Walker challenged by Schilleman in District 7. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. Incumbent Robert Walker is being challenged by Rhonda Schilleman in the Aug. 4 primary for the District 7 county commissioner seat on the Oceana County Board of Commissioners. Both Walker and Schilleman are republicans. District 7 includes Grant and Otto townships and a small portion of Shelby Township and the…
Township races heat up in August election. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — There are several races at the township level in the Aug. 4 primary election. In Shelby Township, Star Blohm and Richard Raffaelli are seeking the supervisor position. Five candidates are vying for two trustee positions: Dianne Blohm, Caleb Coulter, Scott Meyers, Kenneth Near and Cynthia Rapes.…
4 county commissioners not seeking re-election. Sebolt running for state rep. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Four Oceana County commissioners — Andrew Sebolt, Jim Brown, Denny Powers and Dean Gustafson — are not seeking re-election in the Aug. 4 primary. Sebolt, a republican, bowed out of the county commissioner race because he is seeking election as state representative of…
Sheriff Mast announces he is seeking second term. #Election2020 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast announced Monday, March, 9 that he is seeking a second term as sheriff. Mast said he has filed his paperwork with the Oceana County Clerk for his re-election. Mast, 50, has been with the sheriff’s office for 27 years, first…
Governor’s budget vetoes put deputies’ jobs in peril. LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer cut the Secondary Road Patrol program last week as part of her vetoes that slash close to $1 billion from the 2020 state budget. However, 23 supplemental appropriation bills were introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate Tuesday, Oct. 8, aimed at reversing many of the budget vetoes enacted by…
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