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School closings are sponsored by Smith & Eddy Insurance of Scottville, Manistee and Ludington. This post may be updated. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014, the following schools are closed: – Walkerville – Pentwater – Shelby – Hart
School closings are sponsored by Smith & Eddy Insurance of Scottville, Manistee and Ludington. This post may be updated. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2014, the following schools are closed: – Walkerville – Pentwater – Shelby – Hart
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER
SHELBY TWP. — Two people were hospitalized — one with life-threatening injuries — following a head-on two-car crash on M-20 near 88th Avenue at approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7. “Troopers from the Hart post were dispatched to the scene and discovered that one of the drivers, a 19-year-old Hart man, was pinned in the wreckage of his vehicle,” an…
GRANT TWP. — A female passenger was transported by Oceana EMS to Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus in Shelby following a rollover crash Wednesday, Jan. 7, at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Oceana Drive near Cleveland Road. The male driver of the Ford F-250 pickup truck was not injured, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The female…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — F/Lt. Jeff White, commander of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police, is urging motorists to stay off the roads today due to extremely dangerous driving conditions. White-out conditions; single-digit temperatures; blowing snow; and extremely slick and snow-covered roadways are wreaking havoc. Numerous accidents have been reported in Oceana County, including a…
LUDINGTON – Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters (COVE) will be hosting its grand opening of its new facility, located at 906 East Ludington Avenue from 3-6 p.m., February 17. Fundraising Event and Community Outreach Coordinator, Carrie Kosla was very excited to announce the news at this morning’s press conference at the Ludington Public Library and she was thrilled to announce that…
School closings are sponsored by Smith & Eddy Insurance of Scottville, Manistee and Ludington. This post may be updated. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2014, the following schools are closed: – Walkerville. – Hart. – Shelby – Pentwater – Montague
The Department of Natural Resources today announced that spring turkey hunting applications are now on sale through Saturday, Feb 1. The 2015 spring turkey season runs April 20 through May 31, with several different hunt periods to choose from. “Hunters looking for the greatest flexibility may wish to purchase a Hunt 234 license. You can buy this license starting March 16, no…
VICTORY TWP. (Mason Co.) – West Shore Community College will launch a new dinner theater venture with its production of Ken Ludwig’s newest farce, “Fox on the Fairway.” Director Mike Mikula, new WSCC adjunct faculty member and professional actor for the past 25 years, is looking for three men and three women for this comedy. Auditions are Jan. 12 and 13, at…
HART — A 26-year-old Pentwater man was arrested by the Hart Police Department on New Year’s Day at 3:20 p.m. following a property damage accident near the Marathon gas station on Polk Road. Other recent HPD activity includes: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015: – 12 p.m., a 44-year-old Hart man was arrested for a personal protection order (PPO) violation on Lincoln…
HART — The community football forum originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13, has been moved to Sunday, Jan. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the middle school auditorium. The meeting focuses on the school district’s recent decision to cancel the 2015 varsity season and plans for the sport’s future. Citing dwindling numbers, school officials announced last month that there will not…
The Department of Natural Resources’ annual Winter Free Fishing Weekend is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 15. That weekend residents and non-residents alike can fish Michigan waters without a license, though all other fishing regulations still apply. Michigan has celebrated the Winter Free Fishing Weekend every year since 1994 as a way to promote awareness of the…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 56-year-old Shelby man testified, through an English interpreter, in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 5, that he drank 20 beers the night he was arrested for drunk driving. Victor Cordero, of 310 Pine St., pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with an unlawful blood alcohol content (BAC), third offense, during a…
OCEANA COUNTY — Michigan State Police from the Hart post responded to several minor crashes and assisted a homeless man over the weekend. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015: – 3:12 p.m., general assist of a homeless man, Roosevelt Road near Oceana Dr., Grant Twp. – 3:50 p.m., two vehicle slide-offs, US-31 near Oceana Dr., Grant Twp. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015: –…
School closings are sponsored by Smith & Eddy Insurance of Scottville, Manistee and Ludington. This post may be updated. Jan. 5, 2014, the following schools are closed: – Hesperia Public Schools. – Walkerville Public Schools. – Shelby Public Schools. – Montague Public Schools.
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By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CLAYBANKS TWP. — Six fire departments, including Shelby-Benona, Grant, Ferry, Hart, Hesperia and Montague, battled a structure fire at 5173 W. Stony Lake Rd. Saturday afternoon, Jan. 3. No one was injured in the blaze that apparently destroyed the home owned by Robert Samuels. Samuels said he had just gotten home at approximately 3 p.m.…
LUDINGTON — Reid Anthony Kies came into the world Friday morning, January 2, as the first baby born this year at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Reid and his parents, mom Casey Flanery and dad Tony Kies, live in Hart. Baby Reid weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. and was 20½ inches long when born at 10:11 a.m. in the hospital’s Family Birthing Center. Reid has…
HART — Michigan State Police troopers reported a quiet New Year’s holiday except a couple minor crashes: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014: – 10:55 p.m., car-deer crash, Oceana Dr. and Towanda Trail, Grant Twp. Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015: – 8:52 p.m., car-dog crash, Maple Island and Garfield roads, Newfield Twp.
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART TWP. — Two people were injured in a single-vehicle crash in slippery conditions on southbound US-31 at the Taylor Road overpass on New Year’s Day at approximately 2:45 p.m. The accident victims, a male and a female, were transported to Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus in Shelby, responders at the scene stated, and both appeared…
SHELBY — “Give someone a fish and they’re fed for a day; teach someone to fish and they’re fed for a lifetime,” the saying goes. That’s why educators and the Oceana CAN! (College Access Network) are placing greater emphasis on encouraging area high school students not only to graduate, but also to continue their education in colleges and trade schools. To support…
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