Grant intended to keep individuals with mental illness out of jail. LUDINGTON — West Michigan Community Mental Health will use a $750,000 federal grant to create programs that will help keep individuals with mental illness out of jail and get them the appropriate mental health supports. The three-year grant from the Department of Justice stems from an initial planning grant…
Firefighter training facility moving up the ladder. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. FERRY TOWNSHIP — A firefighter training facility for Oceana County fire departments and those from surrounding areas is getting closer to becoming reality. A training center made from five stacked 40-foot-long heavy steel shipping containers is in the works, said Grant Township Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Dan Yost,…
Family temporarily displaced following house fire. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A family with five children ages 5-14 is temporarily displaced from its home following a house fire Thursday, Nov. 12, at 311 East Jefferson Street, according to Hart Deputy Fire Chief Dwight Fuehring. The fire was dispatched shortly before 10:45 a.m., and three fire departments — Hart, Pentwater…
78th District Court sentencings. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jason Alan Ennis, 34, of 5430 E. Arthur Rd., Hesperia, was found guilty Nov. 2 of domestic violence and driving while license suspended (DWLS) was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for two days served; six months probation;…
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