78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 19, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jeremy James Vanderzwaag, 28, of 10748 Johnson St., Grand Haven, was found guilty Oct. 9 of allowing a person to drive in violation and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year and…
Festival drug arrests top 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Cameron Dennis Farrell, 27, of 3863 89th Way, Wesminster, Colorado, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’ Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for felony charges of delivery/manufacture of ecstasy, delivery/manufacture of ketamine and delivery/manufacture…
Reader questions Weare Township ballot language. Letter to the Editor by Lori Green, Weare Township. “Shall the amendment to Section 8.03(E) of the Weare Township Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Weare Township Board on June 11, 2018, be approved?” Weare Township residents, this is the Zoning Ordinance Amendment Proposal approved by your township board. Is it clear what you are…
Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal. Prosecuting attorneys from Mason, Lake, Oceana, and Manistee counties, along with sheriffs from Mason, Manistee, and Oceana counties have all publicly opposed the recreational legalization proposal that will appear on the Michigan General Election ballot on Nov. 6. The announcement was made recently by Healthy and Productive Michigan, an organization that is leading the effort…
Walk raises awareness about domestic violence. #COVE By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters), local law enforcement personnel and community members participated in a “Walk for Domestic Violence Awareness” Thursday afternoon, Oct. 18, at the Oceana County Courthouse. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Many walkers wore purple, a color that symbolizes peace, courage, survival,…
Community foundation accepting scholarship applications. Deadline is Feb. 1. #CommunityFoundationForOceanaCounty SHELBY – The Community Foundation for Oceana County announces that its scholarship program is now accepting applications for 2019-2020 school year. The foundation awards over $220,000 in scholarships to both graduating high school seniors and current college students in new and renewed scholarships each year. The online application deadline is…
Eagle Scout makes big impact with little libraries. #ReadEarlyReadOften Have you seen one of the new “Little Free Libraries” popping up around Oceana County? Jumping into the early literacy effort is Eagle Scout Thomas Carey of Shelby Boy Scout Troop #1151. With the help of a local builder, Carey built and installed three Little Free Libraries. These stylish little libraries…
Drunk driving, domestic violence arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018: – 10:10 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 29-year-old Chelsea, Michigan woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated, West Polk Road, Golden Township. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018: – 2:24 p.m., (OCSO), a 35-year-old Rothbury man was arrested for…
Recent births, reported Oct. 17, 2018 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Allanah Marie Alyse Jacobs, the daughter of Alyse Jacobs of Hart, was born October 16, 2018. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this post. See 2018 birth records archive here.
Recent deaths, posted Oct. 17, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Jilleen Kay Bosch, 76, of Claybanks Township, died on Monday, October 8, 2018. Wilma M. Loughmiller, 93, of Shelby, died on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored this post. Listing of 2018 deaths.
Historical society looking for artifacts. By Betty Driscol Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society Up in the closet, far in the back, covered in dust and shaded from light was an old ratty looking book with yellowed papers and tattered corners. A long time ago you remember Grandma looking through it, talking about people you never meet, turning the pages…
Basketball coach’s CSC case headed to trial. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A criminal sexual conduct case against a 36-year-old former high school basketball coach is headed to trial in December. Russell Douglas Swihart is charged with five felony counts of CSC stemming from the alleged sexual assaults of two 13-year-old female players. Swihart’s case is scheduled for…
Letter to Editor: Encouraging a no vote on Weare Twp. zoning amendment. By Robert Green, Weare Township. Dear Editor, An example of limited government is currently underway in Weare Township. On June 25, 2018, Robert M. Green, a registered elector of Weare Township, filed with the Weare Township Deputy Clerk (the clerk was unavailable), a notice of intent to file…
Man steals mom’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 36-year-old Mears man testified in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 15, that he stole his mother’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes and gas. Joseph Alan Riggs, of 5839 5th St., pleaded guilty to illegal use or sale of a financial transaction device.…
Five men involved in cockfighting ring sentenced. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Five men involved in the cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 15. Four of the five pleaded guilty last August to a felony of attending an animal fight. Carl George McGraw, 70,…
Iconic building collapses. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. WALKERVILLE – A 116-year-old landmark building that was a hotel long ago collapsed this week. The two-story 3,000-square-foot brick building that recently served as a tavern crumbled to the ground due to deterioration, according to owner Michael Shaw. It now kind of looks like a war zone in the village as a huge…
78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 12, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Ryan Matthew Dow, 35, of 9023 Wilke Rd., Fremont, was found guilty Oct. 2 of driving while license suspended (DWLS) and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail for one year and $400 in fines…
78th District Court arraignments, posted Oct. 12, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Roy James Alltop, 47, of 3745 132nd Ave., Hesperia, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felonies of first-degree home invasion, larceny of a firearm and breaking and entering a…
Minor injuries in pickup truck vs. semi crash. #OceanaCountyCrime COLFAX TOWNSHIP – A 32-year-old Walkerville woman received only minor injuries in a pickup truck vs. semi truck crash Thursday afternoon, Oct. 11, thanks to the quick actions of the semi truck driver. The pickup truck driver told the sheriff’s deputy that she did not see the 2005 Mack truck approaching…
Suspected drunk driver crashes into sheriff’s patrol car. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LEAVITT TOWNSHIP – A 40-year-old Muskegon woman faces a drunk driving charge after crashing her Oldsmobile Bravada into Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast’s patrol car Monday evening, Oct. 8. “I was going to a Greenwood Township meeting on South 192nd Avenue when a drunk driver came out…
Probation violation arrests top HPD activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Oct 4, 2018: – 12:04 a.m., a 21-year-old Walkerville woman was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a license and no insurance, Polk Road and 72nd Avenue, City of Hart. She was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. – 1:50 a.m.,…
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