The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, April 20, 2016: – 1 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 21-year-old Hesperia man was arrested on a fugitive warrant, 7000 block of Loop Rd., Newfield Township. – 7:50 p.m., (MSP), a 24-year-old Rothbury man was cited for no operator’s license on person, Oceana Dr. and Cleveland Rd., Grant Township.…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Kenyon Clark Thomas, 28, of 1133 W. Hazel Rd., Hart, was found guilty Feb. 23 of second-degree home invasion and sentenced April 11…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felonies – Wesley Owen Pulsipher, 43, of 235 Sessions Rd., Shelby, was arrested April 17 by the Shelby Police Department…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jesus C. Felix, 22, of 1825 N. 56th Ave., Mears, was found guilty April 18 of operating while intoxicated and sentenced to 93…
HART — Four Republican candidates are running for the position of Oceana County treasurer. Current treasurer Sheila Gowell is not seeking re-election. The primary election is set for Tuesday, Aug. 4. Here are the treasurer candidates: Paul S. Hodges “My name is Paul Hodges, a lifelong resident of Oceana County, and I am running for treasurer of Oceana County. After graduating…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A single-story home at 1917 S. 200th Ave. near Hesperia was destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon, April 20. No one was inside the house, and no one was injured in the blaze that was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Firefighters from Hesperia, Walkerville, Ferry and Fremont battled the blaze. Oceana County Sheriff’s…
The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Monday, April 18, 2016: – 4:57 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, E. Harrison Rd. and N. 144th Ave., Elbridge Township. – 7:16 a.m., (OCSO), property damage crash, S. State St., Village of Shelby. – 9:51 a.m., (OCSO), larceny, E. Baker Rd., Ferry Township. – 10:58 a.m., (OCSO), warrant arrest, S.…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Schools was placed on lockdown today after an individual was seen near the school with a firearm. Superintendent Michael Sweet said he approached the individual and determined the firearm to be a BB gun. “The playground was cleared and the school was immediately put on lockdown,” Sweet said in an all-school alert message.…
By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A Muslim woman’s federal lawsuit that claimed Oceana County Sheriff’s Office deputies violated her constitutional rights last spring by forcing her to remove her headscarf during jail booking has been dismissed. The woman’s claim included many inaccurate statements, according to Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber. Fatme Mohamad Dakroub’s lawsuit against the county, the sheriff’s office, Sheriff…
LUDINGTON — Students from the West Shore Educational Service District recently visited Safe Harbor Credit Union to learn how a financial institution works. The tour was part of the Financial Literacy program offered by Safe Harbor in observation of Youth Credit Union Month. The students were from classes taught by Niki Boerema and Kay Ketz. “April is Youth Month here…
Letter to the Editor, by Wilma Seng, Hesperia. If you lived on the river, you would know how rude fisherman are and how much garbage they leave on your property and how many times they decide to relieve themselves directly across the river from your house. You tell them to leave your property and they swear at you and call…
WHITE CLOUD, Newaygo County — A 76-year-old White Cloud man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart Post Monday, April 18, following a complaint of solicitation of prostitution, according to an MSP press release. As a result of the investigation, Norman Leo Ochs was arrested and arraigned in the 78th District Court of Newaygo County for alleged…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — The West Shore Community College Student Awards Program will be held Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Center Stage Theater located in the Arts and Sciences Center and the public is invited to attend. A reception will precede the program and desert will follow the ceremony. Faculty will present awards to students who…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Two candidates are vying for mayor in a non-partisan election Tuesday, May 3: Jason LaFever and Ron LaPorte. Current Hart City Mayor Harold Schaner is not seeking re-election. OCP sent the candidates a questionnaire, and here are their answers: Ron LaPorte, age 61: Work history: My original start was in agriculture, growing up on a…
The following is local law enforcement activity over the weekend, April 15-17: Friday, April 15, 2016: – 12:01 a.m., (Hart Police Department), warrant arrest, W. Mechanic St., City of Hart. – 8:36 a.m., (Shelby Police Department), larceny, N. State St., Village of Shelby. – 2:04 p.m., (Pentwater Police Department), malicious destruction of property (MDOP), S. Cambridge, Village of Pentwater. –…
CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — An elderly Claybanks Township couple was injured in a single-vehicle crash, possibly caused by a medical condition, Saturday, April 16, at 6:16 p.m. on Scenic Drive between Winston and Webster roads, according to Michigan State Police from the Hart post. The couple was southbound when their vehicle went off the right side of the road; crashed into…
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. Matthew Lorenz Martinez, the son of Dulce and Lorenzo Martinez of Walkerville, was born April 14, 2016. Alexander Darnell Nickademus Kenneth Roscoe Robbins IV, the son of Ariel and Kenneth Robbins III of Hart, was born April 17,…
Donnie Verschueren, 57, of Crystal Valley, passed away April 14, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. View OCP’s death notice archives here.
‘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. HART — Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback will retire, June 23, after serving the department for 40 years. The 62-year-old chief began working for the Hart Police Department part-time in June of 1976, and he became chief…
FERRY TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an assault that occurred Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7:43 p.m. in the 3800 block of East Baker Road in which two women attacked another woman with an “edged weapon,” Lt. Craig Mast said. See related story here. After getting few leads in the investigation, OCSO contacted a Michigan State Police sketch…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felonies Timothy James Davis, 26, of 7845 Portland Rd., Clarksville, Michigan, was arrested April 8 by the Hart post ofthe…
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