Hart man arrested for felonious domestic assault. #OceanaCountyCrime HART TOWNSHIP – A 32-year-old Hart man was arrested for felonious domestic assault Monday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. in the 3900 block of Oceana Drive, according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Dan Thomas. No weapon was used, but the 35-year-old female victim suffered bruising to the ribs, arms, face and shoulder.…
MSUE, FSA to host farm bill field crop commodity meeting. VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Michigan State University Extension and the Farm Service Agency will host a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. to discuss the field crop commodity section of the national farm bill. The program will be held in Room 104 of the Arts…
Cottage on the verge of being swallowed by Lake Michigan. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP – A cottage that is on the brink of falling into Lake Michigan will hopefully be salvaged after last Wednesday’s storm surge ravaged the home. The water level on Lake Michigan is at a record high, and violent waves from the storm Nov.…
Man stabs wife’s hand during argument. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. COLFAX TOWNSHIP – A 63-year-old Colfax Township man was arrested for felonious assault after allegedly stabbing his 61-year-old wife in the hand with a large kitchen knife Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the 8700 block of East Ruth Drive near Ruby Creek, according to Oceana County Sheriff…
Drunk driving death case moves to circuit court. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The case against a 28-year-old Mears woman charged with operating while intoxicated causing death has been bound over to 27th Circuit Court. Amber Rae Davis, 5855 W. 5th St., waived the preliminary exam in 78th District Court Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 3. Davis is charged with…
Hash oil lab case heads to trial. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The case against a 27-year-old Mears man charged with operating/maintaining a lab is headed to trial in 27th Circuit Court in March. Travis Michael Gale, of 5178 W. Fox Rd., was offered a plea deal in which he could plead guilty as charged and face a…
Man admits to receiving stolen DNR snowmobile.. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 38-year-old Fremont man pleaded “no contest” to receiving and concealing stolen property $1,000-$20,000 in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 2, in connection to the theft of a Department of Natural Resources snowmobile last May. Peter John Terveer, of 231 W. Michigan Ave., also faced a…
Giving group to hit $400,000 mark in donations this evening. BENONA TOWNSHIP — The Women Who Care of Oceana County will meet Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Stony Lake Inn, 4722 Scenic Drive. Since the group’s first meeting in June of 2012, the combined giving by members stands at $388,400. “It will be exciting at our December meeting…
Theft suspect remains at large. #OceanaCountyCrime NEW ERA – The New Era Police Department continues its investigation of a theft at Veltman Hardware Store, Oct. 8, and is asking for the public’s help. Police are seeking assistance in identifying a man who allegedly stole a Firman generator valued at approximately $600 and a box of Midwest Fasteners-brand screws from the…
Strangulation case heads to trial. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The case against a 24-year-old Bitely man accused of assaulting his wife by strangulation is headed to trial in 27th Circuit Court. Thomas Jay Gager, of 2316 W. Pinewood Blvd., rejected a plea offer in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 2. Gager, who is lodged in the Oceana…
Sex offender faces return to prison for failing to register. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 32-year-old Rothbury man faces a return trip to prison after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 2, to failing to register as a sex offender. Hector Martin Saldana, Jr., of 3261 W. Winston Rd., is looking at a sentence of…
Ludington man faces prison for home invasion. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 28-year-old Ludington man faces serving 16 months in prison after pleading “no contest” Monday, Dec. 2, in 27th Circuit Court to second-degree home invasion. Joshua Mark Bassett-Lynch, of 5813 Iris Rd., was initially charged with first-degree home invasion which was dismissed in a plea agreement.…
Police busy with fugitive warrants, drugged driving arrests. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the Thanksgiving weekend: Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019: – 1 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 63-year-old Shelby man was arrested for operating without a license, northbound US 31 near M 20, Shelby Township. – 2 p.m., (MSP), a 22-year-old Ravenna man was arrested…
Recent deaths, posted Dec. 2, 2019. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Henry Volney Griffis, 82, of Pentwater, died on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Donald A. Priese, 89, of New Era, died on Friday, November 29, 2019. Jaqueline Diana (Dillingham) Salzman, 84, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78…
Closings and cancellations, Dec. 2, 2019 The following closings and cancellations have been reported for Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. If you have a closing or cancellation to report, please email that information to editor@mediagroup31.com. Please do not comment a closing or cancellation on our Facebook page. This list may be updated. Baldwin Community School Bear Lake Public Schools Casman Academy…
78th District Court sentencings, Dec. 1, 2019. #OceanaCountyCourts By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Bryan Lawrence Rhanor, 49, of 115 Washington St., Hart, pleaded “no contest” Nov. 18 to disorderly conduct – drunk and was sentenced to 90 days suspended jail with credit for 42 days served. – Timothy Alan…
27th Circuit Court sentencings, Nov. 30, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Cody Lee Bow, 25, of 8926 Holton Rd., Holton, was found guilty of probation violation and sentenced Nov. 25 to 18 months to five years in prison with credit for 346 days served in jail and…
OWI, disorderly arrests top HPD activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019: – 2:43 p.m., truancy, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. – 7:08 p.m., noise complaint, 1000 block of Parmington Avenue, City of Hart. Friday, Nov. 22, 2019: – 8 a.m., assault and battery, 700 block of East…
Stuff the Blue Goose. PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – The Hart post of the Michigan State Police will conduct an event to benefit the less fortunate in the Hart and Ludington areas — Stuff the Blue Goose for Christmas. The event is set for Friday, Dec. 13, from 3-7 p.m. at the Ludington-area Walmart on US 10. “We have long referred…
78th District Court arraignments, Nov. 27, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Devonte Michael Howard, 19, of 715 E. Concord St., Pentwater, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of fugitive from justice. Bail: $50,000/cash. Richard Edward Walker, 61, of 2461 Wisconsin Ave., Muskegon,…
Two-count warrant issued in pedestrian death case. HART — A two-count warrant has been issued against a Rothbury man who was driving the Country Dairy farm truck that hit and killed a 14-year-old Montague girl and her father the night of June 3 on Webster Road in Grant Township. The name of the suspect, who was 57 years old at…
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