By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OTTO TWP. — Firefighters from six area departments are battling a 20-acre forest fire on state land about a half mile north of the intersection of Skeels and Harris roads Sunday evening, May 3. A firefighter on scene said no houses appeared to be in immediate danger other than an old hunting cabin. Fire crews…
The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. In Michigan, all drivers must maintain no-fault automobile insurance to cover both property damage and personal injury. Unlike other states, Michigan provides lifetime medical benefits for those who are catastrophically injured in automobile accidents. Individual insurance companies are only required to pay personal injury benefits up to $530,000; the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association…
Lori Lynn Foster, 50, of Hart, passed away April 30, 2015. Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart and Ludington. List of 2015 deaths on record.
HESPERIA — Patricia St. Clair Elementary third graders visited the Hesperia Community Library, and learned that everyone — not just kids — have fears, and there are positive ways to deal with our fears. They listened to Michigan author Patricia Polacco’s book, “Thunder Cake,” which is based on her childhood visits with her grandmother. Polacco was afraid of thunder, and…
See video here. Issue goes before voters Tuesday By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A high school that has had few renovations since it was built 53 years ago is the focus of a 2-mill bond issue set to go before Hart Public School voters Tuesday, May 5. Making the campus better for “our kids, our community, our future”…
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 activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday April 30, 2015: – 1:33 a.m., driving while license suspended and no security, 64th Avenue and Log Rd., Hart Twp. –…
Russell Ward, 71, of Walkerville, died Thurs. April 30, 2015. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record.
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday, April 27, in 78th District Court: – Jeffery Wade Holman, 24, of 6502 W. Filmore Rd., Mears, was found guilty April 27 of second-offense operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced to three days in jail with credit for three days served; one year discretionary jail to ensure compliance…
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 recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Tuesday, April 28, 2015: – 1:34 p.m., one-vehicle rollover accident, no injuries, US-31 near Park Rd., Grant Twp. – 3:19 p.m.,…
HART — The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of the Community Foundation for Oceana County is hosting a public screening of ‘The Homestretch,’ a documentary directed and produced by Kirsten Kelly, a 1990 Shelby High School graduate. The screening is set for Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in the Hart Middle School Auditorium. YAC is also hosting screenings at Hart…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ROTHBURY — A 33-year-old Rothbury man has been arrested in connection to an incident at the Wesco convenience store the night of April 8, in which a natural gas line was severed. John David Jordan was charged with reckless driving and failure to report a property damage accident, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 78-year-old Pentwater woman was being treated at the scene of a three-vehicle crash that occurred at noon Wednesday, April 29, at the intersection of Tyler Road and 72nd Avenue. No one else was injured in the crash, said Michigan State Police Trooper Todd Goodrich. The woman, who was driving a GMC Envoy,…
Editor’s Note: Oceana County Press does not routinely cover high sports. However, this article about Monday’s 2015 Tiger Invite at Oceana Golf Club in Shelby is provided by a paid advertiser, and we are happy to publish this weekly OGC golf report. By Oceana Golf Club PGA Golf Professional Marc Inglis. Invitational: By definition “an event, as a sports competition…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A power outage Tuesday afternoon, April 28, caused by a blown-out substation near GHSP on Industrial Park Drive apparently caused small fires at the Oceana County Jail and Shopko, but no injuries were reported and no significant damage occurred. Hart Area Fire Department was dispatched to an electrical explosion near GHSP at approximately 1…
Welcome to the world! Bentley James Morgan, the son of Kasey Carr and Justin Morgan of Shelby, was born April 25, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. If you have a birth announcement and photo to post, please email to editor@masoncountypress.com.
VICTORY TWP. (Mason Co) – It will be “Some Enchanted Evening” at West Shore Community College when the performing arts series performs Rogers and Hammerstein’s classic musical “South Pacific—In Concert,” in June. Dr. Rick Plummer is casting the iconic musical as his “swan song” production after 18 years as professor of theater and director of the arts series. Auditions are…
Dear Editor: On May 5, the Hart community will be asked to invest into Hart Public Schools. Tax dollars come from hard working citizens and should never be taken lightly. Before you ask for more money, it is imperative that you prove you have been good stewards of what you already have been given. Over the last several years, we…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — An ambitious $4.5 million project to rebuild the 22-mile William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail begins this summer. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) opens bids on the project this Friday, May 1, said Hart City Manager Stan Rickard. The project entails re-paving the entire trail, widening it from 8 feet to 10 feet…
HART — As the Johnson/Water Street improvement project draws near, officials plan to meet next week for a pre-construction conference. Reconstruction of Johnson Street, from State Street to Peach Street near the Hart Public Schools campus, and resurfacing of Water Street, from Johnson Street to Lincoln Street, take place this summer. The $798,000 project also includes water, sewer and electric…
Cheryl Thompson, 60, of Hart, died April 27, 2015. Arrangements are by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record.
BENONA TWP. — A 37-year-old New Era man received minor injuries in a rollover crash on Stony Lake Road near 48th Avenue Monday, April 27, shortly after 3 p.m. The Chevy Trailblazer the man was driving flipped over three times and came to rest on the north side of the road after the man attempted to pass a tractor that…
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