LUDINGTON — Megastars of Country will be the featured act for the second West Shore Bank Rhythm & Dunes 2014 concert series this summer. Featuring tribute hits from country greats of Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, and George Strait, this show will celebrate some of the greatest country music hits ever recorded. The free concert will take place Saturday, August…
HART – Mayor Pro Tem Sara Bizon announced during Tuesday night’s council meeting that there are individuals in the city identifying themselves as vacuum sales people who are allegedly attempting to commit crimes. Bizon said that a Hispanic man, a white woman and an African American man have been attempting to gain access to people’s homes to sell vacuum cleaners.…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – City council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night that brings Golden Township back to the Hart Area Joint Fire Administrative Board. The fire board has been comprised of four municipalities since 1966 – the City of Hart, Golden Township, Hart Township and Weare Township. Last year, Golden Township withdrew from the fire board…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. Spring has sprung and morel mushroom season has begun. Many morel hunters are finding large quantities of good-sized morels right now all over Oceana, Mason and Manistee counties. The white morels are popping up, and black ones were found earlier in the season. I have found two decent-sized messes of morels so far this season,…
Silver Lake Sand Dunes – Hart Visitor Center Volunteers Wanted May 19 through September 13 Location: Silver Lake Sand Dunes – Hart Visitor Center, 2388 N. Comfort Drive, Hart, Mi 49420 HART — The Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area Chamber of Commerce and the Silver Lake Dunes – Hart Visitor Bureau are looking for volunteers to staff the visitors’ center…
HART – Spitler Elementary School’s track and field days are set for next Tuesday, May 20, and Thursday, May 22. Students will participate in a ¼-mile run/walk, softball throw, potato sack race, soccer activities, a tug-of-war and other events. Kindergarteners will have track and field Tuesday at 12:45 p.m., and the other grades will participate Thursday, beginning at 9 a.m.…
The Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone that Michigan’s annual summer free fishing weekend is set for Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8. On that weekend, everyone – residents and nonresidents alike – can fish Michigan waters without a license, though all other fishing regulations still apply. Michigan has offered the free fishing weekend annually since 1986 as an easy,…
HART – Groove 101, with special guests from the rock group Verve Pipe, is hosting a fundraiser concert for the Hart Public Schools band program in the middle school auditorium Friday, May 30, at 7 p.m. The show will feature music from the 1940s to today with an emphasis on classic rock. It is a family-friendly show, so kids are…
SHELBY – The following are results from Ron & Dave’s 21st Annual Company Golf Challenge at Oceana Golf Club last Friday: First place – Lincoln Hills Golf Club, 61 (sudden death playoff) Second place – Oceana Grounds, 61 Third place (tie) – Michigan Freeze Pack, 64 and M.A.R.S., 64 Fifth place – Ag Business Solutions, 65 Sixth place (tie) –…
Today’s weather report is brought to you by Frontier Communications. High speed Internet starting at $19.99 a month. www.frontier.com; 1-888-770-6869. The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a significant weather advisory for the area. At 9:33 a.m. radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hesperia to Belding to St. Johns to Williamston, moving northeast at 30 mph.…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: – Yesenia Jovana Madrigal, 33, of 101 S. 72nd Ave., Shelby, was arrested, April 19, by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a misdemeanor of driving while license suspended (DWLS). A pretrial is set for May 21 at 11:15 a.m.…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. WEARE TWP. — Mason-Oceana 911 is expected to request a millage during the August 5 primary. The emergency dispatch center is in the final stages of requesting a .14 millage for six years, once the request is approved next week by the Mason County Board of Commissioners; the request has already been approved by the Oceana…
VICTORY TWP. (Mason County) — An outstanding student from each high school in northern Oceana, Mason and Manistee counties was recently recognized as a Michigan Education Association Academic All-Star. The students were awarded Wednesday, April 23 during the 18th annual awards program and banquet at West Shore Community College. The selection of each student was made by MEA members at…
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. The last Saturday in April marked the 2014 Michigan trout opener. It allows anglers to fish sections of streams and creeks that have been closed to fishing since September 30, 2013. Examples in our…
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Oceana County until 5:30 p.m. At 4:22 p.m. a severe thunderstorm was located near Stony Lake and moving east 35 mph. Quarter size hail is possible.
PENTWATER — The Village Police Advisory Committee will hold its spring meeting on Friday, May 30 at 1 p.m. at village hall. The VPAC is a group of citizen concerned with public safety and interested in working with the police department to improve police services to the Village of Pentwater. Originally formed in the spring of 2010 the group began…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. District Court HART – The following were sentenced recently in the 78th District Court: – David Joseph Nargis, 54, of 4986 N. Wayne Rd., Pentwater, was found guilty, May 5, of allowing a person to drive in violation and was sentenced to $400 in fines and costs and 90 days discretionary jail. One count of…
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