
GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Firefighters are responding to a brush fire off Ridge Road that was reported Tuesday, Oct. 1, around 3 p.m.

PENTWATER — After a recent unanimous vote by the Pentwater Village Council to offer the village manager job to Rachel Witherspoon, contract negotiations are now complete and Witherspoon is set to begin the job Oct. 21 The village made the official announcement in a press release: “After a thorough executive search process that included stakeholder engagement sessions, staff discussions, candidate tours,…

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Marshall, Michigan woman was airlifted following an ATV crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29, according to an accident report from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was southbound on a blue 2017 Can Am Outlander when she “ascended a large hill — the hill behind Test Hill — at…
Mindy Lynn Dempsey, 44, of Shelby, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024. She was born July 26, 1980, in Shelby, the daughter of Edward Parks and Daphne Klinge. She recently devoted herself to the Lord before her passing. Mindy is survived by: her husband, Jimmy; mother and father, Joe and Mary Dodge; sisters, Kelly (George Lewis), Heather Dodge Mounts (Carlton…

The following Halloween events scheduled for Mason and Oceana counties have been reported to Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. If your organization is holding an event, please email: allison@mediagroup31.com. Begin the subject line with “Halloween Event.” The following are trick-or-treating and Halloween events scheduled in Oceana and Mason counties: Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024: 1:15 p.m., Spitler…

Wildcat News is a presentation of Walkerville Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Public Schools music teacher Alessandra Dronchi is excited to be a part of the school district’s historic return to band instruction. After a four-year hiatus, music is once again filling the halls of the school. The band…

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Michael Ray Hale, 37, of 105 Woodlawn Crt., Hart; a felony of unlawful driving away of a vehicle/car theft and a misdemeanor of larceny. Pretrial: Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. – Alexander James Jackson, 20, of 481 Post Rd., White Cloud; three counts of third-degree…

Charles Allen Eisenlohr, known to most as Charlie or Chuck, passed away unexpectedly and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 22, 2024. He had just finished a tractor ride. He was born April 4, 1943, in Muskegon, the son of Maurice “Mike” and Ruby (Lynn) Eisenlohr. Chuck belonged to Oceana Antique Tractors Club and Western…

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 Hart Police Department: Thursday, Sept. 12 , 2024: 3:56 a.m., alarm, 2000 block of Comfort Drive, City of Hart. 2:14 p.m., motorist assist, Washington and State streets, City of Hart. Friday, Sept. 13, 2024: 9:18 a.m.,…

HART — The Hart Community Performing Arts Series will present its first concert of its 25th season Friday, Oct. 4, when Seraph Brass returns to the Hart stage. The Hart series presented its first concert in November of 1999 and since that time, has offered over 160 concerts presenting outstanding regional, national, and international artists in a variety of performance…

HART — Police responded to an incident at the Hart Public Schools campus Wednesday evening, Sept. 25, involving a juvenile suspect, according to Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. “The officer in charge called me promptly as soon as he was able,” said Prosecutor Bizon. “He gave me preliminary information known at the time. As of this morning (Thursday, Sept.…

Continuing the tax rate for two years would generate about $11 million. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Hart Public Schools officials are planning to ask voters in May to approve a proposal that would continue the district’s bond levy for two more years,…

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: Monday, Sept. 16, 2024: 4:14 a.m., an 18-year-old Hudsonville man was arrested for operating with a high blood alcohol content of .17 or higher — also called super drunk driving, Buchanan Road…

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. HART TOWNSHIP — A 79-year-old Hart man was transported by ambulance to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Polk Road near 100th Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 24, shortly after 4:30 p.m., said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “It may have been…

Employment: Media Sales Representative Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are seeking an advertising sales person. This is a commission-based position with lots of earning potential. Experience in media sales, including social media marketing, is certainly beneficial along with familiarity of the business climates in Mason, Oceana, and Manistee counties. Send letter of inquiry and resume to Rob Alway,…

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Brenda (Bateson) Blamer went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, September 23, 2024. Born June 22, 1961 to Donald and Coral Bateson, Brenda grew up in a tight-knit family alongside her sisters—Tina, LuAnn, and Leah—full of love and laughter. A proud graduate of Pentwater High School, Brenda was a talented musician, playing the saxophone in the high…

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Electric Forest 2025 will take place one week earlier than originally scheduled with a new event date of June 19-22. The massive music festival, which attracts tens of thousands of people every year to the Double JJ Resort, takes place Thursday through Sunday with early entry days of Tuesday and Wednesday. Local people…