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#OceanaCountyNews #PentwaterHomecoming2016 By Ron Beeber. Contributing Writer. PENTWATER — With the 43rd annual Pentwater Homecoming Sand Sculpture contest just around the corner Friday Aug. 12 at Charles Mears State Park, now is the time to start planning your masterpiece. Over 50 teams of families and friends are expected to turn out with their pails, shovels, water spritzers and shaping tools.…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyVeterans HART — The Oceana County Council on Aging and Hospice of Michigan recently hosted a “We Honor Veterans” Pinning Ceremony at the Oceana County Council on Aging. More than 30 veterans from Oceana County were honored for their service, which ranged from WWII to Desert Storm. Senator Goeff Hansen and Representative Jon Bumstead, along with VFW Post 1329,…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a case of child pornography reported Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 5:30 p.m. The following is other recent police activity: Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016: 9:46 p.m., (MSP), a 41-year-old Shelby man was arrested for transporting open intoxicants and on a bench warrant for failure to appear,…
#NewaygoCountyNews #PoliceNews GARFIELD TOWNSHIP — An 84-year-old Amish man, who was operating a horse and buggy, was airlifted to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids following a crash on M-82 between Fremont and Newaygo Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 6:05 p.m., according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. The man, who is from Fremont, is in critical condition, and…
#OceanaCountyBirths Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. David Leonardo Rendon, the son of Yoanna Chavez-Fortuna and Nicanor Rendon of Shelby, was born July 22, 2016. Daltyn Elyjah-John Hambright, the son of Paige and Justin Hambright of Hart, was born July 29, 2016. If you…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyElection2016 By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Craig Mast won a landslide election for Oceana County Sheriff in the Aug. 2 primary, beating out co-workers Undersheriff Tim Priese and Deputy Roy Strait. Mast, who is currently a lieutenant at the sheriff’s office, will take over as sheriff Jan. 1, replacing current Sheriff Robert Farber who did not seek re-election…
Watch for election results on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/oceanacountypress #OceanaCountyElection Sheriff race: Benona Twp – Mast 266; Priese 95; Strait 57 Colfax Twp – Mast 24; Priese 8; Strait 5 Elbridge Twp – Mast 197; Priese 15; Strait 50
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is searching for James Randolph Hepworth, 37, of the Pentwater area, who was last seen leaving his workplace in Ludington Monday, Aug. 1, at noon . Hepworth, who works at Haworth in Ludington, was last seen in his vehicle, said OCSO Lt. Craig Mast. Hepworth is a…
#OceanaCountyNews #ShelbyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Former Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson, 62, was arraigned in 78th District Court Tuesday, Aug. 2, on six felony charges, one of which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Wilson, of 2560 S. 80th Ave., Shelby, faces one count of embezzlement $50,000-$100,000, which is a 15-year felony, and five…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews HART — A 2005 Pontiac Montana minivan was stolen from the 2000 block of North Oceana Drive Friday, July 29, at 8:45 a.m., and then it was recovered at 5 p.m. in the 4000 block of Oceana Drive, said Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar. There is possible mechanical damage to the burgundy and gray minivan as a result…
#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Hart man was sentenced to serve 30 days up front of a 90-day discretionary jail term for a conviction of embezzlement – $1,000-$20,000. Skyler Joseph Villanueva, of 461 E. Main St., Hart, was also ordered to pay restitution of $13,587.07 to the victim. According to his district court file, the…
#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Mears man was sentenced to 18 months to eight years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 1, for convictions of felonious assault and third-offense habitual offender. Jacob Allen Wilson, of 5549 Cherry Court, brutally assaulted his ex-girlfriend last February. The violent attack involved choking the victim nearly to…
#OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Priscilla Trommater, 83, of Hart, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Albert J. DeCheney, Jr. 60, of Hesperia, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. The Rev. Robert D. Wood, 78, of Whitehall, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. Arrangements…
#OceanaCountyEntertainment #DoubleJJResort ROTHBURY — A free concert featuring musicians Ruth and Max Bloomquist will be held at Double JJ Resort on Friday, Aug. 12 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The concert will be held outside the Sundance Steakhouse, 5900 Water Road. The Bloomquists have been described by John Sinkevics of the Grand Rapids Press, as “Veritable folk music legends in Michigan…”…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews COLFAX TOWNSHIP — Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post investigated a breaking and entering of a pole barn in the 8500 block of North 188th Avenue Thursday, July 28, at 3 p.m. The following is other MSP activity Thursday: 2 a.m., 911 hangup, 6900 block of South 38th Avenue, Claybanks Township. 5 p.m., car/deer crash, Loop…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews The following is recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Monday, July 25, 2016: 7:33 p.m., harassment, 3000 block of South Water Road, Shelby Township. Tuesday, July 26, 2016: 9:53 a.m., a Pentwater man (age unavailable) was arrested for improper transport of medical marijuana, 72nd Avenue and Harrison Road, Hart Township. Wednesday, July 27,…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following proceedings took place recently in 78th District Court: Arraignments Felony – Michael Allen Degen, 52, of 920 Wilson Ave., Muskegon, was arrested July 23 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of third-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) and a misdemeanor of driving while license suspended (DWLS). Preliminary…
#OceanaCountyNews #SilverLake GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Jason McClelland, 42, of Houghton Lake, Michigan was airlifted to Munson Hospital in Traverse City via Aeromed after the dune buggy he was driving Tuesday afternoon, July 26, at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes went “airborne over a hill and landed hard resulting in severe pain in his back and inability to move his lower…
#OceanaCountyNews #NewEra #TheArtisanTaproom ‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. NEW ERA — Chelsea Hayes, a New Era native, opened The Artisan Taproom in the village this summer, and the unique business has received a warm welcome from the community. Opening a business that…
#OceanaCountyEducation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six students representing Great Lakes Energy Cooperative were among 1,700 high school students who attended the June 11-16 Youth Tour hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Washington, DC. Those attending from Great Lakes Energy included Cody DeVries of New Era, Daly Narmore of Custer, Morgan Graeber of St. Joseph, Marie Groenink of Ellsworth, Spencer…
#OceanaCountyNews #BetterHealthBetterBusiness HART — District Health Department #10 is offering a worksite wellness program, Better Health Better Business, at no cost to all eligible businesses in Oceana County. “Chronic diseases such as, obesity and diabetes can lead to lower productivity and increased days of work missed,” states a press release from the health department. ‘Wellness programs in the workplace can…
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