78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Felonies Matthew Glenn Santens, 26, of 9 Linden St., Boston, Massachusetts, was arrested July 1 by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for felonies of controlled substance delivery – schedule 1, 2, 3 and assaulting/resisting/opposing a police…
78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Kimberly Irene Dekker, 24, of 5691 Crystal Lake Rd., Holton, was found guilty June 19 of third-degree retail fraud and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with sentence; credit for time served if imposed; and $408…
EF attendee allegedly tries to steal police cruiser, breaks officer’s nose. #OceanaCountyNews #EF2X17 By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — A 20-year-old Plainfield, Illinois man faces two felonies after he allegedly attempted to steal a Rothbury Police Department patrol car and broke the officer’s nose, July 1, at the Electric Forest Festival. Anthony J. Wachs, of 13164 Sunderlin Rd., was arraigned…
Oceana County man charged with CSC, extortion. #MasonCountyCrime LUDINGTON — A 34-year-old Oceana County man was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office Thursday afternoon, July 6, on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and one count of extortion. Richard Edward Uhl was arrested on a warrant alleging that he engaged in sexual relations with a child under…
MSP investigates stolen boat. #OceanaCountyCrime #Pentwater PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating the larceny of a 9-foot flat-bottom boat that was reported stolen from the 5000 block of Longbridge Road Thursday, July 6, at noon, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. The following is other recent police activity in Oceana County: Thursday, June 29,…
Road closures on Monroe, Lakeview. #OceanaCountyNews The Oceana County Road Commission has announced that Monroe Road, between 112th and 126th avenues in Weare and Crystal townships, is currently closed for total reconstruction. The portion of road will be open for local and emergency traffic only, and a detour has been set up. The project began Wednesday, July 5. Lakeview Drive,…
Indiana man injured in dune crash. #OceanaCountyNews #SilverLake GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Richmond, Indiana man was injured Wednesday afternoon, July 5, at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes when he attempted to go over Test Hill too fast with his 2016 Polaris Razor, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “Driver Joseph Nocton crested Test Hill too fast…
Prosecutor: Warrants for 13 felonies, 17 misdemeanors at EF. #OceanaCountyCrime #EF2X17 ROTHBURY — So far, the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office has prepared 27 warrants containing 13 felony counts and 17 misdemeanor counts arising out of criminal offenses that occurred during the Electric Forest Festival. The gigantic music festival takes place annually at the Double JJ Resort, and this year it…
Shakespeare on the Commons next weekend. #OceanaCountyArtsandEntertainment HART — Oceana Summer Youth Theater presents “Shakespeare on the Commons,” a three-day free community performance, featuring two knee-slapping Shakespeare comedies: Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The shows will take place on the Hart Commons in downtown Hart. Audiences are invited to grab dinner or ice cream at a downtown eatery…
Several crashes, assaults, drunk driving arrests over the holiday. #OceanaCountyCrime Local police agencies were busy over the Fourth of July holiday, handling several vehicle crashes, assaults and drunk driving arrests. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Saturday, July 1, 2017: – 12:54 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), driving while license suspended (DWLS), South 116th Avenue, Otto Township.…
Camper crash snarls traffic on US 31. #OceanaCountyNews SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Lansing couple escaped injury after their camper rolled over and their pickup truck ended up on top of the guardrail on southbound US 31 near Hayes Road Tuesday afternoon, July 4. The 12:50 p.m. crash slowed heavy holiday traffic on the highway for hours, said Oceana County Sheriff…
MSP: Trespassing, thefts, drugs at EF. #OceanaCountyCrime ROTHBURY — Michigan State Police made several trespassing arrests at the Double JJ Resort during the second weekend of the Electric Forest Festival, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. MSP also handled several drug-related incidents and thefts at the festival. The following is MSP activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, June 30,…
Electric Forest shakes off early showers to host second weekend. #EF2X17 By Mark Lewis. Contributing Writer. ROTHBURY — Many said it was going to be a disaster, that there was no way the 2017 Electric Forest Festival was going to recover after a wet opening weekend to host its first-ever Weekend 2 event. You can consider that kind of talk…
Hart author to launch book at Ludington Area Center for the Arts. LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts will host a book launch for author Sally Defreitas celebrating her new book, “Shipwrecked Three Times, A Michigan Girl Goes to Sea” at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts on Friday, July 7. The event will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in…
Hart police report. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, June 22, 2017: – 12:10 a.m., suspicious situation, West Main and Plum streets, City of Hart. – 9:30 a.m., gas drive-off, 400 block of Wood Street, City of Hart. – 9:56 a.m., hit-and-run crash, driving while license suspended (DWLS) and no insurance, 700…
Pentwater man dies following last week’s crash. #OceanaCountyNews WEARE TOWNSHIP — The 64-year-old Pentwater man, who was critically injured last Thursday in a crash with a semi truck on West Monroe Road near US 31, has died from his injuries, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Donald Warner died Thursday afternoon, June 29, Mast said. His wife, Lauretta Joan…
78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: – Susan Beth Stephenson, 69, of 7851 Indian Bay Rd., Montague, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) June 23 for two felony counts of discharging a firearm at a building and felony firearm. Preliminary conference: July 3…
Hesperia man hurt in asparagus cart accident.#OceanaCountyNews FERRY TOWNSHIP — Michael Bradley Redmon, 39, of Hesperia was transported to an area hospital Thursday morning, June 29, after an asparagus cart that he was loading onto a trailer rolled backwards, overturned and pinned his arms underneath it, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The cart “was being loaded…
Crashes, festival incidents keep police busy. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, June 27, 2017: – 3:30 p.m., (Michigan State Police), larceny of a cell phone, Electric Forest Festival, Rothbury. – 5 p.m., (MSP), larceny of a cell phone and wallet, EF, Rothbury. – 9 p.m., (MSP), a 34-year-old Detroit man was arrested on a…
Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital’s Fit Club receives state-wide recognition. LANSING — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will be one of three hospitals that will be receiving the Michigan Health & Hospital Association’s 2017 Ludwig Community Benefit Award today for its Win with Wellness Fit Club. The award is named in memory of Patric E. Ludwig, a former MHA president who championed investing…
Obituary: Lowell Green, 74, formerly of Hart. Lowell Green, 74, formerly of Hart, passed away June 25, 2017 at his home in Marmaduke, Ark. following a long illness. He was born August 3, 1942 to the late Lowell Wilford Green of Hart and Dorothy (Davey) Evans of White Cloud. He grew up in Hart before moving to Flint where he…
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