78th District Court arraignments, sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following are recent court proceedings in 78th District Court: Arraignments Felonies – William Earl Tarrant, 20, of 508 Griswold St., Hart, was arrested by the Hart Police Department for a felony of assault with a dangerous weapon. Preliminary exam: March 11 at 3 p.m. Bail: $1,000/personal recognizance.…
Felony drunk driving arrest tops HPD activity. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – A 31-year-old Twin Lake man was arrested by Hart police officers for third-offense operating while intoxicated and second-offense driving while license suspended Sunday, Feb. 17, at 7:04 p.m. at the intersection of Water and Johnson streets, according to Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar. He was lodged in the Oceana County…
Navy honors Hesperia HS alumnus Chad Galvin. By Douglas H. Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs Officer. BREMERTON, Wash. – It’s not infrequent for hospital corpsmen in varied career stages to share a common connection. Such proved to be the case for Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Chad Galvin selected as Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) Senior Sailor of the Quarter.…
CSC trial ends with not guilty verdict. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A criminal sexual conduct trial against a 32-year-old Muskegon man accused of sexually assaulting an “incapacitated” or “physically helpless” woman ended with a not guilty verdict in 27th Circuit Court Thursday, Feb. 21. Mark Steven Langston II, faced prison for two felony counts of third-degree criminal…
SUV flips over on icy road. COLFAX TOWNSHIP – A 43-year-old Walkerville woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash on North 176th Avenue near Minke Road near Walkerville Wednesday, Feb. 20, shortly after 4:30 p.m. The woman, who was driving a 2004 GMC Envoy, “advised she was traveling south on North 176th Avenue when she lost control of her vehicle…
Woman allegedly steals mother’s safe, money, handguns. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP – A 25-year-old Greenwood Township woman faces multiple felonies, including safe breaking, for allegedly stealing a safe containing “a large amount of cash” from her mother’s home on McKinley Road, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. In addition to safe breaking, Carissa Leann Hale, of 9329…
St. James Shrove Tuesday pancake supper PENTWATER — St. James Episcopal Church, 82 S. Wythe St., will hold its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper on March 5 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Donations will be accepted for local projects. The church is located at the corner of Wythe and First streets.
Vaping presentation this evening. HART – The Hart Police Department, Michigan State Police and District Health Department #10 will present and inform students and parents about the health risks and enforcement actions regarding vaping. The presentation will be at the Hart Middle School auditorium Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m.
Recent births, reported Feb. 21, 2019 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Ivan DeJesus Gonzales, the son of Kathleen Gilbert and Arturo Gonzales of Shelby, was born Feb. 14, 2019. Declan David Foster, the son of Megan Feazel and Andrew Foster of Walkerville, was born Feb. 20, 2019. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored…
Firefighters thankful man, cows survived falling through frozen pond. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LEAVITT TOWNSHIP – Walkerville firefighters Brian Hintz and Leonard Amador were two of the first responders on scene of a rare rescue, Feb. 6, that involved a man and two cows that had fallen through the ice of a frozen pond near the Village of Walkerville.…
Ludington Pumped Storage donates $13K to fund public safety enhancement LUDINGTON — Officials from the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant Tuesday provided funding to enhance emergency notifications to residents and visitors in Mason and Oceana counties. Brian Zatloukal, Consumers Energy’s manager for Ludington Pumped Storage Plant operations and maintenance, presented a $13,000 check to Janet Andersen, chair of Mason County Board…
Oceana Drive construction to be completed by end of June. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART TOWNSHIP – Oceana Drive construction will be completed this summer. What was initially planned as a three-year project will now be completed in two years, said said Oceana County Road Commission Managing Director Mark Timmer. The project will result in total reconstruction from Pentwater River…
Oceana Christian pre-school, kindergarten round-up is March 14. HART — Oceana Christian School will begin accepting applications from new families interested in preschool and kindergarten for the coming school year during its round-up on March 14. The round-up event will last from 6 to 7 p.m. At that time, parents may bring their children to the school to meet the…
Construction resumes on US 31 this summer. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. OCEANA COUNTY – Orange construction barrels will be back on US 31 this summer as three different Michigan Department of Transportation projects are planned, totaling over $3 million in repairs. The largest project includes resurfacing the expressway from M 20 to Shelby Road for $1.8 million. It is…
Weather advisory issued for Wednesday. #OceanaCountyWeather OCEANA COUNTY – The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for several Michigan counties, including Oceana, that will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. “An area of precipitation will be spreading in from the south late Wednesday morning,” states the NWS. “The onset will likely…
At 100, Francis Hiscocks is still an educator. #LudingtonWoods By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Francis Hiscocks recently celebrated his 100th birthday. The lifelong educator resides at Ludington Woods Assisted Living and Specialized Memory Care and has spent his 100th year teaching his fellow residents about two special missionary trips he and his wife participated in back in the ‘80s.…
Drunk driving arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019: – 2:25 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 29-year-old Montague man was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI), 3000 block of Webster Road, Grant Township. – 2:58 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 56-year-old Twin Lake woman was arrested for driving…
Advertise in 4-H plat book. HART – Potential business owners, farm owners or those who would like to support the Oceana County 4-H program are encouraged to advertise in the 2020 edition of the Oceana County plat book. “Our Oceana County 4-H program is working on the next plat book publication,” states a press release from the Oceana County…
Women Who Care meeting March 5. #WomenWhoCareofOceanaCounty BENONA TOWNSHIP – The Women Who Care of Oceana County will hold their first quarterly meeting of 2019 Tuesday, March 5, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Stony Lake Inn, 4722 S. Scenic Drive. Prospective members are welcome to attend and observe this unique approach to meaningfully helping Oceana-based organizations that are tax exempt…
Road commission outlines projects. #OceanaCountyRoadCommission The Oceana County Road Commission has eight road construction projects scheduled so far for the upcoming season, which total nearly $1.5 million. The most costly project is re-paving 1.7 miles of Deer Road in Golden Township from 48th Avenue to 34th Avenue at a cost of $510,172. The project entails crushing, shaping and paving, said…
Agriculture and natural resource banquet scheduled. NEW ERA — Tickets are now on sale for the 14th Annual Oceana Agriculture and Natural Resource Banquet, to be held on Thursday, March 7, 2019. The evening will begin with the Taste of Oceana Reception beginning at 6 p.m. followed by the banquet. Both events will be held at the New Era Reformed…
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