Employment: RTI Interventionist, Shelby Elementary School This is a paid posting. Published until Dec. 15, 2025
Employment: RTI Interventionist, Shelby Elementary School This is a paid posting. Published until Dec. 15, 2025
Employment: Middle School Interventionalist Instructional Assistant This is a paid posting. Published until Dec. 17, 2025
Employment: Classroom Support Specialist This is a paid posting. Published until Dec. 24, 2025
OCEANA COUNTY — Oceana County is under a winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service beginning at 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. Expect mixed precipitation with total snow accumulation between 2 and 4 inches and a light glazing of ice. Isolated snow amounts could reach up to 5 inches with winds gusting…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Electric Forest Festival organizers have dropped the first phase of the artist lineup for the 2026 event, and tickets for the massive music festival at the Double JJ Resort go on sale Friday, Dec. 12, at noon. With fan favorites on the 100-artist lineup, like GRiZ, The String Cheese Incident and Excision, the…
OCEANA COUNTY — Oceana County sheriff’s deputies made five different arrests for operating while intoxicated over the weekend, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “They all ended up in the ditch,” said Sheriff Mast of the suspected drunk drivers who were driving on snowy roads. A 52-year-old Hart man was arrested Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:17 p.m. on 104th Avenue…
Maria Teresa Balderas, 76, of Walkerville, died on Friday December 5, 2025. A funeral service for Maria will be held on Thursday December 11, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Grace Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 4 p.m. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ludington, www.GraceCremations.com. Listing of 2025 deaths. Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Monday, Dec. 1, 2025: 1:57 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 45-year-old Hart man was arrested for driving while license suspended, operating without insurance and improper license plate, and a 42-year-old Wellston woman was…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor OCEANA COUNTY — An army of volunteers, the Oceana County Goodfellows/Old News Boys/Old Newsies, braved the cold and snowy weather Saturday, Dec. 6, to make sure that no child is forgotten this Christmas season. The dedicated volunteers stood at major intersections throughout Oceana County and Montague to collect donations from passing motorists, displaying the organization’s…
Over 80 grams of meth confiscated by police By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A jury found a 48-year-old Muskegon man guilty of multiple felony charges in connection to a meth dealing operation. Joshua Charles Averill, 48, of Muskegon was found guilty of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a short-barreled shotgun and…
Employment: Receipting Clerk, Oceana County The County of Oceana is accepting applications for a Receipting Clerk. Details describing the requirements of the job and rate of pay are available on the Oceana County website at www.oceana.mi.us Interested parties shall submit an application and/or resume with references to the following address: Oceana County Administrator’s Office Attn: Jessica LaPointe 100 State Street,…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025: 10:52 a.m., a 43-year-old Rothbury woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant, Shelby Road and 72nd Avenue, Shelby Township. She was lodged in…
Public invited to comment PENTWATER — A team of assessors from the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MLEAC) will examine all aspects of the Pentwater Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations and support services Tuesday, Dec. 9. “Verification by the team that the Pentwater Police Department meets the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission’s ‘best practice’ standards is part of…
HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the owner of an iPad that was found in the 3000 block of East Filmore Road in Elbridge Township, Nov. 9. The iPad has a case with a specific sticker located on it. It also is secured with a passcode. If the owner can identify the sticker and passcode, they should…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The criminal case against a 46-year-old Ferry Township woman accused of murdering her husband was bound over from Oceana County’s 79th District Court to 51st Circuit Court following a preliminary exam Tuesday, Dec. 2. Shale Nicole Campos is charged with open murder and felony firearm for the shooting death of her 46-year-old husband,…
HART — A heavy lake effect snow storm Monday and Monday night, Dec. 2, poured in 15 inches of snow in Hart, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. Hart had the highest recorded snowfall amount of the lakeshore counties impacted by the storm, including Mason, Muskegon and Ottawa counties. Ferrysburg recorded a foot of snow. All school…
The following are closings and cancellations have been reported to MCP/OCP for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Please check the list for updates. Schools Baldwin Community Schools Covenant Christian School, Ludington Fountain Child Development Center Hart Public Schools Ludington Area Catholic School Ludington Area Schools Manistee Area Public Schools Mason County Central Schools including Victory Early Childhood Center Mason County Eastern…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Midnight, a 22-year-old Hesperia man was arrested for operating while intoxicated following a vehicle crash, South 148th Avenue near Johnson Road, Ferry Township. The man, who sustained minor…
‘Travel could be very difficult to impossible.’ Oceana, Mason and Muskegon counties are under a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. The warning is in effect from noon Monday, Dec. 1, until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2. Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches predicted for Oceana and…
Oceana, Muskegon and Ottawa counties are under a winter storm watch from Monday afternoon, Dec. 1, through Tuesday morning, Dec. 2. Heavy snow is forecasted with total snow accumulations of 6 or more inches possible — with very localized heavy amounts possible. The area is still under a winter weather advisory until Sunday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. “Roads, and…
Several lakeshore counties, including Oceana and Mason, are under a winter weather advisory until 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Periods of snow showers with additional snow accumulations of 1-4 inches with locally higher amounts are expected. “Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous,” states the National Weather Service. “During lake effect snow, the weather can…
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