The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Tuesday, May 3, 2016: – 3:10 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), property damage crash, W. Log Rd. and N. 64th Ave., Golden Township. – 5:54 a.m., (OCSO), car/deer crash, W. 2nd St., Village of Shelby. – 8:54 a.m., (OCSO), breaking and entering, E. Monroe Rd., Colfax Township. – 3:27 p.m., (OCSO, Hart…
HART — Ron LaPorte won 133-54 over Jason LaFever in a nonpartisan city election for mayor Tuesday, May 3. Joe Frontiera, who was unchallenged, gained 148 votes for a seat on the city council. LaPorte, 61, who had previously served as Hart’s mayor for two terms, succeeds Harold Schaner who did not seek re-election. LaPorte works full time at the…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Maxwell Turple, 28, and Kimberly Cushman, 31, both of 3585 N. Maple Island Rd., Hesperia, were arraigned in 78th District Court on a felony charge of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police stemming from an altercation Sunday night in Newfield Township in which a taser was deployed by police in order to restrain them. Turple also faces a…
Dear Editor: While attending the Weare Township Planning Committee meetings, I became acquainted with Lori Green. My first impression continues to be my opinion of her: this is a person who sincerely wants to serve the people of Weare Township, and now Oceana County, and will work hard to do so. A couple of years ago she spoke about running…
John K. Lulich, 84, formerly of Shelby, passed away on May 1, 2016 surrounded by his family. John is survived by his wife Kathleen (Walsh) and his children Lawrence (Ingrid) Lulich, Mary Lulich (fiancé Edward Beere), Kathleen (John) Globensky, Patricia Lulich and Elizabeth Lulich and his grandchildren, Andrew, Audrey, Alaina, Sarah, John, Jack and Ben. He is predeceased by his son…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a case of malicious destruction of property involving a broken window of a residence in the 7000 block of Surf Court reported Monday, May 2, at 10:15 a.m. MSP is also investigating a break-in that was reported Monday at 10:29 a.m. in the 7000 block of Fox…
Contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — A public informational meeting to discuss details and answer questions about the village’s street improvement plan being explored by local officials is set for Monday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in the Pentwater Village Hall. An engineering study has concluded that nearly 70 percent of village streets need resurfacing, repair or reconstruction over the…
LEAVITT TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking an arrest warrant for a 24-year-old Walkerville man, formerly of Holton, for a felony of assault by strangulation stemming from an incident Sunday, May 1, in the 6100 block of E. Filmore Rd. The alleged assault occurred at 4 a.m. Sunday, said Lt. Craig Mast of the sheriff’s office. Deputies…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Hesperia man and a 31-year-old Hesperia woman were arrested after allegedly assaulting deputies from Oceana and Newaygo counties Sunday night, May 1. A taser was deployed in order to restrain the suspects, and a short-barrelled shotgun was seized by police, said Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Craig Mast. Both alcohol and…
CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office was called to 128th Avenue, where a black bear was seen in the backyard of a residence Saturday morning, April 30. Deputies checked the area, but the bear had left, said Lt. Craig Mast. No damage was done by the animal nor was anyone hurt. The resident called police after observing the…
GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old Mears man and a 38-year-old Mears man were arrested by troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Friday, April 29, at 4:48 p.m. for home invasion in the 5000 block of South 68th Avenue. The following is other MSP activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, April 29, 2016: – 7…
ROTHBURY — Work is scheduled to resume next Monday, May 9, on the Hart-Montague William Field Memorial Rail Trail for the completion of the work that was started last year. “Work that remains to be completed will be centered around the Village of Rothbury and will require closures of a couple of sections of the trail to complete,” according to…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HESPERIA — A garage was destroyed and an attached single-story home was “extensively damaged” in a fire at 9263 Sunset Blvd. Friday afternoon, April 29. No one was injured in the blaze, but “a couple pets are unaccounted for,” said Hesperia Fire Chief Bob Eichenberg. Hesperia Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 2:33 p.m.,…
The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.04r4r905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felony – Julie Ann Theodore, 31, of 6981 E. Loop Rd., Hesperia, was arrested April 18 by the Oceana County…
The following is activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday, April 28, 2016: – 2 p.m., breaking and entering in progress of a hunting cabin, 1900 block of S. 112th Ave., Shelby Township. Intruders were apparently scared off by a security alarm. Troopers found evidence of a forced entry, but nothing was taken.…
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. Serenity Marie Sauvola, the daughter of Ambriel Peters and Trew Sauvola of Fountain, was born April 18, 2016. Katherine JeanRose Oleniczak, the daughter of Melissa Garland and Joseph Oleniczak of Ludington, was born April 19, 2016. Elois Jean…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Cristy Pider, 33, who was driving the pickup truck that her husband Donald Pider, 34, jumped from early Tuesday morning in Rothbury has been arraigned in 78th District Court on a misdemeanor charge of operating while intoxicated. Donald Pider died after jumping from the truck on Winston Road near Bartlett Road following a disagreement with…
The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, April 27, 2016: – 3 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post) lumber was stolen during a breaking and entering, 7000 block of N. 136th Ave., Crystal Township. – 7 p.m., (MSP), fraud, 5000 block of S. 44th Ave., Claybanks Township. Sunday, April 24, 2016: – 11:23 p.m., (Hart Police Department), an…
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