Texas man found guilty of cocaine distribution in federal court. GRAND RAPIDS — A Texas man was recently convicted by a jury in federal court for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in and around Oceana County. Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Jaime Valente Pina, Jr., 24, of Alamo, Texas was found guilty during a jury trial. Pina, along…
Oceana organizations receive $11,000 in People Fund grants Great Lakes Energy members who support the cooperative’s People Fund program made possible seven grants to four area organizations totaling $11,000. The organizations and grant amounts include: First Baptist Church of Pentwater/Pentwater Community Food Pantry: $2,000 for freezers for the food pantry. Shelby Area District Library, Shelby: $1,000 for children’s books for a…
State police positively identifies Hepworth’s remains. LANSING — The Michigan State Police has confirmed that the remains of the body found in Wexford County on March 28 were those of James Hepworth, 37, of Pentwater, who had been missing since early August 2016, according to Hepworth’s widow, Amanda Wheaton. The body was found by a cadaver dog approximately 3/4 to…
#OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Alice Murdock, 90, of Hart, died Friday, May 5, 2017. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Vincent Thomas Kacynski, 93, of Hart, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby. Theodore Harry Swanson, 67, of Shelby, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at home. Edwin…
UPDATE: Man arrested after truck drives into Shopko. #OceanaCountyNews. HART — A 35-year-old Mears man was arrested for malicious destruction of a building after he drove a Dodge Ram pickup truck into the Shopko store at 2278 N. Comfort Dr. Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from Hart Police Department, no one was injured following the incident. The press release…
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