‘I picked the wrong path,’ meth dealer tells judge. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 27-year-old Morley, Michigan man pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 7, to possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine and now faces up to three years in prison Walter Patrick Geistel III, 27, of 21616 1 Mile Rd., testified before Judge Robert…
Dash cam footage of Oceana Drive crash. Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast released this video from a dash cam from one of the vehicles that were involved in a four-vehicle crash Saturday, Oct. 5 on Oceana Drive in Grant Township. The video was taken from the inside of a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta that was traveling southbound on Oceana Drive. Read…
Distracted driving believed to be cause of rollover crash. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP – A 19-year-old Muskegon woman received minor injuries in a single-vehicle rollover crash Monday, Oct. 7, shortly before 4:30 p.m. on South Water Road near Wilke Road, according to Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy John Fraass. The woman was southbound in a 2008 Chevrolet Impala…
Off-duty state trooper arrested for drunk driving. #OceanaCountyCrime. WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 26-year-old Michigan State Police trooper assigned to the Hart Post was arrested early Sunday morning by Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for drunk driving. According to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast, the off-duty male trooper was involved in a single vehicle crash on Wayne Road near the US 31…
DWLS arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Oct. 4, 2019: – 12:57 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car/horse crash, Skeels and Maple Island roads, Greenwood Township. No other information was immediately available. – 8:10 a.m., (MSP), car/deer crash, Winston Road and 56th Avenue, Claybanks Township. – 9 a.m., (MSP), car/deer…
Dog dies in crash. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP – A family’s dog died from injuries sustained in a four-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, Oct. 5, on Oceana Drive between New Era and Rothbury, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. See related story here: four-vehicle crash Five people were transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus…
Recent deaths, posted Oct. 7, 2019. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Sally Ann Allison, 78, of Mears, died on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Marion Elaine Wade, 90, of Walkerville, died on Friday, October 4, 2019. Zinnia (Zuniga) Chavez, 60, of Rothbury, died Sunday, September 29, 2019. Arden A. Clark, 82, of Shelby, died on Wednesday, October…
5 people, 1 dog injured in 4-vehicle crash. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP – Five people were transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus in Muskegon Saturday, Oct. 5, shortly after 2 p.m. following a four-vehicle crash on Oceana Drive north of Rothbury, according to Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy John Fraass. A northbound Chevrolet passenger…
Meth delivery tops 78th District Court arraignments, Oct. 4, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Victor Samuel-Miguel Bundy, 36, of 3871 N. Oceana Dr., Hart, was arrested by the State, Sherffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for three felony counts of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine/ecstasy. Bail: $10,000/surety. Preliminary…
HPD news. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019: – 9:07 a.m., suspicious situation, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. – 4:17 p.m., vehicle crash, no injuries, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. – 6:07 p.m., reckless driving, East Main and State streets, City of Hart. – 9:47…
$1.3 million MDOT project on Polk Road slated for fall of 2020. #MichiganDepartmentofTranportation HART – The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has scheduled an approximate $1.3 million project on Polk Road to replace the culvert over Russell Creek next fall, according to John Richard of the MDOT Office of Communications. “During construction, US 31 Business Route (Polk Road) will be…
DWLS arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019: 6:55 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 35-year-old Fruitport man was arrested for driving while license suspended (DWLS) and driving without insurance, southbound US 31, Shelby Township. 1:14 p.m., (OCSO), a 30-year-old Muskegon Heights man was arrested for DWLS and driving without…
78th District Court sentencings, dismissals – Oct. 2, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Norman Leo Schultz, Jr., 61, of 316 S. Division St., Whitehall, was found guilty Aug. 12 of second-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to one year suspended jail with credit for one day…
CMH director agrees with governor’s mental health veto. LUDINGTON — The director of West Michigan Community Mental Health is praising Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for issuing a line-item veto on mental health services that would have allowed private health plans to work with agencies other than a local CMH to provide mental health services, a move that a Lisa Williams, executive…
US 31 rollover crashes top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime SHELBY TOWNSHIP – Two separate vehicle rollover crashes occurred Tuesday, Oct. 1, on rain-slicked US 31 within the same vicinity, according to Michigan State Police trooper Kelsey Case. There were no injuries reported in the first crash, but it resulted in the arrest of a 45-year-old Grand Haven man wanted on a…
Obituary, Ethel Daggett, 83, of Pentwater. Ethel “Bonnie” Yvonne Daggett passed peacefully on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in Pentwater. Bonnie was born April 24, 1936 in Atlanta, Michigan. She was blanketed in the love and support of her family, friends, and community. The love she reaped was sewn in her decades of devoted service to Pentwater. From lunch lady to…
Trees to double downtown. #Pentwater Story and photos contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER – Pentwater’s Downtown Development Authority and a citizen group called PTW 2030 have teamed up to spearhead a project to upgrade and double the number of trees along both sides of several blocks of Hancock Street in the downtown business district. Last week, old trees – three…
West Shore Bank employees donate to local causes. LUDINGTON – West Shore Bank employees donated to several charities over the summer by participating in Jean Days. Employees wore jeans on Fridays through the months of June through August by donating $5 to charity. Charities were chosen by employee suggestions from each office. Collectively, West Shore Bank employees donated $2,304 to…
Obituary: Gary Haiss, 78, Pentwater Gary Ellis Haiss, 78, of Pentwater, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019, at his home. He was born March 17, 1941, in Flint, the son of Orville and Kathleen (Brown) Haiss. Gary was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and fishing, a hard worker that worked his whole life to provide for his family, and…
Shelby police officer charged with drunk driving, resisting arrest. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY – Shelby Police Officer Gabriel Gordon LeBlanc, 35, has been suspended without pay following his arrest in Muskegon County last month on charges of operating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. LeBlanc, who is a Whitehall resident, was arrested by the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office, Aug. 29,…
Driver passed out at gas pump faces OWI charge. #OceanaCountyCrime NEW ERA – A 20-year-old Shelby woman who told Oceana County sheriff’s deputies she had overdosed on drugs while she was being placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated Friday, Sept. 27, at 4:18 a.m. was found passed out in the driver’s seat of a vehicle by the gas pumps…
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