The weather report is brought to you by Cottage Renovators,www.cottagerenovators.com; 231-425-6597. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Sunrise: 7:26 a.m. Sunset: 8:14 p.m. Good Friday, April 3, 2015: A 20 percent chance of rain after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 4 p.m. North wind 9…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 42-year-old Rothbury man who is accused of the love-triangle crash last month near Rothbury failed to appear for his pretrial hearing in 27th Circuit Court Thursday morning, April 2, and Judge Anthony Monton ordered that a bench warrant be issued for his arrest. Robert Bernard Moore faces two felony counts of assault…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Hesperia House co-owner and former Hesperia village councilman who burned his restaurant a year ago pleaded “no contest” to third-degree arson Thursday morning, April 2, in 27th Circuit Court, and faces up to 90 days in jail in a plea agreement. David Sean Pates, 33, who was slated for a jury trial…
The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is local law enforcement activity from Wednesday, March 31, 2015: HART — A 35-year-old Hart man was arrested by the Hart Police Department Monday, March 30, at 12:20 p.m. on Courtland Street on…
GOLDEN TWP. — A 22-year-old Scottville man received minor injuries Wednesday afternoon, April 1, when the quad he was operating on Test Hill at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes rolled over. Brad Jany was transported to Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus in Shelby by Oceana County EMS, said Oceana County Undersheriff Tim Priese. Wednesday was the dunes’ opening day for the…
Charles “Roy” L. Stilson, 62, of Holton passed away on March 7, 2015. Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Ludington. List of 2015 deaths on record.
The weather report is brought to you by Cottage Renovators, www.cottagerenovators.com; 231-425-6597. There is a 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph. Sunrise: 7:28 a.m. Sunset: 8:13 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2015: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. PENTWATER TWP. — It has been two and a half years since the infamous Wishing Well robbery when a brazen duo on a crime spree smashed through the storefront window with a pickup truck, stealing cigarettes and booze. The store, which sustained major structural damage due to the crash, has been closed ever since. Surveillance…
HART TWP. — Sadie, the dog that fled the scene of a rollover crash Sunday, March 29, on US-31 near Monroe Road, has been found. “Sadie has been found, safe and unharmed, but seems a little sore,” stated an email message from LASSI (Local Animal Shelter Support, Inc.) Wednesday afternoon, April 1. “She has eaten and is resting; then off…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — In a day and age of living in a mobile and technologically advanced society, the banking industry has seen some major changes. Recent studies have shown that banking customers are using branches 45% less in recent years than they used to while the percentage of adults in the United States who bank via mobile…
Renew. Rebuild. Recover. A blog by West Michigan Community Mental Health. So far this month, over half a million people have pledged on www.r-word.org to support the elimination of the derogatory use of the “R-word” from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. The R-word is “retard” or “retarded.” While these words originally were medical…
HESPERIA — Did your family arrive on the Mayflower or were they among those displaced by World War II? Maybe they were in North America before Europeans even thought about exploring. We all have important family stories to tell and share. To help you share those stories, Shaun Hill will present “Family History 101” at the Hesperia Community Library Tuesday,…
ROTHBURY — A new Dollar General store, at 7637 S. Michigan Ave., is tentatively scheduled for a grand opening, May 9, and a “soft opening”April 26, according to corporate officials. The 9,000-square-foot store is the third Dollar General store to open in Oceana County, with other locations in Hart and Shelby. A Dollar General is also located in Hesperia just past…
The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. Activity from the Michigan State Police, Hart post, in Oceana County Monday, March 30, 2015: – 7:25 a.m., minor personal injury crash, US-31 near the Hart rest area, Hart Twp. – 7:32 a.m., car-deer crash,…
CRYSTAL TWP. — The suspect in Sunday evening’s hit-and-run accident on Jefferson Road, who was captured on video by accident victim Dayna Hasil of Pentwater, was arraigned Monday, March 30, in 78th District Court. Clay Lukenbach, 51, of Hart, faces charges of operating while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident, Oceana County Undersheriff Tim Priese said. His bond…
CRYSTAL TWP. — The suspect in Sunday’s hit-and-run accident on Jefferson Road who was captured on video by accident victim Dayna Hasil of Pentwater is a 51-year-old Hart man, said Oceana County Undersheriff Tim Priese. The man’s name is not being released pending his arraignment in 78th District Court. He is facing charges of operating while intoxicated and leaving the…
The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. HART — A 13-year-old child suffered minor injuries Thursday, March 26, at 9:45 p.m. in the area of Lincoln and Dryden streets after a neighbor’s dog got through a fence and bit the child’s arm,…
Marilyn K. Quijas, 70, of Mears, passed away March 27, 2015. King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. Sharon L. Bechtel, 66, of Kalamazoo and formerly of Ferry Township, died Sat. March 28, 2015. Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record.
See video at www.facebook.com/OceanaCountyPress By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. CRYSTAL TWP. — Dayna Hasil of Pentwater photographed and videoed this truck and its driver moments after the male driver nearly hit her vehicle head-on on Jefferson Road in Crystal Township Sunday evening. “I had just picked up my 9-year-old daughter from a friend’s house and was heading west on Jefferson Road. He…
The Light Chaser is brought to you by MyProLab.com, a professional photographic lab offering services to the consumer market. MyProLab.com, the official photographic lab of Media Group 31 (our parent company) and Alway Photography. The Light Chaser. A blog by Rob Alway. Chapter 10: The Rules of Composition The title sounds rather stern, doesn’t it? There really aren’t any “rules”…
HART TWP. — A Mason County woman received minor injuries following a single vehicle rollover crash on US 31 near Monroe Road Sunday. The woman was the only occupant in the northbound Volvo XC70, which left the roadway and struck several trees. Two dogs were also in the car. While one dog did not leave the scene the second…
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