HART — West Shore Bank has contributed $10,000 to the Community Foundation for Oceana County’s Founders Circle Capital Campaign. The campaign is supporting the renovation of a historic building in downtown Hart that will become the foundation’s permanent home and provide a gathering space for the community. The renovated facility will include office and meeting space intended to serve residents,…
Janis Joy “Jan” Prather of Mears, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2026, following a long illness. She was born on April 20, 1945, in Freeport, Ill., to Roy and Doris Hefty. Raised in Orangeville, Ill., Jan graduated from Orangeville High School in the Class of 1963. She later attended Rock Valley…
Ignacio “Nacho” Saucedo passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday August 6, 2026. Nacho was born in San Antonio, Texas on Oct. 13, 1946, the son of Jose and Seferina Saucedo. He attended John F. Kennedy High School. Nacho, seventh of 12 sons, grew up following crops with his family…from weeding fields in Missouri to harvesting beets in Indiana to…
The following is activity reported by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Ludington Police Department and Oceana County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. Among the more significant calls in Mason County, Mason County sheriff’s deputies investigated two breaking and entering complaints in Pere Marquette Township and Ludington, responded to a malicious destruction of property complaint in Hamlin Township, handled…
James David Waits, 70, of Hart, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. David was born on Nov. 12, 1955, the son of the late Mary (Wade) Freel and David Arnold Waits. David loved the life he was given. He enjoyed spending time with family, especially his grandchildren. He also enjoyed his time on the lake and river, fishing. David…
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