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Police seek info regarding stolen snowmobile.

January 26, 2016

GRANT TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information in regard to a 1997 Arctic Cat snowmobile that was stolen from the 2600 block of West Webster Road Saturday, Jan. 23, at 7 a.m. “The victim heard his sled start up and drive away,” said Lt. Craig Mast. He went outside and found the tracks. Deputies then…

Police activity includes larceny, B&E, vehicle crashes.

January 26, 2016

The following was activity of Oceana County law enforcement for Monday, Jan. 25, 2016: 2:04 a.m., Hart Police Dept. (HPD), motorist assist, South State St. near West Polk Rd., City of Hart. 4:39 a.m., Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), suspicious situation, West Shelby Rd., Shelby Township. 4:57 a.m., OCSO, suspicious situation, South Oceana Dr., Shelby Township. 12:49 p.m., HPD, fraud…

Fire, EMS log, Jan. 25, 2016.

January 26, 2016

The following was activity of Oceana County fire and EMS departments for Monday, Jan. 25, 2016: 1:17 a.m.: Oceana EMS (OEMS), medical call, South State Street, Hart. 2:45 a.m.: OEMS, medical call, West Grant Raod, Shelby Township. 3:40 a.m.: OEMS, medical call, West Wilke Road, Grant Township.

Living in the OC: Oceana is a gem to local businessman, inventor.

January 25, 2016

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. SHELBY — Shelby Gem Factory founder and owner Larry Kelley has traveled all over the world, and he considers his homeland of Oceana County the best place on earth. The 71-year-old Hart native began the unique business…

Youth group presents dinner theater to raise funds for African missions trip.

January 25, 2016

HART — First Baptist Church of Hart youth group is taking a different approach to raising funds for an upcoming missions trip to Africa. The teens will be presenting a dinner theater, with proceeds going toward their summer trip to Ghana. The group is going to work two weeks at an orphanage and school, teaching the Gospel and also physical…

Student waiting at bus stop hit by truck, airlifted for treatment.

January 25, 2016

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP (Muskegon County) — An 18-year-old female Montague High School student suffered several broken bones after being hit by a pickup truck with a snowplow blade while waiting for her school bus Monday morning before daylight at approximately 7 a.m. on Fruitvale Road near Walsh Road, Montague Area Public Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Johnson said.…

Domestic assaults among police activity.

January 25, 2016

The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016: – 8:53 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), a 34-year-old Rothbury woman was arrested for domestic violence, 3500 block of Webster Rd., Grant Township. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016: – 11 a.m, (MSP), car/deer crash, Garfield Rd. and 154th Ave., Ferry Township. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016: – 12:45 a.m.,…

78th District Court arraignments.

January 22, 2016

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felonies – Anthony Jerald Lummen, 25, of 7321 White Rd., Apt. 108, Muskegon, was arrested Jan. 10 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of breaking and entering a building with intent and a high-court misdemeanor of lying…

Police respond to vehicle crashes, larceny.

January 22, 2016

The following is activity of local law enforcement for Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016: 2:19 a.m. (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, M-20 and South 154th Ave., Ferry Township. 5:14 a.m. (OCSO), general alarm, West Village Road, Golden Township. 7:24 a.m. (OSCO), vehicle crash, no injuries, South 116th Ave., Otto Township. 8:02 am. (Hart Police Department), suspicious situation, East Church Street,…

Ever want to operate a lighthouse? Here’s your chance.

January 21, 2016

LUDINGTON — The Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers is looking for volunteers to man and operate its lighthouses along the shores of Lake Michigan. The organization manages Big Sable Point Lighthouse at Ludington State Park, Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse, Little Sable Point Lighthouse at Silver Lake State Park and White River Light Station near Whitehall. The non-profit organization has openings for…

Area law enforcement equipped with life-saving antidote.

January 21, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. Area law enforcement personnel are being equipped with a antidote that has been proven to save lives. Several police officers went through a training this past week to learn how to administer Narcan, an antidote that is used to counteract an opiate overdose. The distribution of Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is paying paid for through funding…

Safe Harbor Credit Union offers alternative to overdraft fees.

January 21, 2016

LUDINGTON — Safe Harbor Credit Union is offering an alternative to those pesky overdraft fees or the hassle of having to transfer money from your savings account when funds get low in the checking account. “The Safe Harbor Credit Union Share Draft Line of Credit is a great way to protect yourself from overdraft fees and unwanted overdraft transfer fees,”…

Crystal Township crash victim identified.

January 21, 2016

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — Lucinda Patterson, 57, of Custer, died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle collided with a semi truck. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. at the intersection of 120th Avenue and East Jefferson Road in northern Oceana County. According to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Patterson was traveling west in a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban around a curve, which turns…

Fire damages Pentwater home.

January 21, 2016

PENTWATER — Fire caused extensive damage to a house at 478 E. Lowell Street late Wednesday night. The fire was discovered by Pentwater Police Officer Alexander Schulz about 11:43 p.m. Schulz immediately called for the fire department, according to Police Chief Laude Hatrum. Upon arrival the fire department observed flames were coming through the floors in the kitchen of…

Custer woman dies in crash with oncoming semi.

January 20, 2016

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Custer woman was killed when her vehicle slid into the path of an oncoming semi truck and trailer Wednesday, Jan. 20, at approximately 4 p.m. at the intersection of 120th Avenue and East Jefferson Road, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office press release. OCSO is investigating the accident and will have more information…

Hart man pleads guilty to break-ins.

January 20, 2016

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 30-year-old Hart man pleaded guilty Wednesday, Jan. 20, in 27th Circuit Court to two counts of breaking and entering with intent. Aaron Vaughn Jacobs, of 7044 92nd Ave., testified that he stole tools and $700 in cash from shop on Oceana Drive in the City of Hart, Oct. 22, and a chainsaw…

Prisoner sentenced for possessing child porn.

January 20, 2016

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Rothbury man currently lodged in the West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Wednesday, Jan. 20, to serve nine months forthwith of a one-year discretionary jail term for a conviction of possession of child sexually-abusive material. Christopher Ranzell Edwards, of 7128 S. 120th Ave., pleaded guilty…

Judge not pleased with defendant’s ‘Happy New Year’ comment.

January 20, 2016

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 27-year-old Muskegon man who went before 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony A. Monton Wednesday, Jan. 20, for sentencing on a cocaine conviction said, “Happy New Year’s” to Monton, and the judge was not pleased. Marlon Demario Ezell, of 1197 Sanford St., was sentenced to serve 30 days forthwith of a one-year discretionary…