Electric Forest tickets sell out within hours. ElectricForestFestival2019 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY – Just hours after tickets went on sale for the Electric Forest Festival Friday Dec. 7, organizers announced the tickets were sold out. The gigantic music festival that attracts 50,000 or more people from across the country and beyond announced last week that it was downsizing from…
78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Corey Alexander Sumerix, 26, of 2584 E. Monroe Rd., White Cloud, was found guilty Oct. 22 of fourth-degree child abuse and was sentenced to 15 days in jail; one year discretionary jail for one year; six months probation; may…
Meth possession tops 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felony – Joshua Daniel-Riggs Easton, 38, of 5855 W. 5th St., Mears, was arrested by the Hart Police Department (HPD) for a felony of methamphetamine possession. Bail: $10,000/cash/surety/10 percent. Misdemeanors – Mathew Martin-Allen Stevens, 37, 2837 S.…
Shelby Schools community forum meetings next week. #ShelbyPublicSchools SHELBY – Shelby Public Schools has scheduled two community forum meetings for Monday and Thursday next week at The Ladder Community Center, 67 N. State St. “Shelby Schools is working with MASB (Michigan Association of School Boards) to develop a strategic plan,” said Superintendent Tim Reeves. “Debbie Stair and Laura Fenger are…
Assault complaints top MSP activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Michigan State Police – Hart post: Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018: – 4:42 p.m., car/deer crash, 34th Avenue and Taylor Road, Golden Township. – 6 p.m., car/deer crash, US 31 and Shelby Road, Shelby Township. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018: – 11:20 p.m., assault, 200 block…
Service club to ring in the holidays. #PentwaterServiceClub PENTWATER — Pentwater Service Club members will volunteer as Salvation Army Red Kettle collection bell ringers in front of the Pentwater Post Office from 9 a.m. to noon Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and 15. This continues a service club outreach project started over 25 years ago. The Salvation Army Red Kettle…
Hart Police Department’s weekly report. #HartPoliceDepartment The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018: – 12:03 p.m., motorist assist, Griswold Street and Polk Road, City of Hart. – 2:15 p.m., disturbance, 300 block of Johnson Street, City of Hart. Friday, Nov. 30, 2018: – 12:45 a.m., driving while license suspended, 72nd Avenue and…
‘Stuff a Blue Goose’ to make Christmas brighter for local kids. #MichiganStatePolice LUDINGTON – The Hart post of the Michigan State Police will conduct an event, “Stuff a Blue Goose,” to benefit less fortunate families in Oceana and Mason counties, Friday, Dec. 14, from 3-7 p.m. at the Ludington-area Walmart on US 10. “We have long referred to our patrol…
Recent deaths, posted Dec. 4, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Jessie “Sue” Marie Gillan, 101, of Ludington, formerly of Montague died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018. Dale A. Timmich, 89, of Rothbury, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Desmer Gerald Walch (Des), 89, of Hesperia, died on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Leslie C. Olthoff,age 68,…
Mears man hospitalized following drunk driving crash. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – A 23-year-old Mears man faces a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI) after he allegedly crashed the vehicle he was driving into a building Monday, Dec. 3, at approximately 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Courtland and Washington streets, according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles Hockanson. The man was…
Get in the spirit with Shelby band, choir Christmas concerts. #ShelbyPerformingArtsDepartment SHELBY – The Shelby Performing Arts Department is excited for the holiday season which includes a variety of performances by the middle school and high school bands and choirs. The big dates include: – The annual Shelby Middle School Christmas Concert Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the…
Basketball coach pleads ‘no contest’ in CSC case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 36-year-old former high school basketball coach faces three to 15 years in prison after pleading” no contest” to third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) Monday, Dec. 3, in 27th Circuit Court. Russell Douglas Swihart was initially charged with five felony counts of CSC stemming from…
Shelby council seeking input on Getty Park improvement plan. #ShelbyNews. SHELBY — The Village of Shelby Council will be hosting a public hearing to seek input from residents regarding the proposed revision to the village’s parks and recreation plan 2015-2020. The revision to the plan is related to recent improvements being considered for upgrading Getty Park. The plan’s proposed revision…
Prisoner sentenced for home invasion. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 19-year-old Zeeland man currently incarcerated in prison received a concurrent prison term Monday, Dec. 3, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of second-degree home invasion. Nieko James Sheldon was arrested last April in Oceana County and was set to receive a Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA)…
Man sent to jail for stealing mom’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 36-year-old Mears man who stole his mother’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes and gas was sentenced to six months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 3. Joseph Alan Riggs, of 5839 5th St., pleaded guilty last…
No one injured in chain reaction US 31 crashes. #OceanaCountyNews GRANT TOWNSHIP – Four separate vehicle crashes occurred at the same time and place Saturday, Dec. 1, at 8:40 a.m. on US 31 near Winston Road, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles Hockanson. No one was injured, and all of the crashes were one-vehicle crashes, Hockanson said. Two of the…
WSCC musical ensembles present holiday concerts. Throughout December, the West Shore Community College’s musical ensembles will be featured in several holiday performances throughout the area. On Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., the swinging sounds of the Jazz Ensemble will fill the Center Stage Theater with an energy packed show featuring a wide variety of jazz styles. The Gold Coast…
Electric Forest returns to one-weekend format. #ElectricForestFestival2019 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY – Electric Forest, the gigantic music festival that attracts 50,000 or more people from across the country and beyond, is downsizing from a two-weekend format to a one-weekend event in 2019. The festival, which takes place at the Double JJ Resort, offered a two-weekend format the previous two…
Recent births, reported Nov. 30, 2018 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Rain Leah Anne Hand, the daughter of Julie Clement and Michael Hand, Jr. of Pentwater, was born Nov. 30, 2018. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this post. See 2018 birth records archive here.
78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: – Lucas Adam Tracy, 25, of 946 S. Stony Creek Lane, Hesperia, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a misdemeanor of fugitive from justice stemming from a felony charge of rape of a child. Tracy is…
78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Frank Adam Sagan, 80, of 1011 Monona, Ludington, pleaded “no contest” Nov. 26 to operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail for one year; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); and $1,055 in fines and costs.…
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