Letter to the Editor: Who Needs to Step Up? Dear Editor, Our Founding Fathers were God honoring men, and God blessed them with the wisdom to write our Constitution and Bill of Rights. But we are no longer a country that honors God. Since 1973 we have allowed the murder of pre-born children. Same sex marriage is now the law…
FBC Fest Sept. 9. #FirstBaptistChurch HART — First Baptist Church is hosting a block party called “FBC Fest” in downtown Hart Sunday, Sept. 9. The event will feature an outdoor worship service, free food, a dunk tank, inflatables for kids, games for youth and adults, live music, and more. “It’s a great way to say goodbye to summer and kick…
Oceana County Fair kicks off Tuesday. #OceanaCountyFair2018 By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The 147th Annual Oceana County Fair, which is the second-longest running fair in Michigan, is set for Tuesday, Aug. 21, through Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Oceana County Fairgrounds. The event draws approximately 25,000 fair goers every year, said Oceana County Fair Board President Clancy Aerts. The…
Crashes, warrant arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Aug. 17, 2018: – 1:13 p.m., (Michigan State Police), vehicle crash, no injuries, Grant Road, Shelby Township. – 2:45 p.m., (MSP), vehicle crash, no injuries, 68th Avenue near M 20, Grant Township. – 6:15 p.m., (MSP), a 22-year-old Muskegon man was…
27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted Aug. 17, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Richard Paul Brown, 28, of 4545 W. Anthony Rd., Ludington, was found guilty of probation and sentenced Aug. 13 to two to five years in prison with credit for 455 days served in jail and…
Local teen featured in drug prevention campaign. When it comes to parents having the “drug talk” with their children, teens say they want more conversation, not less. That’s the premise of a new “Just Talk to Me” Public Service Awareness (PSA) campaign, presented by Talksooner.org. The campaign, endorsed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), will begin…
78th District Court sentencings, posted Aug. 17, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jacob William Wolfe, 19, of 3835 Hemmingway Dr., Okemos, Michigan, was found guilty Aug. 7 of trespassing and was sentenced to 30 days discretionary jail and $475 in fines, costs and restitution. One count of…
78th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 17, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: – Joseph Alan Riggs, 35, of 5888 5th St., Mears, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of third-offense domestic violence. In a separate case, Riggs was arrested by the Oceana County…
Drunk driving arrest, drug overdose among police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018: – 8:44 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), domestic assault, 7400 block of North 128th Avenue, Crystal Township. – 8:50 p.m., (OCSO), a 28-year-old Hart man was arrested for marijuana possession, Polk Road near 56th Avenue, Golden Township. –…
Street work in downtown Shelby. SHELBY — Street work will be done in downtown Shelby Saturday morning, Aug. 18, said Village Administrator Robert Widigan. “Kasza Asphalt Sealing just called to inform us that they will be crack sealing Michigan Avenue tomorrow, Aug. 18, from Third Street south to Second Street,” Widigan states in an email. “They will begin at 6…
Recent births, reported Aug. 17, 2018 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Jace Eugene Jorissen, the son of Marissa Hansen and Daniel Jorissen of Hart, was born Aug. 17, 2018. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this post. See 2017 birth records archive here.
Council on aging breaks ground for new facility. #OceanaCountyCouncilonAging By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The Oceana County Council on Aging broke ground Thursday, Aug. 16, for its new $1.3 million facility on Tyler Road. The 9,000-square-foot facility, funded by a millage increase of .25 mills approved by voters in 2016, will more than double the size of the current…
Police handle several drunk driving arrests. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Thursday, August 9, 2018: – 4:17 a.m., (Hart Police Department), threats complaint, 600 block of State Street, City of Hart. – 11:47 a.m., (HPD), illegal entry, 200 block of State Street, City of Hart. – 1:39 p.m., (HPD), larceny, 4000 block of Polk Road,…
Motorcyclist dies from July 28 crash. #OceanaCounty GRANT TOWNSHIP — One of two Muskegon motorcyclists injured in a crash, July 28, on Winston Road near the US 31 Expressway, has died from her injuries. Tanya Lynn Monroe, 41, was riding a motorcycle with her husband when the crash occurred. She died Friday, Aug. 10. Her husband, Chris Monroe, 57, continues…
UPDATE: IAN DAVIS HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY POLICE. Escaped inmate on the loose. #NewaygoCountyCrime FREMONT — Police are searching for a Newaygo County Jail inmate that escaped police custody at 8:56 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. Police are advising residents to keep their doors locked. Ian Riley-Jackson Davis, 32, was last seen in the Fremont area, according to Michigan State Police…
Four plead guilty in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Four men involved in the cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township pleaded guilty to a felony of attending an animal fight Monday, Aug. 13, in 27th Circuit Court. Carl George McGraw, 70, of Niles faces up to 60 days…
Recent deaths, posted Aug. 14, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Geraldine Kistler, 93, of Hart died on Monday, August 13, 2018. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington, www.oakgroveludington.com. Jeffrey John Emery, 54, of Mears, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Zora Kompik, 93, Pentwater, died on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78…
Man injured when moped hits turkey. #OceanaCounty COLFAX TOWNSHIP — A 59-year-old Jackson man was injured when his moped hit a turkey Sunday, Aug. 12, shortly after 8 a.m. on East Madison Road east of 168th Avenue near Walkerville. The man, who was wearing a helmet, was operating a 2015 Yahama. He told police that he was eastbound on Madison…
Drunk driving arrest tops MSP activity. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — A 20-year-old Hart man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for operating while intoxicated Saturday, Aug. 11, at 11:45 p.m. at the intersection of Oceana Drive and Polk Road. Other MSP activity in Oceana County over the weekend includes: Friday, Aug. 10, 2018: – 2:26 p.m.,…
Recent deaths, posted Aug. 13, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Paul Joseph Vanden Heuvel, 65, of Hart, died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. James Carlton Goff, 59, of Hart, died on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Robert “Bob” Eugene Cousins, 49, of Montague, died on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Wendell Gene McGowan, 75, of Hesperia, Michigan died…
27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted Aug. 10, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Calvin Michael Chase, 21, of 6335 N. 176th Ave., Walkerville, was found guilty of probation violation and was sentenced July 30 to 15 months to 10 years in prison with credit for 386 days served…
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