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Police busy with warrant arrests. #OceanaCountyCrime Thursday, April 25, 2019: 2:58 a.m., (Hart Police Department), medical Assist, 700 block of East Main Street, City of Hart. 4:25 p.m., (HPD), a 23-year-old Hart man was arrested parole violation, 10 block of State Street, City of Hart. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. 10:06 p.m., (HPD), a 26-year-old Mears man…
Hart choirs join forces to empower audience May 16. Due to scheduling conflicts, the choir concert originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. has been rescheduled to Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. HART – Hart High School and Hart Middle School choirs are teaming up to perform a concert, entitled “Rise Up: Songs of Empowerment,” Thursday, May…
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Shelby community assessment meeting May 15. SHELBY – The Village of Shelby and the Community Foundation for Oceana County are hosting a community assessment event Wednesday, May 15, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Shelby High School Cafeteria. Residents are encouraged to participate and share ideas in an effort to create a more vibrant Shelby. Participants will hear the results of…
Student art show May 15. HART – Hart High School and Hart Middle School art students are hosting an art show Wednesday, May 15, from 4-6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The event is open to the public. “We are showing work from grades 5-12 in a variety of mediums including drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, clay creations, paintings and…
UPDATE: Pentwater Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Karaptian said students impacted by the Longbridge Road closure will now be dropped off/picked up at the Pentwater Convenience Center. Rising waters on Pentwater Lake force road closure. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP – The old saying, “it’s just water under the bridge” has a whole new meaning in Pentwater as rising waters…
Community foundation awards nearly $29,000 to local projects. The Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout Oceana County. A total of $28,893 was awarded as a result of CFOC’s competitive application process that is overseen by a subcommittee of its trustees.…
Due to scheduling conflicts, the choir concert originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. has been rescheduled to Thursday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. Hart choirs join forces to empower audience May 14. HART – Hart High School and Hart Middle School choirs are teaming up to perform a concert, entitled “Rise Up: Songs of Empowerment,” Tuesday, May…
State Rep. addresses governor’s gas tax proposal during Lincoln Day Dinner: ‘No.’ By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. HART — The Oceana County Republican Committee held its annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Monday, April 29 at the Hart VFW Post. The event’s keynote speaker was Rep. Shane Hernandez (R, Port Huron), who represents Michigan’s 83rd District. Hernandez is the chairman of the…
Janice Walsworth named asparagus parade grand marshal. HART – Janice Walsworth was recently named the grand marshal for the National Asparagus Festival Joan Glover Royale Parade. NAF is set for June 7-9, and the parade is Saturday, June 8, at 2 p.m. in Hart. NAF is the longest-running asparagus festival in the country, and this year marks its 46th year.…
Deer Road closed for tree work. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – Deer Road between 48th Avenue and Wilson Road is closed Tuesday, April 30, for shoulder work in preparation for road construction, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. The road will be open to traffic when tree crews leave at night, and local residents will be able to access their homes.
#OceanaCountyCrime Muskegon woman arrested for meth. GRANT TOWNSHIP – A 29-year-old Muskegon woman was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies for methamphetamine possession and harboring a fugitive on Westshore Drive in the Oceana Shores Subdivision near Rothbury Saturday, April 27, shortly after 11 p.m., according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A 45-year-old Montague man was arrested at the scene…
Det. Schneider promoted to lieutenant. HART – Det. Mark Schneider of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office will be promoted to corrections division lieutenant, replacing Lt. Louis Herremans who is retiring effective May 10, Sheriff Craig Mast has announced. Lt. Herremans has accepted the police chief position at the Hesperia Police Department. He has been with the sheriff’s office for 29…
Rothbury man dies in US 31 crash. MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP, Muskegon Co. – A 68-year-old Rothbury man died Sunday night, April 28, in a single-vehicle rollover crash on US 31 near Fruitvale Road. The crash occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. when the victim was driving north on US 31 and lost control of his vehicle. It left the road and rolled…
Recent deaths, posted April 29, 2019. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Helena Cocco, 78, of Hart died on Friday, April 26, 2019. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.oakgroveludington.com. Alice Jean Amstutz, 76, of Hart, died on Sunday, April 21, 2019. Martha Ruby (Clark) Riddell Barriger, 94, of Hart, died on Saturday, April 27,…
Drunk driving convictions top 78th District Court sentencings. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Danny William Jones, 58, of 3527 W. Webster Rd., Montague, was found guilty April 22 of second-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to 30 days in jail with credit for one day served; six months probation;…
Drug delivery tops 78th District Court arraignments. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies Jaime Gutierrez, 29, of 339 Dewey St., Shelby, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for felony charges of delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance and manufacture or distribution of a controlled…
White Cloud man arrested for meth, resisting arrest. #OceanaCountyCrime NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP – A 32-year-old White Cloud man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post on charges of methamphetamine possession, assaulting/resisting/obstructing police, driving while license suspended and on an outstanding warrant on 162nd Avenue near M 20 Thursday, April 25, shortly after 10 p.m., according to Sgt.…
2 Oceana entrepreneurs finalists in competition. FREMONT – Tara Kelley of the Bohemian Boutique in Shelby and Hesperia’s Deanna Dickinson, the Truffles and Goodies Lady, are finalists in an entrepreneur contest. Twenty entrepreneurs submitted their ideas in the first-ever rural entrepreneurial pitch competition in Newaygo, Lake and Oceana counties. “We are absolutely thrilled with the submission results and excited…
Man allegedly threatens his 69-year-old mom with baseball bat. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 30-year-old Whitehall man has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer after allegedly threatening his 69-year-old mother with a baseball bat and then resisting arrest by a Michigan State Police trooper, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph…
#OceanaCountyCrime Assault, property destruction top police activity. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP – A 22-year-old Hart man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for assault and malicious destruction of property Monday, April 22, at 1:50 a.m. in the 4000 block of 120th Avenue, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. The following is other recent MSP activity in Oceana County:…
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