Oceana Drive resurfacing project begins July 13

July 3, 2015

OCEANA COUNTY — Be prepared for traffic backups on Oceana Drive from  M-20 to the south branch of the Pentwater River beginning Monday, July 13, when a $2.6 million Michigan Department of Transportation resurfacing project begins. Traffic will be maintained with flag control, according to MDOT, and closure lengths will be approximately one mile. The project also includes shoulder widening,…

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Carrie’s Weekend Picks for Kicks: July 4,5. 

July 2, 2015
Carrie’s Weekend Picks for Kicks: July 4,5. 

Today, we begin a weekly feature that will highlight some of the upcoming weekend events. Writer Carrie Klemm will present some of her top picks for the weekend with Carrie’s Weekend Picks for Kicks (we might change the name!).  By Carrie Klemm, OCP Writer. This weekend is full of local traditions and events. Here are a few highlights where you…

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Welcome to the world! Recent local births.

July 2, 2015
Welcome to the world! Recent local births.

Welcome to the world! Recent births are brought to you by Linda’s Baby Shop and Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below.  Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Alyssa Apple Gonzalez-Mendoza, the daughter of Melissa Mendoza and Celestino Gonzalez-Rivera of Walkerville, was born June 18, 2015. McKenna Marie Dillingham, the daughter of…

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Pentwater channel depths in ship-shape

July 2, 2015
Pentwater channel depths in ship-shape

Story contributed by Ron Beeber. PENTWATER — “We saw no areas more shallow than about nine feet,” wrote Dave Roseman in a message to Pentwater Yacht Club members after he and Phil Ceton mapped the channel, June 26.  The results of this mapping are available at www.pentwaterchannel.org. “The very good news is that the channel is deep enough to accommodate…

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Assault, larceny, stalking among police activity

July 2, 2015
Assault, larceny, stalking among police activity

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 Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: – 8 a.m., assault and battery, no arrests, Double JJ Resort, Grant Twp. – 11:14 a.m., larceny of backpack containing iPhone, money and other items, Double JJ…

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City awarded for State Street project

July 2, 2015
City awarded for State Street project

HART — The City of Hart and engineering firm, Prein & Newhoff, were recently awarded a Quality of Life Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for last summer’s State Street Bridge project. The project rebuilt the portion of State Street that crosses Hart Lake; re-surfaced the bridge; and provided residents on the north end of the city with…

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Grant funds help school district launch first-ever robotics program

July 2, 2015
Grant funds help school district launch first-ever robotics program

HART — Hart Public Schools has been awarded a $25,704 grant that will help launch the district’s first-ever robotics program. “Yesterday, Hart Public Schools was awarded a grant through the Michigan STEM Partners, in the amount of $25,704,” states Superintendent Mark Platt in a press release. “The grant is to support a wide range of student-focused, project-based  programs/competitions, either in…

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Mike Schramm scores seventh career ace

July 1, 2015
Mike Schramm scores seventh career ace

SHELBY — Mike Schramm of Port St. Lucie, Fla. and Mears scored his seventh career ace Monday, June 29, at Oceana Golf Club. Mike has been a Michigan summer resident and a member of Oceana Golf Club his entire life, and this is his first hole-in-one on his “home” course. He aced the eighth hole using a nine iron on…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings

July 1, 2015
27th Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Theodore John Jaskowski, Jr., 36, of 4705 W. Nicholson Hill Rd., Ossineke, Mich., was found guilty June 23 of larceny $100-$1,000. He was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 66 days served; sentence to be served at the court’s discretion…

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UPDATE: Police consider festival goer ‘missing by his own volition’

July 1, 2015
UPDATE: Police consider festival goer ‘missing by his own volition’

GRANT TWP. — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police issued a press release late Wednesday morning, July 1, indicating that investigators consider Electric Forest Festival attendee Evan Jensen “missing by his own volition.” Jensen has been missing since early Monday morning, June 29, which was  the day after the gigantic four-day music festival at the Double JJ Resort.…

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Recent deaths, reported July 1, 2015.

July 1, 2015

Mark Veltman, 55, of Hesperia, died June 28, 2015.  Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home in Shelby. John ‘Tom’ Pangburn, 57, of Hart, passed away  June 29, 2015.  Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Festival goer still missing

July 1, 2015
Festival goer still missing

GRANT TWP. — The Michigan State Police of the Hart post continues to seek information regarding missing Electric Forest Festival goer Evan Jensen, who has not been seen since early Monday morning, June 29. MSP reports they have no new information regarding Jensen’s whereabouts as of Wednesday morning, July 1. “Evan was last seen at the Electric Forest Festival in…

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MSP’s EF activity report includes 23 felony drug charges

June 30, 2015
MSP’s EF activity report includes 23 felony drug charges

Electric Forest Festival coverage is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. GRANT TWP. — The Michigan State Police, which is contracted by Electric Forest Festival promoters to provide law enforcement on site, released its activity report Tuesday, June 30. MSP activity during the huge four-day music festival, June 25-28, at the Double JJ…

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87-year-old driver cited in 3-car crash

June 30, 2015
87-year-old driver cited in 3-car crash

GRANT TWP. — An 87-year-old New Era man, who rear-ended a Part Plus car causing a three-car crash on Oceana Drive near Roosevelt Road Monday afternoon, June 29, was cited for failure to stop, police said today. The Parts Plus car, a 2011 Ford Fiesta, was stopped on the roadway as the 29-year-old Shelby woman driving it was waiting for…

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Have a blast at Hart Sparks

June 30, 2015
Have a blast at Hart Sparks

Enjoy fireworks displays in Pentwater, Silver Lake, Hesperia too HART — Hart Sparks 2015 organizers are gearing up for another fun-filled downtown event Thursday, July 2, at 7 p.m. to celebrate the Fourth of July. In addition to the dazzling fireworks display, enjoy music, food, a dunk tank, carnival games, a corn-hole tournament, photo booths, sidewalk chalk, face painting, a…

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MSP continues to stay busy with festival

June 30, 2015
MSP continues to stay busy with festival

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 Oceana County activity of the Hart post of Michigan State Police: Monday, June 29, 2015: – 9:30 a.m., lost wallet, Electric Forest, Grant Twp. – 11 a.m., lost wallet, EF, Grant Twp. – 2 p.m., larceny of camera equipment,…

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Festival goer reported missing.

June 30, 2015
Festival goer reported missing.

GRANT TOWNSHIP — OCP has received a report of an Electric Forest Festival attendee who is missing. According to an email from Sheila Larson of Lake Preston, South Dakota, Evan Lyle Jensen was last seen packing up to leave the festival at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, June 29. Larson said he was traveling with a large group who had planned to leave…

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Driver who crashed into power pole cited for careless driving

June 30, 2015
Driver who crashed into power pole cited for careless driving

The driver who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a power pole Monday, June 29, at 6:30 a.m. on Monroe Road at the old Trading Post store near Pentwater was cited for careless driving, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The 20-year-old Beverly Hills, Mich. man “was fatigued and fell asleep as he was headed west bound,”…

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Bear hunting license drawing held.

June 29, 2015

LANSING — The Department of Natural Resources today announced that the results of the 2015 bear hunting license drawing have been posted at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings. A total of 6,951 bear licenses were available during the bear application period (May 1-June 1). A total of 112 leftover bear licenses are still available in the Bergland Management Unit (Sept. 25-Oct. 26) and will…

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Recent death, reported June 29, 2015.

June 29, 2015

Pamela Jo Snider, 54, of Traverse City, (formerly of Hart), passed away on June 27, 2015.  Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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MSP: No EF deaths, but long list of complaints

June 29, 2015
MSP: No EF deaths, but long list of complaints

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. GRANT TWP. — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police reported no deaths from the gigantic four-day Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort over the weekend, but there is a long list of complaints including assaults, drug arrests and…

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Eats & Drinks

Eats & Drinks

Eats & Drinks