SHELBY — The Shelby Village Council meeting scheduled for Monday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. has been canceled due to weather conditions.
SHELBY — The Shelby Village Council meeting scheduled for Monday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. has been canceled due to weather conditions.
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. SHELBY — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police arrested a 35-year-old Rothbury man Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 10:58 p.m. at Oceana Drive and Grant Road for fleeing and eluding and operating while intoxicated. The suspect was lodged in…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HESPERIA — A couple from Hesperia, who are business owners, fell victim to a scam last week that resulted in the loss of $2,477, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. “They were contacted by phone and were led to believe that they were talking to a Consumers Energy representative,” Mast said.…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. FERRY TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old Ferry man faces charges of felonious assault and possession of marijuana following an altercation, Dec. 23, in which he allegedly threatened his girlfriend and her teenage son with a knife and had five bags of marijuana in his possession when he was arrested, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the…
Max Kokx, 82, of Pentwater, passed away December 23, 2015. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record.
Story and photo contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club collected over $500 in nine hours in front of the Pentwater Post Office, Dec. 18 and 19. Adding that to the Club’s $200 kickoff contribution, the club’s campaign chair Jerry Emery turned over $711.86 to the Salvation Army serving the area. It’s estimated that the Salvation…
Consumers Energy crews have started the work of helping homes and businesses that lost power in a storm that brought damaging winds across Michigan early Thursday, Dec. 24. Crews from outside the state are expected to arrive in Michigan later today. Since 2 p.m. Wednesday, over 135,000 customers have been affected, first by a line of thunderstorms followed by high…
Damaging winds with gusts topping 60 mph have left more than 82,000 Consumers Energy customers across much of western and northern Michigan without power, according to a Consumers Energy press release. Nearly 36,800 Great Lakes Energy members remain without power Thursday morning in all 26 counties served by the electric cooperative due to power line damage caused by the wind…
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. Citlali de Jesus Rosas, the daughter of Maria and Jose Rosas of Hart, was born Dec. 17, 2015. If you have a birth announcement and photo to post, please email to editor@masoncountypress.com. Shelby…
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015: – 12:30 a.m., a 32-year-old Montague man was arrested for driving while license suspended (DWLS) and operating without insurance, M-20 and…
Damaging winds and thunderstorms are expected across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula beginning Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, until Thursday morning, Dec. 24, according to a Consumers Energy press release. Some wind gusts may exceed 50 mph. Consumers Energy employees are preparing for an increase in power outages due to storm activity. To help the public prepare for what to do…
HESPERIA — Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hesperia Community Library with a 2016 commemorative calendar. The Friends of the Library have published a calendar featuring photos of the history of the library. This calendar contains all of the important dates for 2016, including those for the Sesquicentennial celebration for the Village of Hesperia. You will be able to plan…
Oceana County Press is brought to you free 24 hours a day, seven days a week thanks to the generosity of advertisers. Safe Harbor Credit Union of Ludington is one of those great advertisers. LUDINGTON — This past month, Safe Harbor Credit Union partnered with Roxanne Chye and her classroom at Mason County Central to speak about careers and financial literacy.…
The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. COLFAX TOWNSHIP — A 33-year-old Custer woman is being charged with operating while intoxicated following a rollover crash Monday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. on 160th Avenue near Monroe Road. The suspect was transported to an area hospital following the crash, according…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ROTHBURY — A home at 2622 W. Winston Rd. was totally destroyed in a fire Monday night, Dec. 21. No one was injured in the blaze, said Grant Township Fire Chief Roland Brooks. Both people who lived in the home were at work at the time the fire ignited, Brooks said. The single-story home with…
Robert J. Carr, Jr, 64, of Hesperia, died December 18, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Mary Hawley, 83, of Shelby, died December 18, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Deanna Lenon, 66, of Shelby, died December 19, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record.
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 53-year-old Montague man who appeared to have run over a property owner with a quad during a trespassing dispute that was recorded on video in Grant Township was sentenced in 78th District Court Monday, Dec. 21, to six months probation and $400 in fines and costs. Ronald Leroy Wallace, of 4927 Bowen…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 42-year-old Pentwater man faces up to three months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 21, to one felony count of manufacturing marijuana – 20 more plants, but less than 200. Clifford Eugene Verschueren, of 4867 W. Adams Rd., testified that he was growing marijuana last June at…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEW ERA — The 21-year-old Shelby man who crashed through a brick wall and smashed into four cars at the Meyers Chevrolet car dealership last month was arrested Dec. 18 on a warrant issued by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for operating with a high blood alcohol content (BAC), also called “super drunk driving,” said…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 33-year-old Muskegon man faces an eight-and-a-half month jail term after pleading guilty to a felony count of delivery of heroin/less than 50 grams in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 21. Tommy Watts testified Monday that he sold heroin to someone at the Rothbury Wesco last March. In exchange for his guilty plea,…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 30-year-old Pentwater man who was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court earlier this month received an added 15 days in jail Monday, Dec. 21, for reporting to jail while under the influence of drugs. Justin Ruben Jobbins, of 554 N. Morris St., was initially ordered to serve weekends in jail, but has now…
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