Service club rings in the holidays to help rescue Christmas. By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer. PENTWATER — Small town post offices, like Pentwater’s, provide a real sense of community. This was demonstrated Dec. 11 and 12 when volunteer bell ringers from the Pentwater Service Club set up a Salvation Army red kettle, and invited postal patrons and passersby to…
Roy’s Kids program makes Christmas brighter for 40 families. OCEANA COUNTY — Forty Oceana County families received Christmas gifts from local law enforcement officers Saturday, Dec. 19, thanks to the Roy’s Kids program. The charitable program was launched in 1994 by Roy Strait, who is the New Era police chief and a retired Oceana County sheriff’s deputy. Strait began the…
Hesperia woman charged with 4 felonies in connection to assault. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 78th District Court on felony charges: – Nicole Christine Roth, 25, of 2660 Loop Rd., Hesperia, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) on felony charges of first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to do…
EF organizers ‘considering options’ for 2021 dates. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — The four-day Electric Forest Festival that attracts 40,000 or more attendees from across the US and other countries to the Double JJ Resort each year was canceled last summer due to COVID-19, and organizers recently announced they are “considering options” for 2021 dates. The massive music festival…
New community park proposed in Shelby Township. SHELBY TOWNSHIP – A new community park development has been proposed on Buchanan Road near 72nd Avenue. The development is designed to promote the physical and psychological health of Oceana residents by offering access to a well-maintained area to exercise and enjoy nature. It would be a meeting place for families and organizations…
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