Recent deaths, April 20, 2015.

April 20, 2015

Corallee Samuelson, 91, passed away April 19, 2015.  King Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Ludington. Joyce E. Gardy, 81, of Pentwater, passed away April 19, 2015.  King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. Ronald W. Cihak, 86, of Hart, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.   List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Michigan’s other marriage debate.

April 19, 2015
Michigan’s other marriage debate.

The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger.  In just over a week, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in DeBoer v. Snyder, the Michigan same-sex marriage case.  Without question, the case presents significant constitutional and family-law issues. But at the same time, there is another marriage debate playing out in Michigan.  This debate has none of…

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The Light Chaser: Avoiding mergers.

April 19, 2015
The Light Chaser: Avoiding mergers.

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). The Light Chaser. A blog by Rob Alway. Chapter 12: The Rules of Composition, part 3 Over the last two chapters we have covered the rules, or rather guidelines,…

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Spreading the word on Safe Delivery.

April 17, 2015

LANSING — As part of Child Abuse Prevention Month outreach efforts, April 20, 2015, has been set aside as Safe Delivery Day throughout the state. To focus attention on this topic, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is spreading the word about Michigan’s Safe Delivery Law by making a Safe Delivery communications toolkit available to help more people understand how they…

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ESD superintendent receives positive evaluation.

April 17, 2015
ESD superintendent receives positive evaluation.

AMBER TWP. — During its March 18 meeting, the West Shore Educational Service District board of education gave superintendent Randy Howes a “highly effective” evaluation. Howes has been with the district since 2012. A two-year contract, with a $155,000 annual salary, was approved during the April 14 meeting of the board of education. The West Shore ESD services public school…

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Walkerville man stabbed multiple times by daughter, police search for suspect

April 17, 2015
Walkerville man stabbed multiple times by daughter, police search for suspect

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. WALKERVILLE — A 57-year-old man was stabbed in the back and in the back of the head by his 31-year-old daughter Thursday morning, April 16, and police are actively searching for the suspect, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The stabbing occurred at a residence in the 200 block of…

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78th District Court arraignments

April 17, 2015
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. – Lorie Lee Day, 50, of 7530 S. 88th, Rothbury, was arrested March 22 by the Rothbury Police Department for a misdemeanor of domestic violence. Pretrial: April 21 at 2:15 p.m. Bail: $2,500/cash/surety/10 percent cash. – Alan Jay Anderson, 24, of 1812 Tray Ln., Apt. 158, Kalamazoo, was arrested April 4 by the Michigan State…

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Recent death, April 17, 2015.

April 17, 2015

Terri Hofmann, 63, of Hesperia, died Wed. April 15, 2015.  Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Oceana County court sentencings

April 16, 2015
Oceana County court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor 27th Circuit Court HART — The following were sentenced Monday, April 13, in 27th Circuit Court: – Michael Lee Steffes, 46, of 5451 E. Deer Rd., Walkerville, was found guilty Feb. 17 of third-offense operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL). He was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for one day served;…

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Recent deaths, April 16, 2015.

April 16, 2015

Laura A. Uber, 92, of Shelby, died April 14, 2015.  Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Richard A. Barrett Sr., 81, of Pentwater, died April 15, 2015.  Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.   List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Drug take-back initiative set for April 22

April 16, 2015
Drug take-back initiative set for April 22

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Have you ever wondered where to safely discard unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs? You can wonder no more now that the Hart post of the Michigan State Police and the Oceana County Council on Aging have teamed up to provide a Drug Take-Back Initiative next Wednesday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 2…

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FFA: Cultivating young minds

April 16, 2015
FFA: Cultivating young minds

By Sydney Scarbrough. Contributing Writer. HART — A Future Farmers of America (FFA) program that sprouted two years ago for students in three local schools has blossomed into a program that covers three counties. Hart-West Shore FFA is in another year at Hart High School and continues to grow in advancements, enrollment and projects. West Shore Educational Service District (ESD) largely…

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Hart’s first-ever robotics, tech challenge teams kick off

April 15, 2015

HART — Hart Public Schools seeks students for its first-ever high school Robotics Competition Team and its first-ever middle school Tech Challenge Team, as well as adults to serve as mentors. The kick-off event is set for Thursday, April 23, at 5:15 p.m. in the Hart Middle School media center, where students and adults can sign up to participate. This…

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Bumstead hosts town hall meetings on Proposal 1

April 15, 2015
Bumstead hosts town hall meetings on Proposal 1

HART — State Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) invites residents of the 100th District to attend informational town hall meetings regarding the May 5 Road Funding Ballot – Proposal 1. The information shared at both meetings will be the same, and State Rep. Ray Franz (R-Onekama) will join Bumstead at both meetings. The first town hall meeting is at TrueNorth Community…

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Tobacco sales enforcement campaign to begin.

April 15, 2015

District Health Department #10 has partnered with the Michigan State Police and Lakeshore Regional Partners to conduct a tobacco compliance campaign called No Cigs for Our Kids. Over the next several months, undercover tobacco compliance checks will be completed at all tobacco vendors throughout Oceana, Lake, and Mason counties. The campaign is intended to educate vendors about the current law…

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College president candidate interviews scheduled.

April 15, 2015

VICTORY TWP. — The interview schedule for the five candidates vying to become the fourth president of West Shore Community College has been announced with the first interview scheduled for April 21. With some variation in the order of the meetings, the five finalists will spend a day on the campus and each candidate will be interviewed by the college’s Board…

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Lighthouse keepers seeking volunteers.

April 15, 2015
Lighthouse keepers seeking volunteers.

LUDINGTON — Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) is seeking volunteers for the summer at its four lighthouses: Big Sable Point in Ludington State Park, Ludington North Breakwater, Little Sable Point in Mears and White River Light Station near Whitehall. “We actively seek fun-loving individuals to assist with our volunteer resident keeper season, helping us to operate these historic landmarks…

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Traffic safety tool

April 15, 2015
Traffic safety tool

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office has a brand-new $17,000 piece of equipment that makes the roads safer, and it didn’t cost taxpayers a dime. A grant from AAA secured by Lt. Craig Mast enabled the sheriff’s office to acquire the county’s first-ever Traffic Safety Awareness Trailer, which measures and digitally displays the speeds…

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