Recent deaths, posted Oct. 29, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Paul K. VanWestrienen, 80, of Hart, formerly of Kalamazoo, died on Friday, October 26, 2018. Linda Lou VanderLaan, 71, of Hart, died Sunday, October 28, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored this post. Listing of…
County board asks sheriff to cut $111,000 from budget. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The county board of commissioners is asking Sheriff Craig Mast to cut $111,000 from the department’s $3.7 million budget, and the sheriff says there is nothing more to cut from his bare-bones budget. “They want me to cut extensively, and I already have a…
Police officer assault tops 27th Circuit Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Rogelio Noel Saldana, 28, of 6415 E. Garfield Rd., Hesperia, was found guilty July 30 of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and was sentenced Oct. 22 to 167 days in jail with credit for 167 days served; two…
Jewelry theft tops police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP – The Hart post of the Michigan State Police was called to the 6000 block of Cleveland Road Thursday, Oct. 25, at 4:09 p.m. to investigate a larceny theft of jewelry, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. No other information was immediately available. The following is other recent police activity in Oceana County:…
78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 26, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Phillip Edward Scudder, Jr., 62, of 2600 Weesies Rd., Montague, was found guilty Oct. 22 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); 93 days discretionary jail; gun to be…
Cocaine delivery, gun theft top 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Ali Ahmad Makki, 24, of 6125 Highview Heights, Dearborn Heights; State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT); delivery/manufacture of cocaine. Preliminary conference: Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent. – Cody…
Hart man hit by car after stepping away from school bus. WEARE TOWNSHIP – A parent was seriously injured after being struck by a passing vehicle at a school bus stop Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7:10 a.m. on West Monroe Road, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The parent is a 34-year-old Hart man, and the driver of the…
Church donates $1,500 to senior center. HART – The Mears United Methodist Church recently donated $1,500 to the Oceana County Council on Aging’s new senior center. The church had a car show and soup supper Sept. 19 to benefit the council on aging, and a group from the church recently presented a check to OCCOA Associate Director Stephanie Moore. “This…
Letter to the Editor: Vote no on Proposal 2. Letter to the Editor by Laura Krentz Redrawing the federal and state voting district lines happens every 10 years after the U.S. Census. Voters Not Politicians (VNP) is a ballot proposal that seeks to change who determines where these district lines are drawn. Currently, the party in control in Lansing draws…
Recent births, reported Oct. 24, 2018 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Harrison Allen Hutchinson, the son of Madison Richards and Logan Hutchinson, of Hart, was born Oct. 18, 2018. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this post. See 2018 birth records archive here.
Reader believes Life EMS was the right move. Letter to the Editor by Kerry Krentz. Losing one’s job can be a scary thing. Recently our Oceana County Commissioners voted to disband Oceana County Emergency Medical Services (OCEMS) and to hire Life EMS. Life EMS guaranteed a job interview to all former OCEMS employees. And everyone who interviewed with Life EMS…
Recent deaths, posted Oct. 23, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Christopher Anthony Schaner, 17, of Hart, died on Monday, October 22, 2018. Leora “Lee” Chapel, 75, of Ludington, formerly of Hart, died on Monday, October 22, 2018. Janine D. Helmer, 72, of Walkerville, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Dorothy A. Anderson, 84, of Hesperia,…
Car/deer crashes on the rise. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018: – 11:53 a.m., larceny of a wallet, 400 block of Shelby Road, Shelby Township. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018: – 9:40 p.m., car/deer crash, 72nd Avenue and Jackson Road, Weare Township. Monday, Oct. 22, 2018: – 1:17…
Fire destroys garage. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP – A fire Monday evening, Oct. 22, destroyed a garage at 7673 E. Loop Rd. near Hesperia, but the firefighters’ quick actions saved the nearby home. Firefighters from Hesperia, Ferry Township and Fremont battled the blaze. The detached garage contained a wood stove, which may have caused the fire, said…
Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Five men, including a Shelby man, were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for felony convictions of attending an animal fight in connection to the cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township. Hector Francis Vasquez-Melchor, 20, of 101…
Man ordered to jail for accosting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, to 101 days in jail with credit for 101 days served and five years probation for a felony conviction of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Monte Lee Dupont, of 65 S. Winter…
Sex offender sent to jail for failing to register 6th time. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 36-year-old man was sentenced to one year in jail Monday, Oct. 22, for failure to register as a sex offender. Clarence Fredrick Cowles, whose address is listed with the court as 1355 Baseline Rd. Shelby, has been convicted of failing to…
Man sentenced to jail for car theft. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Minneapolis-area, Minnesota man was sentenced to 108 days in jail with credit for 108 days served in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for a conviction of unlawful driving away of an automobile or car theft. Chad Thomas Shelso pleaded guilty last August. Shelso…
Hesperia man gets 25-40 years for sexually assaulting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 46-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to 25-40 years in prison Monday, Oct. 22, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Edward Allen Dawkins, of 8366 E. M 20, molested a 4-year-old girl, said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon.…
Teen sent to prison for impregnating 12-year-old girl. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – An 18-year-old Mears man was sentenced to 18 months to 15 years in prison for a felony conviction of third-degree criminal sexual conduct Monday, Oct. 22, in 27th Circuit Court. Jordan Joseph Howard, of 3238 N. Ridge Rd., impregnated a 12-year-old girl “who had to…
Woman hurt in sand dune crash. #OceanaCounty GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – A 51-year-old Saint Clair, Michigan woman was injured at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday, Oct. 20, at noon after the 2019 Yamaha ATV she was driving flipped over and hit an embankment, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The woman was transported by Life EMS to…
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