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…
Council to act on request to move EF to September. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — The Rothbury Village Council will hold a special meeting Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. to vote on a request from Electric Forest Festival producers to move the massive music festival from the end of June to mid-September in the midst of the COVID-19…
The Land: COVID-19 could be detrimental to asparagus season. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #TheLand is a series telling the stories about local agriculture. It is a presentation of Peterson Farms, Inc. With a market value at an all-time low and a serious worker shortage due to COVID-19, the 2020 asparagus season in Oceana County looks bleak. Asparagus season is a…
Dog stolen. HART — The Hart Police Department is investigating the theft of a bully pitbull that occurred Tuesday, April 7, in the 600 block of Woodlawn Court. “The suspect vehicle is a tan-colored rusty minivan which was last seen travelling eastbound on Wood Street,” states a post on HPD’s Facebook page. If anyone has any information, they are asked…
First COVID-19 case confirmed in Mason County. District Health Department #10 reported the first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in a Mason County resident Tuesday, April 7. “DHD#10 is working quickly to investigate this case to determine potential close contacts to the individual,” states a press release from the health department. There are three confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death…
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