Dear Editor, Our current and two former presidents have signed United Nations’ Initiatives that prescribe goals and agendas that some Americans might agree with, but that shred many of our Constitutional rights. These initiatives take control away from our local governments. These initiatives tell Americans what the United Nations considers sustainable and unsustainable. Things considered sustainable include green space preservation,…
HART — The 31-year-old man who was arrested following a high speed chase with Oceana County sheriff’s deputies, Dec. 30, was arraigned this week in 78th District Court on felony charges of fleeing and eluding police and third-offense operating while intoxicated and a misdemeanor of second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS). Franklin Welch, of 2669 Webster Rd., Montague, posted a…
HART — The 21-year-old Shelby man accused of crashing through a brick wall and smashing into four cars at the Meyers Chevrolet car dealership in New Era, Nov. 23, was arraigned this week in 78th District Court on misdemeanor charges of second-offense operating while intoxicated and second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS), according to court records. Isidoro Flores-Gomez, of 263…
NEWAYGO COUNTY — Investigators from the Hart Post of the Michigan State Police, the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Newaygo County Prosecutor Robert Springstead, are focusing on the fatal fire that caused the death of Newaygo resident Geraldine Rauch 15 years ago, according to an MSP press release issued Wednesday, Jan. 6. “Detectives are re-opening the investigation into…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Mason County Sheriff’s deputy Brandon Romero’s quick thinking saved a local man and a 6-year-old boy from drowning on the west side of the Hart Dam Saturday morning, Jan. 2. Romero got up early that chilly morning with outside temperatures in the mid-20s to hit a few different spots to do some steelhead…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) – West Shore Community College has received planning authorization from the State of Michigan for a project to renovate and add on to its Technical Center after Governor Rick Snyder signed a supplemental appropriation bill on December 30, 2015. The project was given the highest priority ranking by the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against the 24-year-old Shelby man accused of knocking a Shelby police officer unconscious last October is headed to trial next month. Brett Anthony Peoples, of 109 Pine St., appeared in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, with his attorney Timothy Hayes. The prosecution and the defense have not reached a resolution…
HART — A 60-year-old White Cloud man faces up to five months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, to third-offense domestic violence. Charles Albert Scarbrough, of 108 North St., testified that he pushed the victim last November in Newfield Township. In exchange for his guilty plea, Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon will not pursue…
HART — A 35-year-old Rothbury man pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, to felony charges of larceny in a building; forgery; and uttering and publishing. Anthony Werner Priese, of 9426 Oaklane Dr., testified that he stole someone’s personal checks and cashed them at the Rothbury Tavern last fall. Priese is looking at seven to 23 months of…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Muskegon man was ordered to serve four months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, for a conviction of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Freddie Lee Patterson, II, of 1923 Ray St., pleaded guilty to the charge last November. Patterson testified that on Sept. 5 he…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Rothbury woman was ordered to serve three months forthwith of an 11-month discretionary jail sentence in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, for a felony conviction of driving while license suspended (DWLS) causing injury resulting from an accident last October involving a Rothbury woman who was injured after she fell from…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Fruitport man was sentenced to serve three months in jail of a nine-month discretionary sentence Monday, Jan. 4, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of driving while license suspended (DWLS) causing injury. Eli James Obradovich received credit for one day served in jail. In exchange for Obradovich’s guilty plea last…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 27-year-old Shelby woman who was sentenced to jail last month for a conviction of harboring a felon is looking at additional jail time after pleading “no contest” to accessory after the fact to a felony in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4. Abigail Delight Dutton, of 64 S. Michigan Ave., hid Patrick…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 18-year-old Ludington man who was arrested last September by the Pentwater Police Department after jumping from his vehicle during a high-speed chase was sentenced to concurrent terms of 18 months to four years and 18 months to five years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan 4. Valentine Alejandro Segura, of…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Hesperia woman was sentenced to serve 76 days in jail of a one-year discretionary jail sentence in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 4, for a conviction of operating/maintaining a laboratory involving methamphetamine. Ricky Marie Hall received credit for 76 days already served in the Oceana County Jail. In exchange for Hall’s…
The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Friday, Jan. 1, 2016: – 9:55 a.m., a 23-year-old Holton man was arrested for illegal entry and possession of marijuana, 6000 block of Skeels Rd., Otto Township. – 3:50 p.m., a 29-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for illegal transport of medical marijuana, Garfield…
Marcella “Sally” Ostrum, 80, of Montague, died January 2, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Audrey Duke, 86, of Whitehall, died Dec. 31, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. View OCP’s death notice archives here.
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 31-year-old Rothbury man was jailed early this morning following a high speed chase with Oceana County sheriff’s deputies. Lt. Craig Mast said a deputy witnessed the man failing to yield for a stop sign on southbound Oceana Drive in New Era at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Mast said the deputy…
SHELBY — The village, which has been without a Department of Public Works (DPW) supervisor for over a year, announced that the position has been filled with the recent hiring of Greg Macintosh of Middleville, Michigan. Macintosh begins duties, Jan. 4, said Village Administrator Chelsea Stratil. He will be paid a $50,000 yearly salary with benefits, said Village President Paul…
E. Jane Martin, 78, of Rothbury, died December 27, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record.
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson has been suspended from his job without pay pending an internal investigation, according to Village Administrator Chelsea Stratil. Police Officer Terry TenBrink has been named “acting chief” in the meantime, Stratil said. “Until the investigation concludes, there is no further comment,” Stratil said. OCP has been informed by…
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