By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP — The 37-year-old Oceana County man who was shot and killed by a Muskegon County sheriff’s deputy at a hotel Nov. 7 was facing a felony charge of possession of child sexually abusive material in Oceana County’s 79th District Court, according to court records. The charge against Adam Randall Richards was dismissed one…
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Jenna Oleneack took the helm of Spitler Elementary School right before the start of the school year and leads with enthusiasm and experience. Principal Oleneack served as the K-12 assistant principal at Pentwater the previous school year. She…
HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Blake Louis Babic, 36, pleaded no contest Oct. 21 to fourth-degree child abuse and was sentenced to four days in jail; one year probation; and $450 in fines and costs. One felony count of possession of firearms by a prohibited person was dismissed. David Phillip Messerlie, 76,…
The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025: 2 a.m., suspicious situation, Courtland and Johnson streets, City of Hart. 5:17 p.m., wellbeing check, 20 block of Apple Street, City of Hart. 5:27 p.m., alarm, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. Friday, Nov. 7, 2025: 12:42 a.m., disturbance, State and East Main street,…
HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Chelce Jo Beagle, 32, of Pullman, Mich., two counts of breaking and entering a building with intent. Preliminary exam: Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. – Tamara Lynn Ticer, 58, of Baldwin, two counts of felonious assault. Pretrial: Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. – Denny Borrego,…
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