78th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 29, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Jason Roy Coffell, Jr., 44, of 1041 W. Arthur Rd., Rothbury, pleaded “no contest” Feb. 25, 2020 to attempted unlicensed residential builder and was sentenced Dec. 8, 2020 to 180 days suspended jail with credit for one…
Rothbury man sentenced to jail for pedestrian deaths. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 58-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to 30 days in jail in 78th District Court this month in connection to the deaths of a 14-year-old Montague girl and her father the night of June 3, 2019 on Webster Road in Grant Township. William Franklin Rudat, of…
Winter weather advisory begins Tuesday night. Expect mixed precipitation with total snow accumulations of 2-6 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. OCEANA COUNTY — The US Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a winter weather advisory for several counties including Oceana that is in effect Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 10 p.m. through Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 1…
Community leader Bill Wells passes away. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – Former Hart mayor and ambulance service pioneer William “Bill” W. Wells, 78, of Hart passed away Saturday, Dec. 26. Wells served many years as mayor and as a city council member. He also was an EMT and served on the Hart Area Fire Department. Wells, a Vietnam veteran,…
Honoring Chief Brooks. ROTHBURY — Grant Township firefighters paid tribute to Grant Township Fire Chief Roland Brooks Sunday, Dec. 27, at the fire station. Brooks, who was the chief for 40 years and served on the fire department for 56 years, passed away Dec. 20. His wife Joan and other family members attended the ceremony. The following was transmitted to…
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