SHELBY –Danielle Kokx, 24, of Hart was crowned 2014 Asparagus Queen tonight during the National Asparagus Festival pageant and banquet in the Shelby High School Auditorium.
SHELBY –Danielle Kokx, 24, of Hart was crowned 2014 Asparagus Queen tonight during the National Asparagus Festival pageant and banquet in the Shelby High School Auditorium.
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Leading the way as one of the top producers of asparagus in the nation, Oceana County will celebrate its claim to fame this weekend with the National Asparagus Festival. This year’s 41st annual celebration will be especially festive as local farmers are reporting one of the best asparagus crops in decades. Events begin…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — For the first time in 40 years, an unmarried Asparagus Queen will represent Oceana County. Three local single women are vying for the title, and one of them will be crowned Saturday evening during the Asparagus Queen Pageant in the Shelby High School Auditorium. Formerly Mrs. Asparagus, the Asparagus Queen is now a…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced Tuesday, May 27, in 27th Circuit Court: Tresa Brianna Anderson, 22, of 17 Griswold St., Hart, was found guilty Nov. 29, 2010 of uttering and publishing and probation violation. She was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 142 days served; sentence to be served at the…
SHELBY — Dan Daugherty eagled on hole #5, using a driver, #5 wood and putter the 484-yard, par 5 hole Tuesday.
The Department of Natural Resources’ Parks and Recreation Division recently announced a schedule of workshops to discuss the inclusion of a five-year plan as part of the DNR’s Waterways Program Grant application process. This change will allow communities to incorporate local harbors into their budget process just like any other community asset., encouraging a more holistic approach to long-term community goals and recreational benefits to…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 24-year-old Montague man who had been on the lam for three days since a stabbing Sunday has been apprehended, police reported this afternoon. Jacob C. Kozlowski was captured and arrested by Oceana County Sheriff’s Office deputies yesterday. Kozlowski was staying in a camper on a piece of private property in southern Oceana…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned this past week in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: – Joseph Scott Elwell, 40, of 3455 Algonquin Dr., Norton Shores, was arrested May 10 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a misdemeanor of operating while intoxicated. A pretrial is set for June 10 at 3:15…
Welcome to the world! Landon Jacob Kruisenga, the son of Jennifer Bromley and Tyler Kruisenga of Shelby, was born May 28, 2014 at Mercy Health – Hackley Birth Center, Muskegon.
The following fishing report is from the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources. Fishing patterns are slowly moving into the summer mode. Water temperatures on the Great Lakes are still cold especially Lake Superior which still has ice. The inland lakes are warming at a very slow pace. SOUTHEAST LOWER PENINSULA Lake Erie: Walleye fishing was still sporadic, but starting to heat…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. PENTWATER — Down at the end of Hancock Street there is a magical place. It’s a place where children sail Oceans, explore islands and play with dragons. It’s a place of magic, mystery and adventure. It’s Storybook Village. The store opened in July 2011, the creation of Barbara and Tom Sims. Barbara is a retired teacher…
Experience live blues music, Michigan beer, and local food during Silver Lake’s inaugural Blues, Brews & Dunes this Saturday from 6-10 p.m. This year’s event is a “preview,” and next year it will be a full-day event. It takes place near the beautiful Silver Lake State Park at 8301 W. Hazel Rd. and coincides with the park’s “Blessing of…
HART – Students in Brett Ramseyer’s 11th grade honors American literature class have published a book, and they are presenting it to the community Monday, June 2, at 7 p.m. in the Hart Middle School Auditorium. This school year, the students studied American masters of literature and worked to emulate their styles and writing tools in fiction, poetry, non-fiction and…
SCOTTVILLE – West Shore Community College has released its Dean’s List for the 2014 Winter Semester. Full-time students achieving a semester grade point average of 3.75 or above receive high honors and full-time students with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.749 receive honors. Part-time students are eligible for the Dean’s List when their accumulating grade point averages meet…
Hart’s Spitler Elementary School students Skylar Smith and Blake Weirich are such standout sluggers, they are going to play on the same diamond as the Detroit Tigers. Skylar, a fourth grader, and Blake, a second grader, made it to the Major League Baseball’s Pitch, Hit & Run finals. They will compete, June 7, in Comerica Park before the Tigers take…
Welcome to the world! Jimena Aureli Lopez, the daughter of Arely and Jose Lopez of Walkerville, was born May 27, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. Jordan Dean McCann, the son of Courtney LaBar and Brandon McCann of Hart, was born May 26, 2014 at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. If you have a birth announcement to make, you are welcome to email…
The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Hackley-Lakeshore Emergency Room in Shelby Sunday at 10:55 p.m. to investigate a stabbing victim who was being treated. A 41-year-old Hesperia man suffered a 1-inch long wound to his neck just below his ear where a 3-4 inch long knife had stabbed him. The man told police he had gotten into…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART TWP – Two motorcyclists were injured following a crash on Oceana Drive Sunday afternoon. Loretta Jean Wilson, 44, of Comstock Park was traveling south on Oceana Drive at 2:58 p.m. near State Street when she hit a pothole and lost control of her 2006 Harley Davidson. Wilson’s motorcycle fell onto its side and slid…
The new Pentwater Historical Society Museum, located at 85 Rutledge St., is having a grand opening this Saturday, May 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony is slated for at approximately 11:30 a.m. with Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-Hart) and Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) attending. After a museum tour, there will be free hot dogs, chips, popcorn…
PENTWATER — The Village Police Advisory Committee will hold its spring meeting on Friday, May 30 at 1 p.m. in the village hall. The VPAC is a group of citizens concerned with public safety and interested in working with the police department to improve police services for the Village of Pentwater. Originally formed in the spring of 2010, the group…
For the Love of Fishing. A blog by Sean McDonald is brought to you by Frontier Communications. High speed Internet starting at $19.99 a month. www.frontier.com; 1-888-770-6869. Fishing on the Big Lake is picking up! We are seeing our first spring kings show up on the traditional time- the weekend after Mother’s Day. The water is still very cold for this…
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