‘Farm Fun Days’ in Walkerville this weekend. #WalkervilleThrives WALKERVILLE — Enjoy the new festival, Farm Fun Days, this weekend Aug. 4 and 5 to celebrate the farming heritage of the area. Saturday’s events will include games for the kids, a silent auction, open house at the Pioneer Museum, a community market, music, and a parade. A tractor show along main…
Shelby ‘Roars’ into action around town. #ShelbyRoars SHELBY – The Shelby Roars Community Improvement Committee and volunteers sprang into action Wednesday, July 25, to help clean up the village. A group of more than 20 people gathered to tackle some significant improvements in front of Thomas Read Elementary School and along the sidewalk at Cemetery Hill on Sixth Street. Committee…
Search team conducting third search for missing festival goer. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — It has been nearly one month since Electric Forest Festival attendee Kevin Graves, 28, of Oakland County was reported missing. Two searches of the Double JJ Resort, the venue where the festival is held, have not led to his discovery. However, police investigating the case…
Drunk driving arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime ROTHBURY — A 73-year-old Rothbury man was arrested for operating while intoxicated and transporting open intoxicants Saturday, July 28, at 4:25 p.m. on 88th Avenue near Meadow Lane, according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. A 20-year-old South Bend, Indiana man was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies Saturday at…
Motorcyclists seriously injured following crash with pickup. #OceanaCountyNews. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Two people were seriously injured Saturday afternoon following a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck. According to the Michigan State Police Hart Post, the crash occurred when a pickup truck, driven by a 45-year-old Spring Lake man was traveling eastbound on Winston Road, east of US 31…
78th District Court sentencings, posted July 27, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Paul Thomas Sanders, 28, of 3642 N. 166th Ave., Walkerville, was found guilty July 17 of disturbing the peace and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year and $325 in fines and…
78th District Court arraignments, posted July 27, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Clarence Fredrick Cowles, 36, of 1355 Baseline Rd., Shelby, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of failure to register as a sex offender and a high-court misdemeanor of lying…
State parks provide job training for local high schoolers. For the sixth consecutive year the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Parks and Recreation Division, Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and the West Shore Educational Service District (WSESD) have partnered to provide paid job training experiences for students with disabilities. The project’s long-term goal is to support students with disabilities…
Shelby couple arrested in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A Shelby couple has been arraigned in connection to a cockfighting ring that was raided by police last month in Hart Township. Lazaro Daniel Madrigal, 36, of 101 S. 72nd Ave., and Yesenia Jovana Madrigal, 37, of the same address were arrested July 17 by…
Walkerville man accused of flashing elderly woman. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — A 27-year-old Walkerville man faces a high-court misdemeanor of aggravated indecent exposure after allegedly flashing a woman in her 70s as she walked down the road in Leavitt Township. Luis Gerardo Montemayor, of 6362 N. 192nd Ave., was arrested July 17 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Montemayor reportedly pulled…
Crashes cause minor injuries. #OceanaCounty HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to two vehicle crashes Wednesday, July 25, that resulted in minor injuries. A 29-year-old Hart woman received minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday at 5:37 a.m. on East Madison Road near North 140th Avenue in Crystal Township. The woman told police she was “trying to avoid…
Hart man arrested for disorderly, marijuana possession. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Thursday, July 19th, 2018: – 1 a.m., (Hart Police Department), a 27-year-old Hart man was arrested for disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana, 500 block of Union Street, City of Hart. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Friday, July 20, 2018:…
Hart man remains hospitalized following crash. #OceanaCountyNews HART — A crash last Friday afternoon, July 20, on Polk Road in front of Hansen Foods grocery store sent several people to the hospital, and a 24-year-old Hart man remains hospitalized with a leg injury said Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar Thursday, July 26. An 85-year-old Walkerville woman driving a 2005 Chevrolet…
Equipment failure causes sewage overflow into Piper Creek Village Anticipates Clean-Up To Be Completed Today SHELBY — A transducer failure that occurred earlier today caused raw sewage to flow into Piper Creek for two to four hours. People are being asked by village officials to stay away from 785 Industrial Drive due to the spill. The Shelby Department of Public…
Second search planned for missing festival goer, volunteers needed. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #EF2018 ROTHBURY — A search for 28-year-old Kevin Graves of Oakland County, who was last seen July 1 at the Electric Forest Festival, is planned for Saturday, July 28, beginning at approximately 10 a.m. across the street from the Wesco convenience store. A search Monday of the…
Warrant arrests, domestic assaults, minors drinking among police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Monday, July 23, 2018: – 2 p.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, 18th Avenue near Buchanan Road, Golden Township. – 9:17 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 44-year-old Twin Lake man was arrested for marijuana possession and driving while license revoked,…
30th Annual Sandy Corley revs up this weekend. #SandyCorleyMemorialRun ROTHBURY — Bikers from all over West Michigan and beyond will gather at the Double JJ Resort this weekend for the 30th Annual Sandy Corley Memorial Run. The camping event offers an adult party atmosphere and includes concerts Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Events include a self-guided tour through West Michigan,…
Register by Aug. 8 for Pentwater seniors fall Frankenmuth bus trip. PENTWATER — This year Pentwater Seniors, Inc. has scheduled its annual fall bus trip for Tuesday, Sept. 18, to Frankenmuth. The trip will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Pentwater Friendship Center, 310 North Rush Street, on Gene’s Ventures 14-passenger bus. The bus will also pick up in Ludington…
Pentwater Homecoming sand sculpture contest Aug. 10. PENTWATER — When one thinks of eating something in Pentwater they really enjoyed, what comes to mind? An ice cream cone or sundae? Fish? Corn on the cob? A favorite local restaurant? A slice of grandma’s pie? Thanksgiving turkey? Hot dog or brat? Popcorn? Hold that thought and think of how to sculpt…
Recent deaths, posted July 24, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Irene P. Harris, of Shelby died on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Gerald L. “Jerry” Tennant, 80, of Shelby, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored this post. Listing of…
Festival goer sentenced to 3 months in jail for punching police officer. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 21-year-old Plainfield, Illinois man was sentenced to three months in jail and fines and costs totaling $2,500 in 27th Circuit Court Monday, July 23, for a conviction of assaulting a police officer causing injury. The case stems from an incident…
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