Branch man found guilty of resisting police, destroying building following trial. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — A 46-year-old Branch man is awaiting sentencing after a 12-member jury in 27th Circuit Court found him guilty of two counts of resisting and opposing police and malicious destruction of a building last month, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. Seven…
Gina Ferwerda launches Michigan-based cookbook. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — From the mitten to the kitchen, is the culinary philosophy behind local television personality Gina Ferwerda’s debut cookbook, “Meals From the Mitten: Celebrating the Seasons of Michigan.” The 208-page book (Story Farm, $35), will be available this spring. It shares Ferwerda’s favorite recipes while showcasing the freshest seasonal ingredients from her home…
Car/tractor crash, laptop larceny among police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018: – 8:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car vs. tractor crash, no injuries, Baseline Road and Oceana Drive, Shelby Township. – 2 p.m., (MSP), one-vehicle crash, no injuries, Wilke Road and 112th Avenue, Grant Township. – 8:03 p.m., (MSP), car/deer…
Late Shelby grad’s love for music lives on through contributions to school programs. #OceanaCounty #DavidMarkiewiczMemorialFund SHELBY — Proceeds from the Fifth Annual David P. Markiewicz Golf scramble of $12,100 will be donated this year to eight music programs in Oceana County schools. During the past five years since this memorial fund was founded, it has contributed over $48,000. The following…
Public Notice: Village of Shelby budget hearing. SHELBY — The Village of Shelby will be holding a public hearing on the 2018-2019 Fiscal Year Budget. The hearing will be held on Monday, February 12, 2018 6:45 p.m. at the Shelby Village Hall, 218 N. Michigan Ave.
Closings and cancellations for Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 are sponsored by Eagle Towing: 231-861-8988. Shelby High School girls basketball game versus Oakridge has been cancelled.
Recent death, posted Jan. 15, 2018. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to OCP: Alvin “Marty” Wilkson, Jr., 60, of Rothbury, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored this post. Listing of 2017 deaths. Listing of 2018 deaths.
Recent deaths, posted Jan. 13, 2018. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to OCP: Charles A. Reavey, 99, of Montague, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Sgt. Patrick Neil (Pat) Herremans, 44, of Muskegon died January 10, 2018. Beads & Blooms Florist, 78 N. Jebavy Dr., Ludington, MI 49431; 231-425-4133, has sponsored this post. Listing of 2017 deaths. Listing of…
Assault with dangerous weapon tops arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Amber Nichole Bolan, 28, of 8221 E. Arthur Rd., Hesperia, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of assault with a dangerous weapon. Bolan allegedly rammed her husband’s vehicle with her…
Hesperia women receive minor injuries in rollover crash. #OceanaCounty FERRY TOWNSHIP — Two Hesperia women suffered minor injuries in a rollover crash Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, on M 20 west of 140th Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office report. Sheri Lyn Hunt, 62, was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck on the rain-slicked road, and Mary Lynn…
78th District Court sentencings posted Jan. 12, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Dylon Christopher McNeil, 24, of 10626 Williams Rd., Montague, was found guilty Jan. 8 of attempted unlawful use of a motor vehicle and was sentenced to nine days in jail; 90 days discretionary jail to…
WSCC closed Friday. VICTORY TOWNSHIP — Due to a power outage on the West Shore Community College campus, the college will be closed Friday, January 12. The West Shore Educational Service District’s CTE program is also closed.
Tired driver crashes into tree. #OceanaCounty GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 50-year-old Rothbury woman received minor injuries after the 2014 Dodge Journey she was driving struck a tree on Cleveland Road near South 116th Avenue Thursday, Jan. 11, shortly before 7 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. Robin Kay Perysian was treated by Oceana County EMS but…
Pig ‘factory’ draws major opposition. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. MONTAGUE — Emotions ran high at the Montague High School auditorium Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, during a Department of Environmental Quality public hearing concerning a proposed large-scale swine farm in Claybanks Township. Approximately 200 people attended the meeting, speaking out strongly in opposition to the operation that poses potential environmental…
Security camera stolen. #OceanaCountyCrime BENONA TOWNSHIP — A security camera was reported stolen from the 8000 block of West Shelby Road Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m., according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. Other police activity in Oceana County Tuesday includes: – 1:41 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), violation of conservation laws,…
Police looking for hit-and-run driver. #OceanaCountyCrime GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the driver of an older-style Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck involved in a recent hit-and-run crash that occurred on 200th Avenue just south of East Wilke Road near Hesperia. The suspect vehicle is described as an older-style, dark-colored Silverado, probably 90s model year, with…
Rothbury man allegedly attempts to strangle father. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Rothbury man was arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies shortly after midnight Monday, Jan. 8, after assaulting both his father and his father’s girlfriend and attempting to strangle his father, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Shane Schuiteman, of 2235 W. Cleveland…
Recent deaths, posted Jan. 8, 2018. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent death has been reported to OCP: Carole Ann Kamhout, 70, of Rothbury, died Friday, January 5, 2018. Joseph E. “Toad” Harter, Jr., 62, of Ferry Township, died Thursday, January 4, 2018. Joan Marie Davis, 89, of Elbridge Township died Saturday, January 6, 2018. Jay M. Lipka, 63, of Montague, died Saturday,…
Several drunk driving arrests over the weekend. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend: Friday, Jan. 5, 2018: – 10:03 p.m., a 66-year-old Hart man was arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI), West Polk Road, Hart Township. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018: – 3:37 a.m., a 47-year-old New Era man was arrested for OWI…
Snowmobiler rescued after long night stuck outside. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor HART TOWNSHIP — A 67-year-old Mears man is lucky temperatures rose yesterday after a long cold snap, because he ended up spending Sunday night, Jan. 7, in a deer hunting blind after getting his snowmobile stuck in the snow, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man,…
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