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…
The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. By the reign of King Henry VII, English law recognized the monarch’s exclusive and absolute power to pardon an individual accused or convicted of a crime. Even as other royal powers eroded and shifted to Parliament over the years, this absolute kingly prerogative to dispense mercy survived undiminished and remained exclusively with…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Ronald Frank Brown, 33, of 3765 Felch Ave., White Cloud, was found guilty March 23 of second-offense operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail; one year discretionary jail to ensure compliance with sentence; credit for time served if imposed;…
HART – The following were arraigned week in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felony – Nicholas John Erickson, 36, of 69 S. 56th, Mears, was arrested March 14 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of third-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) and misdemeanors of second-offense driving while license suspended (DWLS) and transporting open intoxicants in…
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 — Officers from the Hart Police Department are investigating an assault that occurred Monday, March 23, at 3:45 p.m. in the 700 block of East Main Street. No arrests have been made, but the…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GRANT TWP. — Gather 40,000 people together to embrace the beauty of music, art and nature, and what do you think should happen? Well, of course an attempt at breaking the world record for the largest group hug should happen. Electric Forest will attempt to break the record Friday, June 26, at 2:30 p.m. The…
WEARE TWP. — The madrigal performance group, the 16th Century Singers, will be singing at the 9 a.m. service at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 2380 W. Jackson Rd. on Sunday, March 29, for the Palm Sunday Service at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The a capella group will sing two pieces from William Byrd (1543 – 1623), one of the most celebrated English composers…
Welcome to the world! Journey Anne Murphy, the daughter of Debra DuMonte and Nicholas Murphy of Hart, was born Feb. 28, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Thomas Donald VanderZanden, the son of Alyson and Michael VanderZanden of Hart, was born March 19, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Ryan Anthony Hambright, the son of Joann and Nicholas Hambright of Hart,…
The weather report is sponsored by Cottage Renovators, 231-425-6597, www.cottagerenovators.com. Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north wind around 21 mph. Sunrise: 7:38 a.m. Sunset: 8:05 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2015: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery,…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. BEAVER TWP. (Newaygo Co.) — A home located at 5275 N. Dickinson Rd. received extensive interior damage Thursday afternoon, March 26, due to a fire caused by a wood stove. No one was injured. The homeowners, Ernest and Verta Batch, did not have insurance on the home, and the family is planning to make arrangements…
MANISTEE — Professional wrestling fans, it’s time to rumble. WJC Wrestling Entertainment and Northern Impact Championship Wrestling will present Rumble by the River IV on Saturday, March 28 at the Manistee National Guard Armory. The event features wrestlers Monster Monahan, Big Chuck Wagon, the Karma Police, Gideon Malice, Jack Verville, Benjamin Boone and Ludington’s own Corey Ottgen, among others. The…
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