Notice of public hearing, Village of Shelby on proposed 2019/2020 Fiscal Year budget. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 SHELBY — The Village of Shelby will be holding a public hearing on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at 6:40 p.m. at the Village Hall, 218 N. Michigan Avenue. The purpose of this meeting is to review and adopt the upcoming 2019/20 fiscal year budget.…
Father-daughter dance to raise funds for pregnancy care center. NEW ERA — West Shore Pregnancy and Family Support is holding a Father Daughter Ball on Saturday, March 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at New Era Reformed Church, 4775 First St. The cost is $25 per couple and $10 for additional girls and can be purchased online here. Tickets may…
HPD report. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019: – 4:08 p.m., lost property, 100 block of State Street, City of Hart. – 10:30 p.m., a 28-year-old Ludington man was arrested for operating without insurance, Polk Road and Industrial Park Drive, City of Hart. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail.…
78th District Court arraignments, posted Feb. 14, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felony – Shawn Alan Goerbig, 39, of 922 E. Colby St., Whitehall, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and a misdemeanor of domestic violence. Case was bound…
78th District Court sentencings, dismissals. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Rosa Amelia Rodriguez, 56, of 3990 W. Baker Rd., Shelby, was found guilty Feb. 11 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to outpatient treatment; 93 days discretionary jail for one year with credit for two days served;…
Recent deaths, posted Feb 14, 2019 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Thomas F. Fodrocy, 78, of Shelby, died on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Stanley Frederic Sanford, 93, of Shelby died on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Timothy J. Clark, 56, of Montague, died on Thursday, February 7, 2019. Paula Lopez, 86, of Shelby, died on Monday, February…
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…
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