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Employment: Head Start Classroom Lead Teacher This is a paid posting. Posted until June 10, 2024.
Employment: Head Start Classroom Lead Teacher This is a paid posting. Posted until June 10, 2024.
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Four female inmates at the Oceana County Jail have been charged with a total of 12 criminal counts in connection to using methamphetamine in the jail. “The sheriff’s office has submitted a report which was reviewed,” said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. “As a result of the report, four females have been charged…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, May 16, 2024: 4:31 a.m., medical assist, Lincoln and Dryden streets, City of Hart. 1 p.m., found property, 100 block of Courtland Street, City of Hart. Friday, May 17, 2024: 4 p.m.,…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER — The Pentwater Village Council fired its village manager without cause last March, and the ousted manager fired back with a lawsuit. The council, in a split vote last month, agreed to settle the lawsuit by paying former village manager Chris Brown a lump sum of $67,000 and nearly $27,000 in severance pay, according…
Employment: JV Basketball Coach Mason County Eastern School District has an opening for a Junior Varsity Basketball Coach for the 2024-2025 season. Persons interested in this position should submit a letter of application and resume to: Mr. Paul Shoup, Superintendent Mason County Eastern Schools 18 S. Main Street Custer, MI 49405 Deadline to apply is June 4, 2024. This is…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Among the many candidates and proposals on the Aug. 6 primary ballot, there is one that is crucial to helping those who have done the most for us — our military veterans. The Oceana County Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking a .1-mill renewal that is critical to keeping the organization in operation.…
Congratulations to the graduates of the Walkerville High School Class of 2024 who received their diplomas Sunday, May 19. Wildcat News is a presentation of Walkerville Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.
This story is presented by West Shore Community College and West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief VICTORY TOWNSHIP — West Shore Community College and the West Shore Educational Service District’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program hosted WSCC, CTE and Me Day on WSCC’s main campus today,…
‘This is normal procedure, so there is no cause for alarm if a low-flying helicopter is sighted near transmission lines.’ OCEANA COUNTY — ITC will conduct aerial patrols of the high-voltage transmission structures and lines throughout Michigan from approximately May 28 to June 26 — weather permitting. Locally, the inspections are planned to take place in Oceana and surrounding counties…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor The Village of Shelby is getting closer to finding a new village administrator, while the Village of Pentwater may be hiring an interim manager soon. The Shelby administrator post became vacant following the resignation of Brady Selner who accepted the Spring Lake village manager position earlier this year. The Village of Pentwater is also looking…
Wildcat News is a presentation of Walkerville Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. WALKERVILLE — Freshman students at Walkerville Public Schools showed their patriotic spirit by putting up flags throughout the village for Memorial Day. The village’s Memorial Day service is set for 9 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the Fairlawn Cemetery west of the village.
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART TOWNSHIP — A pickup truck hauling debris from a job site crashed into a power pole on Oceana Drive at Filmore Road Tuesday, May 21, around noon knocking power lines into the roadway. “A local fiber optic crew was heading southbound on Oceana Drive and tried making a right hand turn onto Filmore Road,”…
HART TOWNSHIP — Oceana Drive between Weaver and Polk roads is currently closed due to a vehicle crash.
HART — A 26-year-old Holton woman could be charged with smuggling contraband into the Oceana County Jail and methamphetamine possession after corrections officers noticed “odd behavior” of some female inmates Wednesday evening, May 15, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The woman, who is a jail inmate, allegedly shared the drug with other inmates. After an investigation, the corrections officers…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Tuesday, May 14, 2024: 5:44 p.m., malicious destruction of property, 2300 block of North 72nd Avenue, Hart Township. 6:16 p.m., a 61-year-old Hart man was arrested for the larceny of a 2023 Carry-On flatbed…
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — Oceana County sheriff’s deputies used a taser to apprehend a car theft suspect after a brief foot pursuit Saturday, May 18, shortly after 6 a.m., according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A 24-year-old Shelby man was arrested for unlawful driving away of an automobile and assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. He is accused of stealing a 2017 Ford Escape…
The following are Memorial Day parades and ceremonies in Oceana County Monday, May 27: New Era: 9 a.m. parade downtown. Route begins at New Era Christian School; goes down First Street; and ends at Veterans Park where there will be a brief ceremony. Rothbury: 9 a.m., service begins at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Cemetery on Winston Road. Walkerville: 9 a.m.,…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The off-ramp from northbound US 31 to M 20 and the on-ramp from M 20 to southbound US 31 near New Era are scheduled to close Monday, May 20, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for road work, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The off-ramp from southbound US 31 to M 20 and the on-ramp…
Riley Robert Fletcher, the son of Andrea and Aaron Fletcher of Pentwater, was born on Friday, May 10, 2024. Karmello Elias Mendieta Vasquez, the son of Vianca Vasquez and Hector Mendieta Salinas, Jr. of Hart, was born on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Everly Jean Cohoon, the daughter of Rachel Grimes-Cohoon and Robert Cohoon of Ludington, was born on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Annie…
HART — The Pentwater Arts Council recently announced the winners of the 2024 Oceana County Student Art Show sponsored by the Pentwater Arts Council. The two-day art exhibit, May 3 and 4, at the Oceana County Council on Aging broke the event’s nine-year attendance record. Students from all Oceana County schools were invited to submit their artwork. Best of Show,…
Employment: Fall Sideline Cheer Coach This is a paid posting. Posted until May 31, 2024.
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