Hart choirs holiday concert Dec. 18. HART – Relax and enjoy the sounds of the season performed by the Hart middle and high school choirs Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Hart Auditorium at Hart Middle School. The concert will run approximately one hour and will feature many classic carols and songs of Christmas, ranging from traditional French,…
Oceana Women Who Care boost foundation wish lists. An important year-end initiative by the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) was jump-started Dec. 3 by Oceana’s 155-member Women Who Care (WWC). The group voted to have each of its members contribute $100 to CFOC’s 2019 “Community Wish Lists” Campaign. The women’s collective donations will fulfill $15,500 worth of unbudgeted needs…
FBC hosts fun-filled Christmas events this weekend. HART – First Baptist Church of Hart (FBC) will host back-to-back family-friendly events this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15. Both free events are designed to help bring families together to focus on what really matters during the holidays. The church will host its Sixth Annual PJ Party Saturday beginning at…
Wife’s drunk driving arrest prompts stabbing by husband. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The 63-year-old Colfax Township man who was arrested after allegedly stabbing his 61-year-old wife in the hand with a large kitchen knife last week in their home near Ruby Creek was arraigned in 78th District Court. Elwell Thomas McFadden, of 8777 E. Ruth Rd., faces…
Semi trucks, dump truck burn in fire. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY – Two semi trucks were destroyed by a fire in the parking lot of NJ Fox and Sons, Inc. early Monday morning, Dec. 9. A Burnette Foods Inc. dump truck also burned in the blaze, but it was not immediately known if it was totally destroyed. The…
Obituary: Sidney Whitaker, 70, Hart. Sidney Rex Whitaker, 70, of Hart, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital surrounded by his family after battling a long illness. Sid was born on November 21, 1949 to Arnold and Maisie (Rowley) Whitaker. He married the love of his life, Jill Ferris, on July 18, 1970 at the…
Trail cam stolen. #OceanaCountyCrime GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP – A trail cam valued at $500 was stolen from property on 168th Avenue near Garfield Road. The theft, which was reported Saturday Dec. 7 at 1:30 p.m., is under investigation by the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. Other police activity in Oceana County over the weekend includes: Friday, Dec. 6, 2019:…
Recent deaths, posted Dec. 9, 2019. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent death hasbeen reported to OCP: Sidney Rex Whitaker, 70, of Hart, died on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.OakGroveLudington.com. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored this post.
Lighthouses are holding up, despite shoreline erosion. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Recent storms and high water levels have caused major damage to the Lake Michigan shoreline and homes along that shoreline. Many social media postings have expressed concerns about the future of Little Sable Point Lighthouse in Silver Lake State Park. Peter Manting, executive director of Sable…
Deer baiting among hot topics at Michigan Farm Bureau centennial meeting. The Land is a series telling the stories about local agriculture. It is a presentation of Peterson Farms. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief GRAND RAPIDS — Earlier this week the Michigan Farm Bureau held its 100th annual meeting at the Amway Grand Plaza and Devos Center. Over 400 voting delegates…
EF tickets quickly sell out. #EF2020 ROTHBURY – Tickets for the widely-popular Electric Forest Festival set for June 25-28, 2020 at the Double JJ Resort sold out just one hour after after going on sale, according to festival promoters. General admission wristbands to the enormous music and camping festival that attracts 40,000-plus attendees each year went on sale Friday, Dec.…
Warrant arrests among police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019: – 1:48 a.m., (Hart Police Department), operating without a license, East Main and Woodlawn streets, City of Hart. – 8:59 a.m., (HPD), car/deer crash, Polk Road and 72nd Avenue, City of Hart. – 10:14 a.m., (HPD), a 57-year-old Ludington man was…
Death notice: Donald Volz, 91, Pentwater Donald V. Volz, 91, of Pentwater died on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Donald was preceded in death by his beloved wife Patricia on February 23, 2018. A memorial service will be held for Donald later in spring 2020 at First Baptist Church of Pentwater with burial for…
Recent deaths, posted Dec. 6, 2019. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Donald V. Volz, 91, of Pentwater died on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Oakview Medical Care Facility in Ludington. Arrangements by Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services in Scottville. www.wymanfuneralservice.com. Marilyn (Bennitt) Culp, 87, of Shelby, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Harold A. Colby, 96,…
27th Circuit Court sentencings, Dec. 5, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Jeffrey Scott Oklad, 57, of 2144 N. Buys Rd., Muskegon, was found guilty Oct. 7 of third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced Dec. 2 to 20 months to five years with the Michigan Department of…
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…
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