Grant Road closed. SHELBY TOWNSHIP – Grant Road between Oceana Drive and 80th Avenue is closed Thursday, April 16, in order for the Oceana County Road Commission to cut trees in preparation for road work this summer. Local residents will be able to access their property, and the work should be done by 4 p.m., according to the road commission.…
Mears man sentenced to jail for kicking police car. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — A 47-year-old Mears man was recently sentenced to 120 days in jail in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of attempted malicious destruction of fire/police property. Todd Allen Smith, of 2132 N. 56th Ave., was found guilty Feb. 10 and was sentenced April 6 via polycom teleconferencing due…
Police seek public’s help to track down shoplifting suspect. HART – The Hart Police Department is requesting public assistance with the identification of a suspect responsible for a retail fraud in the City of Hart that occurred Wednesday, April 7. “The suspect is described as being a white male in his early 30s wearing a pale orange hooded sweatshirt, black…
EF 2020 canceled due to COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — The Rothbury Village Council voted down a proposal to postpone the Electric Forest Festival with 5-2 vote during a cold and blustery outdoor meeting Thursday, April 9. The decision cancels Electric Forest Festival in 2020. Festival producers proposed moving the massive music festival from June 25-28 to Sept.…
Jail at lowest capacity in decades during COVID-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — There are 27 inmates presently lodged in the Oceana County Jail, which is a 66-person-capacity facility, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. That is the lowest inmate population he has ever seen in his 27-year career with the sheriff’s office. In an effort to prevent the…
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