Employment: K-12 Instructional Assistants Mason County Central School District is hiring for the position of K-12 Instructional Assistants. For details and to apply, click on www.mccschools.org, job ID #472. Application deadline is Aug. 22, 2025 at 4 p.m This is a paid posting. Published until Aug. 22, 2025.
HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Maguire Alan Crothers, 19, pleaded guilty Aug. 12 to operating while impaired and was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education; and $1,055 in fines and costs. One count of operating while intoxicated was dismissed. Wendelin Lee Barnes,…
SHELBY — St. Stephens Lutheran Church is hosting a CHAIR-ity Trail fundraiser for the Ladder Community Center. The chairs will be brought to the Shelby Fruit Festival for an auction event Saturday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Shelby Township Community Park. “The CHAIR-ity Trail is a vibrant, walkable and ‘photo-worthy’ fundraiser featuring hand-painted Adirondack chairs on display at…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old boy was apprehended by Michigan State Police troopers Friday, Aug. 8, for an alleged embezzlement of $25,000 from Craig’s Cruisers in Silver Lake, said Sgt. Michael Cuevas of the Hart post. The boy allegedly was “utilizing activity cards and preloading them with funds” in order to provide free rides and activities for his friends and…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A mobile home with an addition at 7408 W. Fox Rd. was destroyed by fire Monday morning, Aug. 11, said Hart Fire Chief Dwight Fuehring. The Hart Area Fire Department was assisted by Shelby-Benona and Pentwater fire departments. The cause of the fire is unknown. There was no power or gas connected. A man was living in…
A thunderstorm Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, took down utility lines in the following locations, according to 911 dispatch information: 8:54 a.m., wires down, Grant Road and 80th Avenue, Shelby Township. 9:06 a.m., tree and wires across the roadway, York Road and 116th Avenue, Elbridge Township. 9:19 a.m., tree fell on wires, Shelby Road and 112th Avenue, Ferry Township. At 9:10…
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 post of the Michigan State Police: Monday, Aug. 4, 2025: 2:36 p.m., a 19-year-old Mason, Michigan woman was cited for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate, US 31 and Hayes Road, Shelby Township. Wednesday, Aug.…
Employment: Kindergarten Teacher – Shelby Public Schools This is a paid posting. Published until Aug. 19, 2025
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. WEARE TOWNSHIP — Pentwater police officers deployed stop sticks to halt the pickup truck of a fleeing suspect Sunday, Aug. 10, around 12:30 a.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The Pentwater Police Department assisted the sheriff’s office by flattening the tires of…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 23-year-old Kalamazoo man was transported to an area hospital after the side-by-side ATV he was driving at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday, Aug. 10, “overturned several times,” according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The man was operating a 2019 Honda SXS 1000 that “was traveling southbound going over Test Hill,” states the…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 68-year-old River Grove, Illinois man was injured Saturday, Aug. 8, shortly before 3 p.m. at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes when he was ejected from the 2023 Can Am quad that he was driving during a rollover crash, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. According to the report, he was treated at the…
HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents that there is a phone scam targeting sex offender registrants. “There is a new scam going around the county involving SOR registrants,” said Sgt. Jeremy Swihart. “In the last two days, we have had numerous calls from people that have been contacted by phone telling them they need to pay…
Altha Mae Adams, of Pentwater, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025, at her home with family by her side. She was born May 6, 1942, in Arkansas, the daughter of Jack and Pearl (Hill) Frame. Altha married the love of her life, Frank Adams Jr., on March 18, 1960, in Illinois, and after celebrating their 50th anniversary, Frank passed on…
Employment: Mason County Emergency Management Coordinator/Planner The County of Mason is seeking a qualified individual for the full-time position of Mason County Emergency Management Coordinator/Planner. Individuals applying for this position must possess excellent communication and administrative skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination of emergency management/planning activities for the County of Mason. Interested candidates are asked to…
Employment: Water Plant Maintenance Relief Operator The City of Ludington is accepting applications/resumes to fill a vacancy for a Water Treatment Plant Maintenance Relief Operator position. If hired, the applicant may have up to two years to obtain an EGLE F-4 or higher Waterworks System Operator License. Employee must retain license as a condition of employment. An entrance exam with…
Employment: Administrative Assistant, Mason Co. Road Commission The Mason County Road Commission is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Administrative Assistant. The position requires considerable knowledge and understanding of: general ledger accounting and accounting terminology; transaction codes and procedures used in a complex computerized financial management system; office procedures and proven ability to exercise discretion, good judgement and take…
HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series recently announced its schedule of concerts for the 2025–2026 season. The season will begin Friday, Oct. 10 with a concert by the Kris Johnson Group. Kris Johnson is an empathetic, intelligent, and efficient trumpeter, composer, arranger, film composer, and educator based in Detroit. With contributions to six Grammy-nominated albums as a trumpeter…
The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, July 31, 2025: 3:43 p.m., wellbeing check, Polk Road and Griswold Street, City of Hart. 4 p.m., wellbeing check, 1000 block of Mason Avenue, City of Hart. 4:55 p.m., larceny, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 7:08 p.m., peacekeeping, 10 block of North Griswold Street, City of…
Chuck, Dad, PC, Chuckie or Charles went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, August 4, 2025. Chuck was born Charles Helmer Anderson on July 13, 1934, in Menominee. His parents were Carl G. and Ruth V. Anderson(Bloomquist). He had two sisters and a brother, Ruth Marie (Borns), Elizabeth-Betsy (Evans), and David L. Anderson. All of…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — A dark blue Club Car brand golf cart valued at $5,000 was reported stolen from the Grandview Golf Course, at 5464 S. 68th Ave., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The theft was reported Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 1:19 p.m. The following is other recent activity of the Oceana County sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025: 9:59…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — A fire that destroyed the David Allen Racing Motorsports business at 9589 S. Maple Island Rd., July 26, may have been caused by a lightning strike. Insurance investigators and Oceana County Sheriff’s Office fire investigators have determined “the fire appears to be not manmade — not suspicious at this time,” said Oceana…
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