PWC meets Friday. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Women’s Club will meet via Zoom Friday, Feb. 12, at 1:30 p.m. All PWC members will receive an electronic invitation to join the meeting and hear an update from Pentwater Arts Council members Janet Nelson and Robin Martin regarding the sponsored Art Education School programs and the impact they are seeing on the…
Battling truancy during COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — Chronic absenteeism in school almost always leads to low-performing — and often failing — students. In the era of COVID-19 with virtual or distant learning, educators are tasked with ensuring students who are learning from home are actually in “attendance.” “We have not seen a rise in truancy with…
Lakes of Fire 2021 canceled due to COVID-19. GRANT TOWNSHIP — The 2021 Lakes of Fire event held annually at the Lucky Lake Campground in mid-June has been canceled due to COVID-19, organizers announced Sunday Feb. 7. “I come to you with a heavy heart and bad news,” states a post on the group’s Facebook page. “You probably saw it…
Weekend police news, Feb. 8, 2021. The following is Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity over the weekend: Friday, Feb. 5, 2021: 9:38 p.m., a 31-year-old Walkerville woman was cited for driving while license suspended and driving without insurance, Deer Road, Leavitt Township. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021: 1:48 p.m., larceny of a torch set valued at $400 from a shed, South…
Shelby man who accosted 2 girls for sex sent to jail, faces deportation. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 30-year-old Shelby man was sentenced to six months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 8, for convictions of two counts of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Adan Rivera-Rodriguez, of 19 N. Michigan Ave., pleaded “no contest” Dec.…
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