By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 74-year-old woman was arrested by deputies from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly displaying a handgun during a property dispute with several fishermen in the White River Sunday evening, March 13, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on the edge of 198th…
Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below. Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Stanley Joseph Raspotnik V, the son of Amber Garcia and Stanley Raspotnik IV of Shelby, was born March 2, 2016. Anna Marlene Hayes, the daughter of Mary and Joseph Hayes of Shelby, was born…
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and offers a perfect opportunity to talk to your doctor and ask yourself, as well as family and friends, if it is time to be screened for colorectal cancer screening. While colorectal cancer remains the nation’s second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women, it can be prevented if detected at an…
Helen Eilene Johnson, 86 of Hart, passed away March 12, 2016. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. View OCP’s death notice archives here.
MUSKEGON COUNTY — The owner of a Ludington funeral home who is facing felony charges for allegedly burying an empty urn without cremating the deceased person, along with drunk driving charges, was arrested again today. Thomas Claude Clock III, 60, who owns Clock Funeral Home of Ludington, Inc. and Clock Funeral Home of Whitehall, Inc., was arrested by Whitehall Police Department…
HART — “Waiting for Bells” grows from the rows of a Michigan classroom. HHS teacher Brett Ramseyer cultivates school halls to harvest the tales of tragedy, talent, love, loss, depression, desire, betrayal and hope from both students and staff. These seeds of theme sprout to life in the characters he creates in the five sections of his short story collection: Teaching,…
HESPERIA — Artwork from local schools is on display at the Hesperia Community Library. In celebration of Youth Arts Month, the Newaygo County Council for the Arts and the Dogwood Center in Fremont are hosting the Grand Rapids Symphony. Some of the students’ artwork will be used as background during a symphony performance. Stop in the library to see…
The following is local law enforcement activity: Thursday, March 10, 2016: – 11:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), malicious destruction of property, vehicle window, 200 block of N. Oceana Dr., Hart Township. – Noon, (MSP), a 21-year-old Hesperia man was arrested on a felony probation violation warrant, 3500 block of S. 132nd Ave., Newfield Township. – 4:46 p.m., (Rothbury…
PENTWATER — Pentwater Preschool round-up for the 2016-2017 school years will be held on Friday, March 18, 2016, from 6: to 7:30 p.m. in the preschool classroom. This year round-up will be during the Pentwater PTCO Spring Carnival. Families will be able to see the classrooms and meet the teaching staff during this time. Children reaching the age of 4…
By Allison Scarbrough. Courts/Police Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Adam Troy Russell, 42, of 3149 Skeels Rd., Holton, pleaded “no contest” Jan. 26 to receiving and concealing stolen property less than $200 and was sentenced, March 7, to 93 days discretionary jail for one year to ensure compliance; $350 in restitution; and $450 in…
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Local law enforcement activity Wednesday, March 9, 2016 includes: – 8 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), car/deer crash, US 31 and Shelby Road, Shelby Township. – 8:06 a.m., (Shelby Police Department), car/deer crash, N. Industrial Park Dr., Village of Shelby. – 9:48 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), malicious destruction of property (MDOP), E. Park Road, Otto Township. – 10:07…
Joseph T. Eldridge, 50, of New Era, died March 6, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Patrick McClanahan, 47, of Rothbury, died March 7, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Irene Wurthner, 87, of Rothbury, died March 9, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. View OCP’s death notice archives here.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. AMBER TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — A recent proposal by the West Shore Educational Service District (WSESD) board of education to consolidate Career Technical Education (CTE) classes to West Shore Community College’s (WSCC) campus in Mason County has caused some Oceana County superintendents questioning the changes. The two programs that are expected to be moved next fall…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating the theft of a Bobcat-brand loader that was reported Tuesday, March 8, at 2 p.m. in the 7000 block of Fox Road. MSP troopers also arrested a 29-year-old Hart man for driving while license suspended and on an outstanding warrant Tuesday at 9:05 p.m. at the intersection…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 2008 Chevrolet Impala was stolen from the parking lot of the Companion Animal Clinic on South Oceana Drive Tuesday, March 8, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The keys were left in the ignition, so a local repair shop could pick up the car to put new tires on it, Mast…
By George C. Wilson, contributing writer. AUBURN HILLS — Robert Altland wrestles 10 pounds under the 103 pound limit in his weight class. That did not deter him during the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 individual wrestling championships at the Palace in Auburn Hills this last weekend. The young Hart Pirate wears his small stature as a badge…
C Notes: by George C. Wilson. AUBURN HILLS — The Michigan High School Athletic Association conducts the largest high school individual state wrestling tournament in the nation every year. For over a decade the MHSAA has taken over the venerable Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the NBA Detroit Pistons, to put on a spectacle unrivaled by any other state athletic…
HART — Award-winning author Mardi Jo Link will provide her writing expertise during a “Yes, You CAN Write a Memoir” writers’ workshop co-sponsored by the Hart and Shelby area district libraries Thursday, April 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Hart Community Center (inside city hall). A two-time winner of the Michigan Notable Book Award, Link has authored three true crime…
The following is activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police over the weekend: Friday, March 4, 2016: – 9:45 p.m., property damage crash, Wayne Rd. and US 31, Weare Township. Saturday, March 5, 2016: – 3:10 a.m., assault, 7000 block of 126th Ave., Crystal Township. – 9:20 a.m., minor injury crash, Maple Island Rd. and McKinley Rd.,…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) – “Breaking the Code,” Hugh Whitemore’s exceptional biographical drama of Alan Turing, the famed English mathematician and computer science pioneer who solved the German Enigma code during World War II, opens at West Shore Community College’s Center Stage Theater on Thursday, March 10. The production is directed by Michael (Mik) Mikula. “Breaking the Code” took London and…
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