Student brings B-B gun to elementary school. HART — A student brought a B-B gun to Spitler Elementary School Friday, Dec. 13, and an investigation is being conducted. No one was injured, according to school officials. The following was posted on Spitler Elementary School’s Facebook page shortly before 5 p.m.: “A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT – It was reported earlier…
Owners scramble to save cottages from falling into Lake Michigan. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Lake Michigan’s record high water level is putting many homes and cottages along the West Michigan shoreline in serious danger of falling into Lake Michigan. An approximate 600-foot portion of North Lakeshore Drive, which is a gravel road, recently washed away, cutting…
Deputies swing into action to warm disabled man’s home and heart. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Three Oceana County sheriff’s deputies went above and beyond the call of duty on a cold mid-December day by helping a disabled man heat his house. “Yesterday, Central Dispatch received a phone call from a mail carrier,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig…
Shelby Gem Factory to close. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — An iconic Shelby business is closing its doors after 50 years of operation. Shelby Gem Factory will be closed at the end of this month, said Jo Kelley, vice president of the company. The closing was a “forced choice,” Jo said. Her husband, Larry Kelley, who founded the unique…
Portion of US 31 to be named after fallen marine. #OceanaCounty LANSING — The State of Michigan is working toward establishing a memorial for an Oceana County hero — US Marine Corps Pfc. Brett Witteveen who died in combat. The Michigan Senate approved a bill Wednesday, Dec. 11, that would name a portion of US 31 after Witteveen who was…
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