OCEANA COUNTY — The long-time president of the charitable organization, the Oceana Old Newsboys and Goodfellows, William Wirt “Bill” House, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 12, at the age of 69. House, who had been the Oceana Old Newsboys/Goodfellows president for the last 23 years, died just days after the organization’s big collection drive Saturday, Dec. 7. The “Old Newsies”…
HART — The Oceana County Council on Aging and Read Early Read Often are teaming up to host a special event for Oceana County’s children Friday, Dec. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Children can come in; read a book; take a book home with them; and take home a craft project,” said OCCOA Programs/Volunteer Services Director Bradley Youngstrom.…
HART — A 31-year-old homeless man is looking at a three-year prison term after pleading guilty during a pretrial hearing in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court to second-degree home invasion and methamphetamine possession Monday, Dec. 16. Rob Roger Smith faces a prison term of three to 15 years for the conviction, said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. Charges of…
HART — A 54-year-old Hart man was sentenced to seven months in jail for probation violation, along with a concurrent term of five months in jail for convictions of receiving and concealing stolen property valued between $1,000-$20,000, false report of a felony and methamphetamine/ecstasy possession, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 16. Benito Escamilla, Jr., pleaded “no contest”…
PENTWATER — Established in 2022 by the Pentwater Arts Council, the Oceana County Teacher Grant program is in its third year of awarding grant money to teachers involved in providing art, music and drama education to Oceana students. To date, the Oceana Teacher Grant Program has awarded over $9,000 to Oceana schools’ art, music and drama departments for student enrichment…
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