By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GREENWOOD TWP. — A dozen fire departments from three counties battled a fire that destroyed three-quarters of the David Allen Racing Motorsports facility, formerly Powers Motor Sports, at 11995 N. Maple Island Rd., Wednesday evening, Nov. 5. Fremont Fire Chief Brian Hettinger, whose department was the commanding unit, said no one was hurt in the…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GREENWOOD TWP. — Twelve fire departments from three counties are on the scene of a commercial structure fire at David Allen Racing Motorsports, 11995 N. Maple Island Rd. The fire was reported about 7:45 p.m. at the Oceana County business located at the Newaygo County line. Departments on scene include White Cloud, Ferry, Hesperia, Holton, Walkerville,…
VICTORY TWP. — The 2015 Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant will take place Saturday, November 8, beginning at 7 p.m. at West Shore Community College Center Stage Theater. Six contestants from Mason, Manistee and Oceana counties will be taking the stage to compete in talent, interview, fitness and evening wear for a chance to win the title of Miss Ludington…
LUDINGTON — Hesperia High School’s material science class — a new class at the school — toured two Ludington manufacturing facilities, FloraCraft and Great Lakes Castings, Tuesday, Nov. 4. Teacher Jennifer Sherburn coordinated the trip with Vic Burwell from FloraCraft and Rob Killips from Great Lakes Castings. FloraCraft is one of the leading producers of foam craft products in the…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Technical difficulties at the county clerk’s office delayed Tuesday’s election results, and many precincts reported delays due to write-in candidates. Final results were not totaled until after midnight, and write-in totals had to be computed manually and were not available. Voter turnout was high in the midterm election with 8,387 voters out of…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEW ERA — The chocolate lab that had been missing since Saturday afternoon is now home safe and sound with his family, his owner Stephanie Matiash reported Monday evening. The people who took Ralphie did not steal him, she said. “It was good people who had him and returned him upon finding out we were…
Recent Hart Police Department activity includes: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 – 4:30 p.m., gas drive-off, 4200 block of Polk Rd., $30 in gas taken. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 – 5:55 p.m., assault and battery, 700 block of State St., no arrests. – 6:30 p.m., retail fraud, 700 block of State St., juvenile suspects. The Hart Police Department report is brought…
Recent Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 – 9:45 a..m., car-deer crash, US-31 and Polk Rd., Hart Twp. – 9:45 a.m., domestic assault, 1000 block of W. Polk Rd., Hart Twp, warrant pending. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 – 8:30 a.m., malicious destruction of property to a mailbox, 5000 block of…
CRYSTAL TWP. — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a breaking and entering that was reported Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 3:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of E. Jackson Rd. Items taken include a power saw, air compressor, tool box and battery charger. Other recent OCSO activity includes: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 – 12:34 p.m., phone harassment complaint, 4500…
Media Group 31, LLC, owner of Oceana County Press and Mason County Press, is looking for a Sales & Marketing Representative to work in the Oceana County market. This is commission-based, independent contractor position. The successful candidate should have sales and marketing experience, (media sales experience preferred), and should be familiar with the businesses climate of Oceana County. The successful…
Ralphie was taken from the New Era Wesco at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. According to his owners, a gray-haired woman in a black minivan was seen on the store’s surveillance cameras taking him. “He had followed our girls down there” and was at Wesco for “only 10 minutes tops,” said his owner Stephanie Matiash. “I went down to…
Shelby native Wayne Static died Saturday evening, Nov. 1, right before the longtime Static-X frontman was scheduled to take his new band on tour. The band Static-X announced Static’s death with a Facebook message: Static-X Founder Wayne Static Passed Away At Age 48 November 1, 2014 – Platinum selling musician Wayne Richard Wells, better known as WAYNE STATIC, passed away…
Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. BEAVER TWP. — A woman who was severely burned in a trailer fire Sunday morning, Nov. 2, at the corner of Dickinson and Eight Mile roads was airlifted from the scene, and the trailer was completely destroyed. Hesperia and Walkerville fire departments and Promed Ambulance were called to the scene, which is located just across the…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Governor Rick Snyder, along with several other republican candidates, stopped at Hart Pizza Saturday night, Nov. 1, as part of a three-day campaign tour prior to Tuesday’s election. “Things are going in the right direction,” and “I just plan on a strong finish,” Snyder told a standing-room-only crowd. Those also in attendance included Secretary…
Deputies from Mason County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a missing Ludington man. Leonard Allen Vunck, 67, was last seen Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the morning when he called for a taxi to take him from his Ludington residence to the Eden Township area in southeastern Mason County. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said Vunck had in his possession a…
SHELBY — A 20-year-old Shelby man and a 19-year-old Shelby woman were arrested by troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police on felony fugitive warrants Thursday, Oct. 30, in the 100 block of Demming Street. No other information was immediately available. Other MSP activity in Oceana County Thursday includes: – 7:55 a.m., car-deer crash, Cleveland Rd. and…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Two Hart man are each facing one count of assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from a fight involving a small collector’s style baseball bat and a knife, said Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback. Joshua Moore, 29, and Jeremy Wicker, 26, were arraigned in 78th District Court and are set for preliminary conferences…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART– The following were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 27, by Judge Anthony A. Monton: – James Herbert Gagnon, 22, of 32637 Indiana St., Livonia, was found guilty Oct. 27 of controlled substance, possession of marijuana. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for one day served; sentence to be…
CHICAGO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday, Oct. 30, that White Lake in the Montague/Whitehall area has been removed from the binational list of toxic hotspots that were targeted for cleanup in the US-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. White Lake, in the Lake Michigan basin, is one of two US “areas of concern” that has been removed…
GRANT TWP. — A 30-year-old Rothbury man is facing two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts following his arrest by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post Wednesday evening, Oct. 29. The suspect was arrested for felonies of controlled substance – possession with intent to deliver and resisting/obstructing police and misdemeanors of driving while license suspended and improper plates…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday, Oct. 27, in 78th District Court: – John Weston Wozniak, 23, of 3351 Dean Rd., Howell, was found guilty Oct. 27 of operating while impaired. He was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail; serve three weekends in jail (can serve in Howell if they accept transfer); $1,475 in…
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