Asparagus festival parade canceled, but queen pageant still a go. HART — The 2021 National Asparagus Festival will not include the popular Joan Glover Royale Parade due to COVID-19, but there will still be an Asparagus Queen Pageant. A post on the organization’s Facebook page states the following: “The NAF board met and discussed all aspects of potential events and…
Oceana County Right to Life hosts movie night. HART — Oceana County Right to Life is sponsoring a free movie night Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at Hart Wesleyan Church, 3757 W. Polk Rd. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The movie is “October Baby,” and there will be time afterwards to discuss the movie. Refreshments will follow, and a…
Obituary: Susan (Klemm) Miller, 63, of Hart. Susan Kae (Klemm) Klemm, 63, of Hart, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021. Susan loved the Lord. She was a faithful wife, a loving mother, and a friend to all. Family was everything to Sue and her love didn’t stop there; It reached so deep into the community around her. Our lives…
Fire destroys house. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Fire destroyed a house at 3215 Cleveland Road near Rothbury Friday evening, April 23. The fire started in the garage where a person was working on a motorcycle. Gas leaked out of the motorcycle, which was then ignited by a portable heater in the garage, said Grant Township Fire Chief…
Honoring a legend. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Area firefighters, police officers, EMTs and emergency personnel paid tribute to Grant Township Fire Chief Roland Brooks with a procession from the fire station near Rothbury to his funeral service in Shelby Saturday morning, April 24. Brooks served as fire chief for 40 years and had been on the fire…
Mental Health Matters: How tele-health is expanding mental health access By Lily Winston and Alan Neushwander We live in a turbulent time where mental health is concerned. On the one hand, there’s an argument to be made that there are more stress factors on people today than at any other time in recent history. The age of social media is…
News alert: Attic fire on Cleveland Road. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Shelby-Benona Fire Department was requested to respond to a rekindle of a structure fire in the 3200 block of Cleveland Road between 80th Avenue and Water Road Saturday, April 24, at 7:45 a.m. Central Dispatch reported that there was an attic fire that rekindled from a fire that occurred Friday, April…
News alert: Vehicle fire on Tahoe Trail. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Grant Township Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire on Tahoe Trail near Arthur Road Friday, April 23, around 9:10 p.m.
EF 2021 canceled due to COVD-19. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — For the second straight year, the Electric Forest Festival has been canceled due to COVID-19. The gigantic music festival held annually at end of June at the Double JJ Resort attracts tens of thousands of attendees from across the US and beyond. Organizers had secured two dates in…
Area high schoolers learn restaurant management, culinary arts through ESD program. West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. By Kate Krieger-Watkins, Staff Writer. VICTORY TWP (Mason County) — ProStart is a high school program that teaches restaurant management and culinary arts. The Michigan Restaurant…
HPD report, April 23, 2021. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, April 15, 2021: 8 a.m., juvenile runaways, 600 block of Dryden Street, City of Hart. 10:30 a.m., vehicle crash, no injuries, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart. 2:09 p.m., larceny, 400 block of Wood Street, City of Hart. 8:34 p.m., medical…
Police news, April 23, 2021. The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Michigan State Police, Hart post: Thursday, April 22, 2021: 3:35 p.m., a 30-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for a bond violation, 100 block of Munn Street, Village of Hesperia. 8:20 p.m., a 37-year-old Muskegon woman was arrested on a felony fugitive warrant, providing false information…
In support of the ESD special education millage renewal. Dear Editor, This letter is being written to ask for your support for the special education millage election on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The millage is for the West Shore Educational Service District, but benefits all the school districts of Lake, Mason, and Oceana counties. While working as a psychologist, social…
Recent deaths, posted April 23, 2021 This post is a presentation of Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133. The following recent death information has been reported to OCP: Susan Miller, 63, of Hart, died on Friday, April 23, 2021. Services are pending. Arrangements were entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Listing of…
Obituary: Beverly Kelly, 75, of Pentwater. Beverly A. (Slee) Kelly, born In Allentown Pennsylvania on December 5, 1945, passed away at her Pentwater home on Thursday, April 22, 2021, after a year-long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Daniel; her children, Tara and Derek; her daughter-in-law, Kerrie; and her four grandsons. She will be remembered by her…
City manager says departure was prompted by council not renewing her contract. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Hart City Manager Lynne Ladner said her departure from employment with the city was prompted by the city council not renewing her contract. The city council voted in March to not renew her contract, which expires in July. “I was left with…
News alert: Grass fire near 80th Avenue. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Grant Township and Montague fire departments were dispatched to a grass fire in the 8000 block of South 80th Avenue between McKinley and Webster roads Wednesday, April 21, at 3 p.m. UPDATE: Montague FD was told to disregard due to the small size of the fire. UPDATE: Fire reported out…
The Land: Fighting the freeze. The Land is series telling the stories about local agriculture. It is a presentation of Peterson Farms, Inc., www.petersonfarmsinc.com. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Dave Rennhack has been a farmer for decades and has dealt with many spring frosts over the years that have damaged fruit in his orchards. Warm and sunny weather two…
Hart city manager resigns. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Hart City Manager Lynne Ladner resigned from her post effective May 7, according to Hart Mayor Vicki Platt. Ladner has accepted another position in Florida, Platt said. She was hired in 2018 when long-time Hart City Manager Stan Rickard retired from the position. Ladner previously held city manager positions in South…
Nominations open for Pentwater Service Club’s 2021 Citizen of the Year. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club is now accepting applications for its 2021 Citizen of the Year. The recipient will be recognized at a community dinner and program in his or her honor. Each year, the club recognizes a Pentwater area citizen who has performed outstanding service for the…
Hansen Foods to sell Pentwater Service Club caramel corn. HART — The Pentwater Service Club announced that locally-owned Hansen Foods will carry the club’s flagship Pentwater Service Club Caramel Corn, making it the first store in the area to carry the product. In previous years the club’s caramel corn has been available only during special, summertime events. “We knew we…
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