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911 asking businesses to update contact information. WEARE TOWNSHIP — During an emergency at a commercial or industrial location, it is crucial that the emergency dispatchers have the proper contact information, and other pertinent information. Just recently, a fire department was called to a local bank for a possible fire. The dispatcher did not have the proper contact persons listed,…
Man admits he left 14 grams of meth in car parked by courthouse. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 27-year-old Twin Lake man faces an 18-month prison term after he parked his car outside the Oceana County Courthouse with 14 grams of methamphetamine inside it. Daniel Peter Sampson-Phillips, of 2111 W. Creekwood Dr., testified before Judge Robert D.…
Shelby man pleads guilty to child porn possession. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 52-year-old Shelby man faces serving a minimum prison term of nearly four years after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 8, to child sexually abusive material possession and fourth-offense habitual offender. Rodney Alvin Ramthun, of 4080 W. Baker Rd., is currently incarcerated…
Judge: ‘If you have a drug problem, the last place you need to go is Electric Forest.’ #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 31-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced to six months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 8, for a conviction of ecstasy/MDMA possession. “I am very remorseful for what I did at Electric Forest. I…
Work to begin on Pentwater-Hart Trail. #OceanaCountyNews HART – The Oceana County Board of Road Commissioners approved a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation during a special meeting Friday, April 5, that starts work on the Pentwater-Hart Trail. Resurfacing and widening the shoulders of Business Route US 31 from the expressway ramps to Wythe Street in Pentwater will take…
Weekend MSP report. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is activity in Oceana County of the Michigan State Police, Hart post: Friday, April 5, 2019: – 3:10 p.m., fraud, 4000 block of North 88th Avenue, Hart Township. – 6:20 p.m., a 38-year-old Hesperia woman was arrested on a fugitive warrant, 500 block of North Maple Island Road, Leavitt Township. – 7:40 p.m., larceny…
Minor injuries in M 20 crash. #OceanaCountyNews SHELBY TOWNSHIP – The drivers involved in a two-vehicle crash Saturday, April 6, shortly before 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of M 20 and Oceana Drive north of New Era received minor injuries, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. A 2007 Chrysler Town and Country minivan driven by a 39-year-old…
Recent births, reported April 8, 2019. #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Elissa Rose Zarzoza, the daughter of Magdalena and Jesus Zarzoza of Hart, was born on March 28, 2019. Liam Garcia, the son of Nancy Perez-Castro and Julian Garcia of Hart, was born April 3, 2019. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this…
Recent deaths, posted April 6, 2019. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Vincent Michael Czarnecki, Jr., 84, of Hart, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Ivah (Dzur Gifford) Memmott, 86, of Grand Haven, formerly of Rothbury, died on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Clara Jean Hickey, 86, of Stony Lake, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Leonard “Leon”…
Businesses, residents affected by recent flooding can apply for loans. #OceanaCountyNews Oceana businesses and residents affected by severe weather and flooding, March 14, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the US Small Business Administration, Administrator Linda McMahon recently announced. McMahon made the loans available in response to a letter from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer April 3, requesting a disaster declaration…
MSP report. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Michigan State Police, Hart post: April 3, 2019: 2:30 p.m., two-vehicle crash, no injuries, Arthur Road and 90th Avenue, Grant Township. 8:25 p.m., car/deer crash, US 31 and Oceana Drive, Weare Township. 10:50 p.m., a 48-year-old Scottville man was arrested for driving while license suspended, Oceana Drive…
Shelby students win essay contest. #ShelbyPublicSchools SHELBY – Three Shelby Middle School students have been named local winners in the 50th Annual America and Me Essay Contest sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. Briseida Brito earned first place; Kassie Bisard, second; and Lexis Vega, third. All three will receive award certificates for their achievement. As the school’s first place winner, Briseida’s name will…
Road construction in Pentwater begins April 15. #MichiganDepartmentofTransportation By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP – As the weather warms, road construction projects heat up. The Michigan Department of Transportation has several projects lined up in Oceana County this spring and summer, and the first one begins in Pentwater. Business Route US 31/Oceana Drive in Pentwater will undergo resurfacing by MDOT…
78th District Court sentencings, posted April 5, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Elezear Trafolla, Jr., 41, of 216 Lincoln St., Hart, was found guilty April 2 of breaking and entering – illegal entry and was sentenced to 28 days in jail with credit for 28 days served;…
27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted April 4, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Ryan Anthony Munden, 27, of 1204 W. Broadway St., Henryetta, Oklahoma, was found guilty Feb. 4 of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine and was sentenced April 1 to one year in jail with credit for 112 days…
Drug charges top 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Jeffrey Bernard Schnaus, 37, of 1717 Wood Cliff Court, Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for two felony counts of delivery/manufacture of a narcotic/cocaine less than 50…
Mears woman arrested for meth. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – A 23-year-old Mears woman was arrested by the Hart Police Department for a felony of methamphetamine possession Sunday, March 31, at 5:41 p.m. at State and Washington streets, according to Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar. She was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. The following is other recent activity of the Hart…
Polk Road from 136th to 144th to be closed. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP – The Oceana County Road Commission is closing Polk Road from 136th Avenue to 144th Avenue Thursday, April 4, to begin cutting trees in that location in preparation for road reconstruction. This story is copyrighted © 2019, all rights reserved by Media Group 31, LLC, PO Box 21, Scottville,…
Inmate dies at Muskegon County Jail. #MuskegonCountyNews MUSKEGON – A 39-year-old man died in the Muskegon County Jail Thursday morning, April 4, according to Muskegon County Sheriff Michael Poulin. Paul Douglas Bulthouse was found “unresponsive” in his cell at 6 a.m. while deputies were making their rounds, Poulin said. “Deputies immediately summoned jail medical staff,” the sheriff said. Bulthouse had…
Hesperia offers police chief job to Herremans. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HESPERIA – The Hesperia Village Council has offered the police chief position to Corrections Division Lt. Louis Herremans of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The council voted Monday, April 1, to offer the position to Herremans, and a salary package will be finalized during the next council meeting…
Three new Michigan State Police troopers join Hart post. #OceanaCountyNews HART – Three new Michigan State Police troopers have been assigned to the Hart post after graduating from the 135th Trooper Recruit School in Lansing Wednesday, April 3. Joining the Sixth District’s Hart post are Lucas Marston of Adrian; Justin VanderVlucht of Temperance; and Andrew Wolford of New Lothrop. Michigan’s…
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