79th District Court sentencings, April 13, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Amanda Lynn Dougherty, of 2325 S. 64th Ave., Shelby, was found guilty April 4 of abandoning/cruelty to animals and was sentenced to $400 in fines and costs. Melyssa-Ann Elvira Rodgers, of 5030 E. Loop Rd., Hesperia,…
Dispute over alleged romantic affair turns violent Fight involved a knife, baseball bat, car ramming, death threats. By Allison Scarbrough NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Hesperia man faces a felony of assault with intent to murder following a violent encounter with a 64-year-old Hesperia man over an alleged love triangle. Joseph Owen Pulsipher, of 9430 E. Filmore Rd., remains lodged…
Firefighters quickly extinguish house fire By Allison Scarbrough, Editor SHELBY — Firefighters from four departments responded to a house fire at 112 Elliott Street Wednesday, April 12, around 12:30 p.m. The blaze was quickly extinguished by firefighters from Shelby-Benona, Hart, Grant Township and Ferry Township. “They got it knocked down pretty quick,” said Shelby Assistant Fire Chief Mark Burmeister. Emergency…
Reaffirming OCP’s commitment to serving Oceana County Oceana County’s only locally owned news service I wanted to take this time to re-affirm with you, the readers of Oceana County Press, our commitment to serving Oceana County. Oceana County Press was started in 2014 as an exclusively online news service, following the success of our sister news service, Mason County Press,…
High fire danger across Lower Peninsula Warm temperatures, winds and winter buildup of dry grasses and leaves have pushed fire danger to very high levels across the Lower Peninsula, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources press release. “People need to be careful when doing any outdoor activity that could spark a wildfire,” said Don Klingler, Michigan Department of…
.png)
