Fifth COVID-19 case reported in Oceana County. District Health Department #10 reported a new case of COVID-19 in Oceana County Sunday, April 26, bringing the county’s total to five cases. One person in Oceana County has died from the virus. Neighboring Newaygo County has 16 reported coronavirus cases, and Mason County has five total, according to DHD #10. No COVID-19…
Prison term for home invasion tops circuit court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, proceedings either took place via Zoom or Polycom teleconfercing. – Joshua Mark Bassett-Lynch, 29, of 5813 Iris Rd., Ludington, pleaded “no contest” Dec. 2, 2019 to second-degree home invasion and…
4 county commissioners not seeking re-election. Sebolt running for state rep. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Four Oceana County commissioners — Andrew Sebolt, Jim Brown, Denny Powers and Dean Gustafson — are not seeking re-election in the Aug. 4 primary. Sebolt, a republican, bowed out of the county commissioner race because he is seeking election as state representative of…
COVID-19 numbers continue to rise locally. As of Thursday, April 23, at 3 p.m., District Health Department #10 reported 127 positive COVID-19 cases in the health department’s 10-county region, including four in Oceana County. There have been nine total deaths from COVID-19 in the DHD #10 jurisdiction, including one in Oceana County. The following are daily numbers reported by DHD…
Pirate News: Friday Night Lights in Hart. Pirate News is a service of Hart Public Schools in cooperation with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — To honor the Class of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hart High School is hosting a “Be the Light” event this Friday night, April 24, at the football stadium. Stadium lights will…
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