Recent deaths, posted Oct. 14, 2019. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Bonnie Mercein Blanchard, 67, of Pentwater, died on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington. Father Norberto Lacuesta Leyrita, 87, of Hesperia, died on October 10, 2019. Wilma L. Whelan, 100, of Whitehall, formerly of Crystal Valley, died on Thursday,…
Walkerville man charged with vehicle theft following morning manhunt. #MasonCountyCrime By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Dustin Allen Himes, Jr. 25, of 4570 N. 176th Ave., Walkerville, was arrested early this morning, Oct. 11, by Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies and charged with larceny form a vehicle and unlawfully driving away an automobile (UDAA). The UDAA of a 2006 GMC…
Learning the science of agriculture. #WestShoreSchoolNews By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Agriculture is one of the top industries in Michigan. The food and agriculture industry contributes $101.2 billion annual to the state’s economy, according to the Michigan Farm Bureau. There are over 923,000 agriculture food processing and agriculture related jobs in Michigan, 22 percent of the…
Obituary: Phyllis Jonassen, 93, Hart. Phyllis Ann Jonassen, 93, of Hart, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019, at her home. She was born August 12, 1926, in Ludington, the daughter of Jacob and Irene (Laurain) Bashaw. On December 22, 1945, Phyllis married Dr. Edward E. Jonassen. Phyllis worked for 58 years at her husband and son’s optometry practice, retiring at…
Dash cam footage of Oceana Drive crash. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast released this video from a dash cam from one of the vehicles that were involved in a four-vehicle crash Saturday, Oct. 5 on Oceana Drive in Grant Township. The video was taken from the inside of a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta that was traveling southbound on Oceana Drive. Read…
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