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Woman arrested for stabbing boyfriend’s neck with screwdriver.

April 27, 2020

Woman arrested for stabbing boyfriend’s neck with screwdriver. #OceanaCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 34-year-old Muskegon woman was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies Saturday, April 25, shortly after 1 a.m. after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the neck with a screwdriver, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The incident occurred at a residence on South Oceana Drive. The victim, who…

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Fifth COVID-19 case reported in Oceana County.

April 27, 2020

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…

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Prison term for home invasion tops circuit court sentencings.

April 24, 2020

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…

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4 county commissioners not seeking re-election.

April 24, 2020

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…

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COVID-19 numbers continue to rise locally.

April 23, 2020

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…

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