By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER — The Pentwater Village Council voted 5-2 to terminate Village Manager Chris Brown’s contract without cause at the end of a regular meeting Monday evening, March 11. “My contract was terminated by a vote of the council without cause — so there is no reason,” said Brown in a phone interview Tuesday. “Technically, right…
Senior Resources of West Michigan, the area agency on aging for Muskegon, Ottawa, and Oceana counties, would like to hear your input. The organization will hold a public hearing Tuesday, April 16, at 3 p.m. “to listen to the comments and opinions of older adults and caregivers regarding plans for service provision outlined in the Annual Implementation Plan for the period…
PENTWATER — The Pentwater Historical Society will unveil a 9-foot model of the USS Sequoia this summer. A grant from Michigan Humanities will help fund the completion of a scale model of the presidential yacht, which was in service to the nation from 1935 until 1977. The yacht, nicknamed the “Floating Oval Office,” was sold by the U.S. government as…
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — Webster Road between 40th and 44th avenues is scheduled to be closed for road maintenance Tuesday, March 12, between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Local residents will be able to access their homes. Receive email alerts and recaps starting at $10 per month. Thank you for reading Mason County…
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Two men sentenced for selling drugs at Electric Forest By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Two men were sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, March 11, for selling drugs at the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury last June. David Michael Spodney, 35, of Linden, Michigan and Sammy B. Jones III, 25, of Detroit sold drugs to an…
Good announces candidacy for probate judge With more than 20 years of experience in the legal system, Attorney Ryan Good has announced his candidacy for Oceana County Probate Court judge. “I’m excited for this opportunity. I want to be able to give back to my community, and I believe I am uniquely qualified to do so,” Good said. “Good is…
Police news, posted March 11, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, March 5, 2024: 4:42 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 50-year-old Hart man was cited for driving while license suspended, North Oceana Drive, Weare Township. A charge…
Passenger injured when SUV hits tree WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Hart man who was a passenger in a one-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, March 10, on Jackson Road near Oceana Drive was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Lakeshore Hospital in Shelby, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The man was a passenger in a…
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4-year-old preschool fall sign up begins West Shore School news is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) 4-year-old preschool programs in Mason and Oceana counties are now accepting applications for the fall. The programs are at Hart Public Schools (Diman-Wolf Early Childhood Center),…
Living ‘off the grid’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Kaitlyn VanDerZanden sold everything she owned and moved to a cabin in the woods outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in January — a distance roughly 3,700 miles and four time zones away from her hometown of Hart. The 25-year-old flew to Fairbanks with her pet dog and cat. Her dad, Kevin, accompanied…
HPD news, posted March 8, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024: 11:20 a.m., breaking and entering, 800 block of Griswold Street, City of Hart. 7:39 p.m., family trouble, 100 block of Woodlawn Street, City…
Peterson Farms offers innovative recycling program Peterson Farms announced a new partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle to enable school communities — teachers, parents, and students alike — to recycle Peterson Farms Treats applesauce pouches. Most flexible plastic food pouches are considered hard to recycle because they are made of multiple layers of different materials. The Peterson Farms Treats Applesauce…
Jury finds man guilty of fleeing from police on mini bike The pursuit only lasted about a quarter mile as he reached a top speed of 30 mph HART — It took a jury just 45 minutes of deliberations before reaching a guilty verdict for a 36-year-old Hart man who fled from Oceana County sheriff’s deputies on a mini motorcycle…
51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted March 7, 2024 HART — The following were sentenced this week in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Jonathan De-Jesus Mendoza-Vasquez, 24, pleaded guilty Feb. 5, 2024 to third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced March 4, 2024 to 14 months to five years in prison and $698 in fines and costs. One count of…
Portion of Shelby Road closed for road work FERRY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Road between 124th and 132nd avenues is closed Thursday, March 7, for road work, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. A detour route has been set up, and local residents will be able to access their homes.
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