By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HESPERIA — In an age of big box shopping centers and dollar stores, small town grocers must adapt to compete against the corporate giants. Ed’s Orchard Market is a prime example of a local family-owned grocery store that has proven it is here to stay for generations. “We offer a pretty wide variety of products…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. OTTO TOWNSHIP — A Raven .25-caliber pistol valued at $350 was stolen during a break-in that was reported Monday, March 11, around 2:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of South 142nd Avenue, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. In a separate incident,…
‘At one residence he was trying to gain entry into, he was met with the homeowner who defended the residence with a firearm.’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LEAVITT TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old Newaygo man who was in an apparent drug-induced delusional state while on a break-in crime spree remains hospitalized for multiple cuts and gashes he suffered while breaking…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor SHELBY — Juvenile culprits involved in two separate vandalism cases have been caught, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A 15-year-old Shelby girl and a 16-year-old Shelby boy allegedly spray painted graffiti on 18 school buses at Shelby Public Schools and vandalized nearby Getty Park, said Sheriff Mast. “She’s an absolute hell on wheels,”…
HART — There is still time to make an appointment for free tax preparation at two Oceana County sites. If your household income is less than $66,000, call 211 to schedule an appointment through Goodwill’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Tax preparation sites are at Hart City Hall, 407 S. State St., on Thursdays from 2-6 p.m. through April…
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