By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — A fire ripped through a modular-style home Monday night, May 23, at 2707 W. Lake Rd., causing extensive damage and killing a small dog and a parakeet. “It could be a total loss,” said Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. It appears that it was an electrical fire, which started in a back bedroom…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Mears man who confronted police with a fiberglass axe handle and a 12-inch butcher knife last April pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, May 23, to one count of felonious assault. Alejandro Joseph Salazar, of 3511 N. Ridge Rd., faces a jail term that will not exceed nine months, said Oceana…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old New Era man pleaded “no contest” Monday, May 23, in 27th Circuit Court to the attempted unarmed robbery of the Mitt Stop gas station in Shelby last January. Timothy Lee Veltman, of 5650 S. Oceana Dr., was arrested on a warrant, Jan. 26, and charged with the Jan. 7 attempted unarmed robbery…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Hart woman was ordered to serve 30 days up front of a three-month discretionary jail term Monday, May 23, in 27th Circuit Court for embezzling from Shopko Hometown store. Kimberly Ann Nicosia, of 710 E. Main St., pleaded guilty last April to embezzling $1,000-$20,000. Nicosia was also ordered to pay $1,590 in…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 50-year-old Hart woman was sentenced Monday, May 23, in 27th Circuit Court to serve four months up front of a nine-month discretionary jail sentence and to pay $60,640 in restitution for embezzling from Gale’s IGA grocery store. Laura Yvonne Routley, of 765 E. Hazel Rd., pleaded guilty last April to embezzling $20,000…
HART — A 20-year-old Hart man was arrested for operating while intoxicated after crashing into a pole near Hart Middle School Friday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m., said Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback. HPD is also investigating a breaking and entering that occurred on the Hart school campus. The front door of a building near the baseball field was broken…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Candice Fennel, 20, of Walkerville was arraigned in 78th District Court on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder; felonious assault; lying to police and second-offense habitual offender after allegedly stabbing a 21-year-old Muskegon man Thursday night in Crystal Township, said Lt. Craig Mast. After fleeing the scene,…
PENTWATER — The Annual Pentwater Start of Summer Party will be held Sunday, June 5, beginning at 5 p.m. on Hancock Street in front of the Pentwater Village Hall. The old-fashioned block party is free and open to the public. Hot dogs, chips, and soft drinks will be provided. People planning to attend are asked to bring a dish to…
PENTWATER — Time flies when you are having fun and even faster when you’re joining together with friends four times a year to make a difference in Oceana County. And it’s hard to believe that the Women Who Care of Oceana will kick off their fifth year, June 7, with a one-hour meeting at Gull Landing in Pentwater beginning at…
Carolyn Janet Brennan, 81, of Riverton Township passed away on May 19, 2016 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. She was born on June 15, 1934 in Ludington, the daughter of the late John and Esther (Nelson) Kiefer. She was a 1952 graduate of Ludington High School. She married Donald James Brennan on April 18, 1953 at Saint Simon Catholic Church in…
Dalynn Marie Baldwin, 78, of Pentwater, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at Oakview Medical Care Facility of Ludington. Dalynn was born on August 13, 1937. She was the daughter of the late William and Charlotte Pehrson. Dalynn attended Ludington High School and graduated with the class of 1954. She graduated from the Gale Institute in 1957. Dalynn…
‘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 — In honor of National Police Week, Marnee Furman of Oceana County delivers “survival kits” to local police officers. Furman and her sons, Wyatt, 9, and Lincoln, 6, hand-deliver the kits to the local departments throughout…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 54-year-old Hesperia man who faces charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and second-degree CSC in 27th Circuit Court was arrested May 12 by the Michigan State Police during service of a felony warrant for third-degree CSC and fourth-degree CSC now also faces six counts of felony firearm possession after troopers found six…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Hart man currently lodged in the Muskegon Correctional Facility faces up to life in prison for a charge of delivery of heroin causing death following the Dec. 8, 2015 death of a 39-year-old Hart woman. Anthony Werner Priese was arraigned in 78th District Court following an investigation by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’…
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. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Magistrate: Felonies – Ottoniel Fonseca, 20, of 211 Dryden St., Hart, was arrested May 13 by the Hart Police Department (HPD) for three felony counts of…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two Grand Haven men who admitted to stealing a large amount of hamburger, bacon and bratwurst from the Cherry Hill Supermarket last October, said Lt. Craig Mast. A 36-year-old man and a 22-year-old man, who are brothers, are both lodged in the Ottawa County Jail…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A 20-year-old Walkerville woman was arrested by deputies from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night, May 19, after allegedly stabbing a 21-year-old Muskegon man who she met on an online dating site, said Lt. Craig Mast. The woman was eventually located by a Muskegon County K-9 tracking dog in a “thicket of…
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: – Colin Maurice Kleiner, 20, of 2967 E. Pierce Rd., Shelby, was found guilty May 17 of taking/possessing over-limit bucks and sentenced to 90…
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office recently received a report of stolen ATV roll cage from Whitehill’s Buggy Shop located at 5108 W. Polk Rd. just west of Hart, according to Lt. Craig Mast. “Whitehills had a roll cage known as a Bulldog “X” custom roll cage designed for a Polaris 900 RZR side by side ATV, sitting…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. LEAVITT TOWNSHIP — Two men in their 20s were transported by Oceana County EMS to an area hospital following a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon, May 19, on Van Buren Road near 188th Avenue. The 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck hit a tree after veering off the road, said Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Schiller. The passenger…
NEWAYGO COUNTY — A task force led by investigators of the Michigan State Police, that includes the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office and Newaygo County Prosecutor Robert Springstead, is focusing on the 1983 homicide of White Cloud resident Richard Atwood, according to an MSP press release issued Wednesday, May 18. Richard Atwood, age 25 at the time of the incident, was…
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