vacation, holiday, retirement, etc. Responsible for education and managing classroom of preschool age children and following an age-appropriate research-based curriculum. AA or BA required…

Weekend police news, posted Aug. 28, 2023

August 28, 2023

Weekend police news, posted Aug. 28, 2023 The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Aug. 25, 2023: 12:31 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 21-year-old Hesperia woman was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear, 300 block of South Sunset Drive, Village of Hesperia. 10:07 a.m., (OCSO), malicious destruction of property, a rock was…

Mother in child fentanyl death case sentenced to prison

August 28, 2023

Mother in child fentanyl death case sentenced to prison By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The 30-year-old Grant Township woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the July 1, 2022 fentanyl death of her 4-year-old son was sentenced to 19 months to 15 years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 28. Jodi Michelle Neino pleaded…