Leprechauns take note: 2 St. Patty’s Day events on tap

March 12, 2015
Leprechauns take note: 2 St. Patty’s Day events on tap

OCEANA COUNTY — Get your green garb ready for two Saint Patrick’s Day events. – Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m.: the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Pentwater. Line up at the south end of the village, followed by drink specials and parade prizes at The Antler Bar. – Tuesday, March 17, at 6 p.m.: the Oceana Center…

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Warrant arrest

March 12, 2015
Warrant arrest

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. GRANT TWP. — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police arrested a 20-year-old Muskegon man Wednesday, March 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the Rothbury Rest Area on US-31 for a warrant issued in…

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More sunshine expected today.

March 12, 2015
More sunshine expected today.

The weather report is sponsored by Cottage Renovators, 231-425-6597, www.cottagerenovators.com.  Thursday, March 12, 2015: Patchy fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Tonight:  Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South southeast wind around 11 mph. Sunrise: 8:05 a.m. Sunset: 7:48 p.m.  Friday, March 13, 2015:  Mostly sunny,…

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Unoccupied trailer destroyed in fire

March 11, 2015
Unoccupied trailer destroyed in fire

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GRANT TWP. — An unoccupied trailer was totally destroyed in a fire Wednesday night, March 11, in the Oceana Shores Trailer Park. Grant Township Fire Chief Roland Brooks said no one was living inside the trailer, and no one was injured in the blaze. Firefighters from Grant Township and Shelby-Benona departments, as well as Oceana…

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Home and garden show will be in new venue this year.

March 11, 2015

MANISTEE TWP. (Manistee Co.) — The Home Builders Association of West Michigan will hold its annual Home and Garden Show this weekend at a new venue. Over the past several years, the show has been at the Mason County Fairgrounds in Pere Marquette Township. This year’s venue will be the Little River Casino Resort north of Manistee. “Originally the show…

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Asparagus Queen info meeting

March 11, 2015
Asparagus Queen info meeting

HART — The National Asparagus Festival will host a public information meeting in the Hart City Hall Community Room Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m. This year’s Asparagus Queen will be crowned at the pageant Saturday, June 6, at Shelby High School. During her reign, the Asparagus Queen will be featured in various parades and festivals throughout the State of Michigan, promoting…

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Vietnam War photographer returns to area for presentation, healing sessions.

March 11, 2015
Vietnam War photographer returns to area for presentation, healing sessions.

VICTORY TWP. (Mason Co.) — Vietnam veteran and photographer John Hosier, Jr. will be returning to the Ludington area on Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20, to talk about his experiences during the war. Hosier’s photography exhibit, “Through the Eyes” was on display last August during the Mason County Allied Veterans Traveling Wall Project at Ludington City Park. John…

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Mailbox larceny

March 11, 2015
Mailbox larceny

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 TWP. — A larceny of a mailbox was reported to the Hart post of  the Michigan State Police Monday, March 9, at midnight in the 3000 block of 72nd Avenue. MSP also responded to…

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Welcome to the world! Recent birth.

March 11, 2015

Welcome to the world! Haven Elizabeth Sandel, the daughter of Ariel Ware and Alexander Sandel of Pentwater, was born March 7, 2015 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital.

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Fog in the morning, temps in low 40s.

March 11, 2015
Fog in the morning, temps in low 40s.

The weather report is sponsored by Cottage Renovators, 231-425-6597, www.cottagerenovators.com.  Wednesday, March 11, 2015: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Wednesday night: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind. Sunrise: 8:08 a.m.  Sunset: 7:46 p.m.  Thursday, March 12, 2015: Sunny, with a high…

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ASM Tech offers an alternative path through high school and college.

March 10, 2015
ASM Tech offers an alternative path through high school and college.

By Kate Krieger. Senior Correspondent. VICTORY TWP. (Mason Co.) – Up to 40 high school seniors each year from the 14 school districts in Mason, Lake, Oceana and Manistee counties and the homeschool population sign up for a fifth year of high school, but in return receive two years of college for free. ASM Tech Early College, at West Shore…

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Love triangle fuels crash; Rothbury man faces multiple charges

March 10, 2015
Love triangle fuels crash; Rothbury man faces multiple charges

GRANT TWP. –  A 43-year-old Rothbury man faces two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon; one count of reckless driving; and one count of leaving the scene of an accident after backing his vehicle into a car transporting a man Sunday evening, March 8, with whom he was allegedly fighting over the same woman. Robert Moore, 43, of Rothbury,…

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Fog in the morning, then sunny.

March 10, 2015
Fog in the morning, then sunny.

The weather report is sponsored by Cottage Renovators, 231-425-6597, www.cottagerenovators.com.  Tuesday, March 10, 2015: Areas of fog before 11 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 43. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Tuesday night: Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Sunrise:…

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Rotary to host mobile food pantry

March 9, 2015
Rotary to host mobile food pantry

HART — The Hart Rotary Club, in conjunction with United Way of the Lakeshore, is sponsoring a food truck in which 10,000 pounds of food will be distributed Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Spitler Elementary School parking lot. The Feeding America mobile food pantry will feed 200 families and individuals in Oceana County who are…

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Drunk driving arrest, snowmobile accident, malicious destruction of mailboxes

March 9, 2015
Drunk driving arrest, snowmobile accident, malicious destruction of mailboxes

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 47-year-old Montague woman was arrested for drunk driving by officers from the Hart Police Department Thursday, March 5, at 10:56 p.m. at the intersection of Griswold Street and Polk Road. Other HPD…

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Recent deaths, Feb. 9, 2015.

March 9, 2015

Lisa McCarthy, of Montague, passed away on March 7, 2015. Harris Funeral Home in Shelby. Rex J. Fielding, 88, of Pentwater, passed away on March 7, 2015.  King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Spectrum to host blood drives, beginning Thursday.

March 9, 2015

LUDINGTON — Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital (SHLH) will host a new series of blood donation drives, featuring a new supplier of blood to the local hospital—Michigan Blood. Like most Spectrum Health hospitals (and many others in Michigan) the system’s hospital in Ludington has contracted with Grand Rapids-based Michigan Blood to be its primary source for all blood supplies. “While we…

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Stolen snowmobile parts

March 9, 2015
Stolen snowmobile parts

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. GRANT TWP. — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a larceny of snowmobile parts reported Sunday, March 8, at 2 p.m. in the 9000 block of South Oceana Drive. Other MSP…

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