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Drunk driving arrest among police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019: – 3:10 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 43-year-old Hart man was arrested on a fugitive warrant, 3000 block of Polk Road, Hart Township. – 3:16 p.m., (MSP), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, US 31 and Oceana Drive, Weare Township. Wednesday, Feb.…
As snow days pile up, schools prepare to make them up. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY – Stormy weather this winter has caused school districts across the county to exhaust their allotted snow day total authorized by the State of Michigan, and school superintendents are hoping legislative relief will ease the pain of making up the missed days. So…
Effort launches to keep mentally ill out of jail. #JailDiversionCollaborative By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. PENTWATER – While sitting at his computer about a year and a half ago, Pentwater Police Chief Laude Hartrum discovered a grant opportunity that could change how law enforcement and community mental health providers respond to mental health issues. Hartrum, along with local, county, and state…
Students compete in safe driving campaign. #WestShoreEducationalServiceDistrict #CareerandTechnicalEducationCenter #CriminalJustice #Strive4aSaferDrive VICTORY TOWNSHIP, Mason County – The criminal justice classes at the West Shore Educational Service District Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) are competing in the S4SD (Strive 4 a Safer Drive) campaign sponsored by Ford Driving Skills for Life and the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. S4SD is…
Closings and cancellations, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 This list may be updated. Please do not post cancellations in the comment section. If you have a cancellation, please email editor@mediagroup31.com. Presented by La Probadita Mercado & Taqueria, 19 S. State St., Hart; 231-873-4069, Facebook. Baldwin Community School Bear Lake Public Schools Gateway to Success Academy CASMAN Academy, Manistee Cornerstone Baptist Church,…
Siblings qualify for elite race. YPSILANTI – Siblings Bobby Jazwinski, a fourth grader at New Era Elementary School, and Jessie Jazwinski, a sixth grader at Shelby Middle School, were invited to compete in the “Elite Middle School Mile” after qualifying at Eastern Michigan University, Feb. 2. Competing against some of the best middle school runners in the state, Bobby ran…
Cause of fire ‘undetermined.’ HART – The cause of the fire that destroyed the Bill Wells’ “602 House” on State Street last week, Feb. 5, is “undetermined,” said Specialist Trooper Joseph Allen with the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit. “There was too much destruction to determine the cause,” Allen said. There was no sign of “foul play” that would…
Free SAT prep courses. HART – The Shelby and Hart public libraries are offering free SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) prep courses to any Oceana high school juniors or seniors interested in attending. The courses are scheduled for Mondays Feb. 18, Feb. 25 and March 4 from 6-8 p.m. at the Community Center in Hart. Students can attend one session or…
Fugitive arrests top MSP activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Monday, Feb. 12, 2019: 12:40 p.m., a 38-year-old Shelby woman was arrested for driving while license suspended, Oceana Drive and Grant Road, Shelby Township. 3:35 p.m., a 47-year-old Hart man was arrested on a fugitive warrant, Polk Road and Oceana Drive,…
Man arrested for allegedly hitting victim with steel pipe. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP – A 28-year-old Montague man was arrested for a felony of assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly hitting a 34-year-old Montague man in the neck with a steel pipe Sunday night, Feb. 10. Jared Ray Miller, of 9441 Oak Lane, got into an…
UPDATE: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING, DOWNGRADING IT TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13. Travel ‘very hazardous to impossible’ during winter storm. #OceanaCountyWeather OCEANA COUNTY – The National Weather Service upgraded the winter weather advisory to a winter storm warning, which remains in effect until Wednesday, Feb.…
Closings and cancellations,Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 This list may be updated. Please do not post cancellations in the comment section. If you have a cancellation, please email editor@mediagroup31.com. Presented by La Probadita Mercado & Taqueria, 19 S. State St., Hart; 231-873-4069, Facebook. Baldwin Community Schools Bear Lake Public Schools CASMAN Academy Covenant Christian School Fin & Feather Club trap and…
Sex offender found guilty of probation violation. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Hesperia man convicted of accosting a child for immoral purposes was found guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 11, for violating his probation on three counts, including texting the victim. Monte Lee Dupont, of 65 S. Winter St., pleaded guilty to the felony…
Sex offender sentenced to jail for failing to register. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A convicted sex offender was sentenced to a year in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 11, for a conviction of of failure to register. Jeffrey Scott Decheney, 37, of 5299 168th Ave., Hesperia, will serve his time in the Newaygo County Jail,…
Woman allegedly wields air-soft gun during neighbor dispute. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 26-year-old Mears woman is accused of wielding an air-soft pistol during a neighbor dispute, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. Christine Ann Day, of 5830 W. 7th St., was arrested last December by the Michigan State Police for a felony of assault with…
Whitehall man sentenced to jail for felonious assault. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 29-year-old Whitehall man was sentenced to one year in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday. Feb. 11, for a felonious assault conviction. A felony charge of felony firearm and a misdemeanor of domestic violence were dismissed against Joshua Steven Brock, of 5551 S. Shore…
Repeat offender sent to boot camp for break-in, home invasion. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 47-year-old Hart man was ordered to serve two concurrent prison terms for convictions of breaking and entering a building and second-degree home invasion in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 11, Roy James Alltop, of 3745 132nd Ave., will be allowed to enter…
Weekend police report. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police over the weekend: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019: – 4:10 p.m., a 19-year-old Grant man was arrested for operating without insurance, Oceana Drive and Tonawanda Trail, Grant Township. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019: – Noon, domestic violence, 100 block of West Wilke Road, Grant Township.…
Recent births, reported Feb. 11, 2019 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Madeleine Maliyah Sadenwater, the daughter of Shauna and Charles Sadenwater, Jr. of Walkerville, was born Feb. 7, 2019. Remi Ramon Soto Martinez, the daughter of Tyra and Raymond Martinez Jr. of Shelby, was born Feb. 9, 2019. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has…
UPDATE: THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 A.M. TUESDAY, FEB. 12, THROUGH WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, AT 1 P.M. Weather advisory calls for 5-7 inches of snow. #OceanaCountyWeather OCEANA COUNTY – Oceana County and several other Michigan counties will be under a winter weather advisory beginning Monday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. until Wednesday, Feb. 13, at…
78th District Court sentencings, dismissals. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jesse Shane Lopez, 37, of 4212 N. 120th Ave., Hart, was found guilty Jan. 29 of domestic violence and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail; six months probation; must submit to testing, searches and counseling as directed…
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