Seven area youths have completed their initial training through the West Shore Beekeepers Association’s 2026 Youth Apiary Project and will receive their own honeybee colonies next spring. The program provides young people with hands-on experience in beekeeping while teaching agricultural skills, environmental stewardship and the importance of pollinators. The seven participants, selected through a competitive application process, are Owen Ernst…
West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. SHELBY — Nine ninth- and 10th-grade students from Hart, Manistee, Mason County Central and Shelby high schools are exploring careers in health care through the Northwest Michigan Health Pathways program. Launched locally in 2025, the annual program…
HART — A free medical and dental clinic will be held Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Oceana County Council on Aging, 4250 W. Tyler Road. The clinic, organized by AMEN (Adventist Medical Evangelism Network), will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until capacity is reached. The clinic will provide free dental, medical and vision services to individuals…
Graciela Esqueda, 64, of Shelby, died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 4725 Russell Road, Muskegon. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until time of services. Final interment will be in Hart Cemetery. Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, King-Hart Chapel…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — Two Oceana County residents were killed Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 27, in a nearly head-on crash on South Oceana Drive, south of West Webster Road. The victims have been identified as Austin Martinez, 21, of New Era, and Graciela Esqueda, 64, of Shelby, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Martinez, a graduate of Hart High School, was…
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