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Fugitive arrest, firewood theft top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Monday, Jan. 27, 2020: – 7:10 p.m., car/deer crash, Stony Lake Road near 36th Avenue, Claybanks Township. – 8:20 p.m., a 44-year-old Rothbury woman was arrested on a fugitive warrant, 1000 block of Arthur Road, Otto Township. –…
Hesperia schools to undergo ‘thorough cleaning’ during illness closure. HESPERIA — Hesperia Community Schools are closed the remainder of the week due to influenza and other illnesses. District Superintendent Vaughn White said the school building will receive “a thorough cleaning by an enhanced custodial staff.” “We are a district with all schools under one roof with 900 students K-12 hosting…
Recent births, posted Jan. 29, 2020. The following births have been reported: (Unless indicated otherwise, births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital). Braelynn Ray Sheafor, the daughter of Elizabeth and Trad Sheafor of Mears, was born January 21, 2020. Jacqueline Gerriann Black, the daughter of Bryana and Jared Black of Fountain, was born January 24, 2020. Raegan Layne Huggard, the daughter of…
Hesperia schools close remainder of week due to illness. HESPERIA — Hesperia Community Schools announced Tuesday, Jan. 28, that the district will be closed the rest of the week due to illness. The following announcement was posted on the school’s Facebook page Tuesday evening: “Due to illness, we will be closed the duration of this week. We will resume school…
Drunk driving death case heads to trial. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The case against a 28-year-old Mears woman charged with operating while intoxicated causing death is headed to trial. Amber Rae Davis, 5855 W. 5th St., is charged with a felony in connection to a deadly pedestrian crash on East Madison Road near North 126th Avenue in…
Sex offender sent back to prison for failing to register. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 33-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to a return trip to prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 27, for a conviction of failing to register as a sex offender. Hector Martin Saldana, Jr., of 3261 W. Winston Rd., pleaded guilty to the…
Man with 27 prior convictions ‘dodges bullet’ with jail sentence. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 58-year-old Whitehall man with 27 prior convictions “dodged a bullet” Monday, Jan. 27, in 27th Circuit Court when he was sentenced to seven months in jail for a conviction of identity theft. Michael Shawn Kelly, of 4125 Orshal Rd., pleaded guilty to…
Ludington man facing prison skips sentencing. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 28-year-old Ludington man scheduled for sentencing in 27th Circuit Court Monday morning, Jan. 27, did not show up, and Judge Robert D. Springstead issued a warrant for his arrest. Joshua Mark Bassett-Lynch, of 5813 Iris Rd, faces serving 16 months in prison after pleading “no contest,”…
Police investigate power pole hardware theft. #OceanaCountyCrime WALKERVILLE — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of guide wire anchors for power poles from a storage building located in the 100 block of South East Street, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “We have recovered most of the property,” Mast said. Most of the property was located at…
Man pleads ‘no contest’ to fourth-degree CSC. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 58-year-old Kalamazoo man pleaded “no contest” in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 27, to a high-court misdemeanor of fouth-degree criminal sexual conduct — victim 13-16 years old. William Walter Oisten, of 4740 Nash Ave., will serve eight and a half months in jail in exchange…
Marijuana, money reportedly stolen during robbery. #OceanaCountyCrime ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old man reported to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police that he was robbed and assaulted in the 800 block of Tyler Road Saturday, Jan. 25, around 1:30 p.m., police said. The man told police that his marijuana and money were stolen. No other information was immediately…
Driver loses control on slushy US 31, car flips over. #OceanaCounty GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 44-year-old New Era man received minor injuries Friday, Jan. 24, shortly before 4:30 p.m. when the 2000 Subaru Legacy he was driving “spun out of control” on northbound US 31 and overturned into a ditch, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “He…
Recent deaths, posted Jan. 27, 2020 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Clara Jean Monton, 85, of Pentwater, died on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Vaughn Garrett Mead, 80, of Shelby, died on Monday, January 20, 2020. Leonard G. Thompson, 90, of Hesperia, died on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Lynne M. Ferris, 78, of New Era, died…
County nixes combining clerk, register of deeds offices. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The Oceana County Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected the idea of combining the county clerk and register of deeds offices during regular session Thursday, Jan. 23. Combining the two offices would save the county approximately $40,000-$50,000 annually, said Oceana County Administrator Robert Sobie. “Voters would…
Academic STEAM challenge Saturday. HESPERIA — First through eighth graders from 10 schools in Oceana, Newaygo and Muskegon counties will participate in the seventh annual STEAM Challenge regional academic exhibition Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hesperia Middle School. The participating students are from the Out-of-School Time programs Engage! in Hesperia; REACH in White Cloud; and…
Housing network to conduct count of local homeless people. The West Michigan Housing Network is seeking out where the homeless are among us are for its annual Point-in-Time count Wednesday, Jan. 29. “We know that in rural areas, there are a lot of people who aren’t sheltered and who are homeless,” said Bill Jessup, West Michigan Housing Network chairperson and…
HPD report. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020: – 2:10 p.m., juvenile runaway, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. – 9:29 p.m., found property, 200 block of State Street, City of Hart. Friday, Jan. 17, 2020: – 9:03 a.m., a 37-year-old Hart man was arrested on an outstanding HPD…
TV, coffee maker stolen. WEARE TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating the larceny theft of a TV and Keurig coffee maker in the 8700 block of Oceana Drive, said Sgt. Dan Thomas. The crime was reported Thursday, Jan. 23, but it occurred Jan. 14. The following is other recent MSP activity in Oceana County:…
Outdoor report: Stopping by the woods on a snowy afternoon. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — When you embark upon the Pentwater Pathways, you feel as if you stepped into the famous Robert Frost poem, “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.” The pathways consist of 7.2 different trail miles that form four loops. If you ski each loop,…
County board tables 2nd Amendment sanctuary resolution. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A resolution to declare Oceana County a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County” to defend gun ownership rights was tabled by the Oceana County Board of Commissioners Thursday, Jan. 23, so the language can be “tweaked.” The local resolution comes on the heels of the Virginia Senate approving…
Nurse practitioner Bethany Hartrum joins Internal Medicine Clinic LUDINGTON – Bethany Hartrum has joined Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital’s Internal Medicine clinic, located at 7 Atkinson Drive, Suite 111 in the Medical Office Building of the hospital. Hartrum is a certified nurse practitioner who has formerly worked in Ludington, Pentwater and more recently in Hart as an employed team member of Spectrum…
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