By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. MEARS — Approximately 260 people attended a “Silver Lake Off-Road Vehicle Area (SLORVA) Workshop” Monday evening, Jan. 12, in the former Golden Elementary School. The workshop was organized by state officials to gain input from dune users and local business people regarding the proposed changes to the sand dune voucher system at Silver Lake State…
HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing man, Jack Kokx, 50, of N. 120th Ave., Crystal Township. Kokx’s family contacted the sheriff’s department, Jan. 6, indicating that Kokx has been missing since his release from the Mason County Jail, May 28, 2014. Kokx has a long criminal history, mainly involving alcohol-related incidents. He has been…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. MEARS — The “Silver Lake Off-Road Vehicle Area (SLORVA) Workshop” is set for this evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Golden Elementary School. The workshop was organized by state officials following an outrage by sand dune enthusiasts last month due to a proposed voucher system at Silver Lake State Park that they felt would lock…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEWFIELD TWP. — Battling a winter storm with single-digit temperatures, firefighters from six departments fought a blaze Friday afternoon, Jan. 9, that began in a residential garage and quickly spread to a single-story modular home. The garage and home owned by George Golden, located at 8697 E. Parkton Lane along the White River, are a…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — The huge storm that dumped over a foot of snow with blizzard-like conditions overnight appears to be winding down, and residents are digging out this morning. “Secondary roads are impassible with very deep drifts,” according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. “Lake effect snow continues this morning through today (Jan.…
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