News alert: Power lines down on 72nd Avenue. Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to 72nd Avenue between Taylor and Duck roads Tuesday, Aug. 24, shortly before 4:30 p.m. for power lines down.
News alert: Power lines down on 72nd Avenue. Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to 72nd Avenue between Taylor and Duck roads Tuesday, Aug. 24, shortly before 4:30 p.m. for power lines down.
UPDATE: Oceana Drive is back open to traffic in that area. News alert: Power lines down on Oceana Drive. HART TOWNSHIP — Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to power lines down on Oceana Drive between Star Hill and Polk Road Tuesday, Aug. 24, around 4:30 p.m. Traffic is being blocked in that area. Please avoid the area.
US 31 ramps north of Pentwater to close Wednesday, Thursday. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP, Mason County — The US 31 on-ramp and off-ramp at US 31 Business Route/Oceana Drive are scheduled to close Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 25 and 26, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to Michigan Department of Transportation Communications Representative John Richard. The work is weather dependent. Please…
News alert: Crash at Tyler Road and 64th Avenue. HART TOWNSHIP — Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Tyler Road and 64th Avenue Tuesday, Aug. 24, around 12:20 p.m. Minor injuries reported. The crash involved a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck driven by a 26-year-old Elmira man, according to an Oceana…
Texas men arrested for assaulting Florida man, woman. HART — A 49-year-old man and a 21-year-old man, both from Rio Hondo, Texas, were arrested by the Hart Police Department for assault and battery after allegedly assaulting a 22-year-old Seffner, Florida man and 27-year-old Bradenton, Florida woman Saturday afternoon, Aug. 21, in the 1000 block of State Street, according to Hart Police Chief Juan…
Employees tied up with zip ties during marijuana robbery near Hesperia. NEWAYGO COUNTY — Two employees at a marijuana dispensary were robbed at gunpoint and tied up with zip ties during an armed robbery Monday night, Aug. 23, near Hesperia, according to a press release from the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office. Hesperia police officers assisted Newaygo County sheriff’s deputies at…
Armed suicidal man taken into custody following police standoff. ‘The man opened the door and tossed a live rifle round out onto the ground.’ HART — An armed suicidal man who was in a lengthy standoff with police Friday night, Aug. 20, was safely taken into custody and transported to the hospital for a mental health evaluation. No one was…
Veggie Van to visit Fountain, Hart. Families in the northern portion of Mason County and mid-Oceana County are invited to pick up a bag of free healthy produce when the Veggie Van makes stops in Fountain and in Hart over the next several weeks. The schedule is as follows: Friday, August 27, 2021: Sherman Township Hall at 3854 E Main…
Hart police seek public’s help identifying suspect. HART — The Hart Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect accused of illegal dumping. HPD was dispatched to the 100 block of East Main Street Monday, Aug. 16, for an illegal dumping complaint. The police department is trying to identify the man in the photographs. Anyone who is able…
Ohio man, 20, in critical condition following dune crash. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old Ashland, Ohio man was transported by Aeromed to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for critical injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday, Aug. 21, shortly after 11 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The man…
Motorcyclist remains in critical condition after hitting deer. COLFAX TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old Fremont man remains in critical condition Monday, Aug. 23, after hitting a deer while operating a motorcycle Sunday, Aug. 22, shortly before 7 p.m. on East Jefferson Road near 186th Avenue, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man, who reportedly suffered a head injury, was transported…
Weekend police news. The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021: Midnight, (Michigan State Police), a 55-year-old Montague man was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI), West Arthur Road, Claybanks Township. 1:07 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 40-year-old Rothbury woman was arrested for third-offense OWI, assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and driving while license suspended…
Pirate News: New high school principal takes the helm. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — When Hart High School students soon return to classes for the 2021-2022 school year, they will be greeted by a new principal, Troy Moran. Moran, a Whitehall native, most recently…
Obituary: William Briggs, 67, of Pentwater. William “Bill” Leland Briggs, 67, passed away on August 22, 2021 at his home in Pentwater. Bill was born on November 26, 1953, one of six children of Wendell and Donna (Wise) Briggs. He graduated from Northview High School with the class of 1972. On April 22, 1978, he married his partner for life,…
News alert: motorcycle/deer crash near Walkerville. COLFAX TOWNSHIP — Walkerville Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a motorcycle vs. deer crash on East Jefferson Road Sunday, Aug. 22, around 7 p.m. A male subject reportedly has a head injury and was to be airlifted from Mercy Health Partners Lakeshore Campus in Shelby. A female on the motorcycle was ambulatory following…
News alert: Crash at the dunes. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to the Silver Lake Sand Dunes for a crash involving injuries Saturday, Aug. 21, shortly before 11:30 a.m. A landing zone for Aeromed was established at the Cornerstone Community Church.
News alert: ORV fire in Silver Lake. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to the Silver Lake Sand Dunes for an ORV that was on fire Friday evening, Aug. 20.
New trooper joins MSP Hart post. LANSING — Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 57 troopers who graduated Friday afternoon, Aug. 20, from the 139th Trooper Recruit School. Trooper Jesse Kidner of Muskegon joins the Hart post. During the ceremony in Lansing, in which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the keynote speaker, Col. Joe Gasper, director of the Michigan…
Missing man found alive and well. HART — LaVern Michael Darke, 48, who recently had been reported missing to police, “has been found alive and well,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office sent out a press release Friday morning, Aug. 20, asking for the public’s assistance in finding the Hart area man. By the end…
UPDATE: LAVERN DARKE HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE AND WELL. Police looking for missing Hart area man. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing Hart area man. The sheriff’s office is seeking “any information as to the whereabouts of 48-year-old LaVern Michael Darke. “He is known to drive a rusty 2007…
Hart High School prepares for marching band season By Kate Goodman, OCP Correspondent Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. HART — With football season set to start soon, the Hart High School band program has been preparing for its new season this week. “They’re learning the basics of marching fundamentals,” said…
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