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…
Obituary: Duane Hamburger, 77, Pentwater Duane Allan Hamburger, 77 of Pentwater, passed away at home October 17, 2018. He was born August 21, 1941, in Lansing to Henry H. Hamburger and Ruth M. (Meyers) Hamburger. After graduating from East Lansing High School in 1959, he attended Lansing Community College. He married Ellen Sue Waigle in 1966, and they resided in…
Drunk driving arrest tops HPD activity. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – A 43-year-old Mears man was arrested by Hart police officers for second-offense operating while intoxicated, second-offense driving while license suspended and no insurance at the intersection of State and Chataqua streets Monday, Oct. 15, at 11:18 p.m. The suspect was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Other recent activity of the…
Police respond to drug overdose. #OceanaCountyCrime WEARE TOWNSHIP – The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a drug overdose Thursday, Oct. 18, shortly before 3 p.m. on North 88th Avenue. A male subject overdosed on prescription drugs and survived, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. No other information was immediately available. In a separate incident, a 31-year-old Hart woman was…
Felony drunk driving tops 27th Circuit Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Joshua Daniel Sprinceana, 37, of 2755 Cook St., Niles, was found guilty Aug. 13 of third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced Oct. 15 to six months in jail with credit for 84 days served…
78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 19, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jeremy James Vanderzwaag, 28, of 10748 Johnson St., Grand Haven, was found guilty Oct. 9 of allowing a person to drive in violation and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year and…
Festival drug arrests top 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Cameron Dennis Farrell, 27, of 3863 89th Way, Wesminster, Colorado, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’ Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for felony charges of delivery/manufacture of ecstasy, delivery/manufacture of ketamine and delivery/manufacture…
Reader questions Weare Township ballot language. Letter to the Editor by Lori Green, Weare Township. “Shall the amendment to Section 8.03(E) of the Weare Township Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Weare Township Board on June 11, 2018, be approved?” Weare Township residents, this is the Zoning Ordinance Amendment Proposal approved by your township board. Is it clear what you are…
Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal. Prosecuting attorneys from Mason, Lake, Oceana, and Manistee counties, along with sheriffs from Mason, Manistee, and Oceana counties have all publicly opposed the recreational legalization proposal that will appear on the Michigan General Election ballot on Nov. 6. The announcement was made recently by Healthy and Productive Michigan, an organization that is leading the effort…
Walk raises awareness about domestic violence. #COVE By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – COVE (Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters), local law enforcement personnel and community members participated in a “Walk for Domestic Violence Awareness” Thursday afternoon, Oct. 18, at the Oceana County Courthouse. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Many walkers wore purple, a color that symbolizes peace, courage, survival,…
Community foundation accepting scholarship applications. Deadline is Feb. 1. #CommunityFoundationForOceanaCounty SHELBY – The Community Foundation for Oceana County announces that its scholarship program is now accepting applications for 2019-2020 school year. The foundation awards over $220,000 in scholarships to both graduating high school seniors and current college students in new and renewed scholarships each year. The online application deadline is…
Eagle Scout makes big impact with little libraries. #ReadEarlyReadOften Have you seen one of the new “Little Free Libraries” popping up around Oceana County? Jumping into the early literacy effort is Eagle Scout Thomas Carey of Shelby Boy Scout Troop #1151. With the help of a local builder, Carey built and installed three Little Free Libraries. These stylish little libraries…
Drunk driving, domestic violence arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018: – 10:10 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 29-year-old Chelsea, Michigan woman was arrested for operating while intoxicated, West Polk Road, Golden Township. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018: – 2:24 p.m., (OCSO), a 35-year-old Rothbury man was arrested for…
Recent births, reported Oct. 17, 2018 #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Allanah Marie Alyse Jacobs, the daughter of Alyse Jacobs of Hart, was born October 16, 2018. Shelby Gem Factory, 1330 Industrial Drive, Shelby; 231-861-2165; www.shelbygemfactory.com; has sponsored this post. See 2018 birth records archive here.
Recent deaths, posted Oct. 17, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Jilleen Kay Bosch, 76, of Claybanks Township, died on Monday, October 8, 2018. Wilma M. Loughmiller, 93, of Shelby, died on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored this post. Listing of 2018 deaths.
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