Firefighters battle grass fires Open burning is banned in Oceana County OCEANA COUNTY — Three separate grass fires were reported in Oceana County within an approximate 15-minute time span Monday, April 10, shortly before 4 p.m. Grass fires were called in to Mason-Oceana 911 near 54th Avenue in Benona Township; in the area of White Pine Drive in Weare Township;…
Child fentanyl death case against mother heads to trial By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The criminal case against a 30-year-old Grant Township woman charged with manslaughter and child abuse in connection to the July 1, 2022 fentanyl death of her 4-year-old son is headed to trial in 51st Circuit Court. Jodi Michelle Neino, who is lodged in the Oceana…
Accused killer’s case heads to trial By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The case against a 33-year-old Muskegon man accused of shooting and killing a 28-year-old man with a handgun last June is heading to trial in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court. Carlos Andres Sanchez, who is lodged in the Oceana County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond, appeared in…
Ludington Hospital named a ‘Gold Level Provider’ of Safe Sitter instruction LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, part of Corewell Health, has been notified that its Community Services department has been named a Gold Level Safe Sitter Provider, the highest level that can be achieved. “The Safe Sitter class is important because if a child is choking, stops breathing, or…
Fire department awarded $28,000 grant for UTV By Allison Scarbrough, Editor GRANT TOWNSHIP — Grant Township Fire and Rescue was awarded a $28,000 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to purchase a 2022 Polaris Ranger utility terrain vehicle. The UTV, also called a side-by side, joined the fire department’s now eight-vehicle fleet, March 23. “We’ve been talking about getting…
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