The following are closings and cancellations for Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Please check this list for updates. Schools Hesperia Community Schools ____________________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for $10 a month. Your contribution will help us to continue to provide you with free local news. The easiest way is…
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Employment: Mechanic, Ludington Mass Transit Authority This is a paid posting. Posted until Dec. 31, 2024
UPDATE: The advisory was extended until 11 a.m. Sunday. OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, through 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. Freezing rain is expected with total ice accumulations up to .10 of an inch. The advisory area includes Oceana, Mason, Lake, Newaygo, Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot,…
WEARE TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to the intersection of Monroe Road and Oceana Drive Friday, Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m. for a vehicle crash. The 911 caller reported to central dispatch that the vehicle crashed through a fence, and a male subject was unresponsive.
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. GRAND RAPIDS – Hart High School senior Clayton Riley is one three students in the state to receive the first-ever Michigan Apple Growers scholarship. Clayton is the son of apple growers Andy and Sarah Ann Riley of Mears. The 17-year-old plans to attend Michigan Technological…
UPDATE: Two other defendants were sentenced in the case Dec. 17, 2024. Michael Ivan Darling III of Hesperia pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was ordered to pay $6,739.34 in restitution, and Robert Erie-Lee Bremer of Hesperia also pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was ordered to pay $6,614.34 in restitution. HART — Six local men who were…
Jacqueline Marie Courter, 71, of Gobles, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility, in Hart. She was born September 26, 1953, in Detroit. Jackie loved fishing, the outdoors, camping, and gardening. She raised and bred labrador retrievers, worked as a medical assistant and was a fantastic cook. Jackie was a kind, generous, and free…
Oliver James Sulka, the son of Sarah and Benjamin Sulka of Ludington, was born on Friday, December 6, 2024. Willow Jane Vandenheuvel, the daughter of Montana Scott and Jared Vandenheuvel of Mears, was born on Monday, December 9, 2024. David Ever Young, the son of Toby Jo and Philip Young of Ludington, was born on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Everleigh Lois Schultz, the daughter…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Robert Joe Smith II, 40, pleaded guilty Sept. 9 to carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced Dec. 9 to 41 days in jail with credit for 41 days served; one year probation; and $658 in fines and costs. – Thomas…
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, Dec. 5, 2024: 2:45 a.m., a 43-year-old Hesperia man was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in Oceana County, 200 block of Lincoln Street, City of Hart. He was lodged in the…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 43-year-old man was ordered to pay $7,081.44 in restitution for a conviction of malicious destruction of police property in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court earlier this month. William Andrew Hammond “was involved in an altercation at or near the Dollar General in Pentwater,” said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. “When the…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 40-year-old man was sentenced to five months in jail in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court earlier this month for a conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon. Alejandro Joseph Salazar was also ordered to pay $4,000 in restitution to cover hotel expenses for the victim in the case. “Salazar has a substance…
Employment: Maintenance Supervisor – Shelby Public Schools This is a paid posting. Posted until Dec. 23, 2024
The following are closings and cancellations for Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Please check this list for updates. Schools Baldwin Community Schools Covenant Christian School, Scottville Gateway to Success Academy, Scottville Hart Public Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area School District Manistee Area Public Schools Mason County Central Schools, including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern Schools Pentwater…
BIG RAPIDS – Michigan Works West Central announced more than $506,700 in training funding is being awarded to 14 local companies to train more than 1,750 employees. Two Oceana County businesses — Michigan Freeze Pack and OPC Arbre Farms LLC — are among those companies. The funds are being awarded through the Going PRO Talent Fund, which offers fall and…
The following are closings and cancellations for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Please check this list for updates. Schools Covenant Christian School, Ludington Hart Public Schools Gateway to Success Academy, Scottville Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area Schools Mason County Central Schools, including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern Schools Pentwater Public Schools Shelby Public Schools West Shore Educational School…
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for several west Michigan counties including Oceana, Mason, Muskegon, Lake, Ottawa and Allegan counties beginning at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, until 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12.. Winds are expected to gust as high as 35 mph Wednesday evening, causing blowing and drifting snow. As of 3 p.m. Tuesday roads…
West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. SHELBY — For the first time in 10 years, a Shelby High School student has been accepted into the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association’s All-State Ensemble. “We are extremely excited to announce that sophomore Cael Omness…
West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. SHELBY — The Shelby Marching Tigers finished their successful season of marching band, supporting the football team and earning a Division “1” rating at the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association Marching Festival in Big Rapids. The…
The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024: 3:30 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 39-year-old Shelby man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, West Baseline Road near 88th Avenue, Hart Township. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. 10:13 p.m., (OCSO), a 34-year-old Hesperia man was cited for second-offense driving while license suspended,…
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