
Employment: Head Start Teacher, Shelby Early Childhood Center This is a paid posting. Posted until June 28, 2024.

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PENTWATER — Pentwater Junior Women’s Club will host its 59th Annual Pentwater Juried Art and Craft Fair, Saturday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Pentwater. “This juried art fair features all original work of the artist’s own creation, including painting, ceramics, jewelry, photography, weaving, clothing, sculpture, and other media,” states a press release from the club.…

Mary Elizabeth Converse, 96, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side, Saturday, June 8, 2024. She was born at home April 27, 1928, in Denver Township, the daughter of George E. Heckman and Kate E. (Dickinson) Heckman. After graduating from Hesperia High School in 1947, she embarked on a journey that led her to her beloved husband,…

Milton John DeCheney Jr., 50, of Hesperia, died on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, Hesperia Chapel is in charge of arrangements. www.beaconfh.com Listing of 2024 deaths. Listing of 2023 deaths. Please consider helping to fund local news. Mason County Press and Oceana County Press are available for free thanks to the generous support of our…
Employment: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher/Service Provider West Shore Educational Service District has a position vacancy for a full-time Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher/Service Provider for the 2024-25 school year. Applicants should possess a valid teaching certificate with Special Education and Early Childhood endorsement or ZS endorsement or the ability to obtain temporary approval. For a complete list of…
Employment: Special Education Teacher – MoCI West Shore Educational Service District has a position vacancy for a Special Education Teacher – MoCI. Bachelor’s degree and valid teacher certification with special education endorsement or ability to obtain temporary approval required. To view a complete job posting, please visit our website at www.wsesd.org. Send cover letter, resume and credentials to: Human Resources,…

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Mears man who was riding an ORV on Filmore Road near 48th Avenue was airlifted by Aeromed to Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids after swerving to avoid hitting a deer Friday night, June 7, according to Lt. Shane Hasty of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. After swerving to avoid hitting the deer, the…

Boy ‘unresponsive and not breathing’ after sand hole caves in GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 12-year-old Petoskey boy remains hospitalized after a 5-foot-deep sand hole caved in on him, burying him in the sand at the Silver Lake Dunes Sunday evening June 9, according to Oceana County Undersheriff Ryan Schiller. “On Sunday at 7:39 p.m., we received a call for a…

Four new troopers assigned to Hart post LANSING — Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 54 state troopers who graduated June 7 from the 145th Trooper Recruit School. Of those 54 new troopers, four are being assigned to the Hart post: Marshall Eurich of Mio, Jason Sandoval of Muskegon, Jasmin Smith of Davison and Andrew Todd of…

SHELBY — The Department of Defense’s Stop the Bleed program is designed to train and equip the public to be able to treat traumatic injuries involving severe bleeding until first responders arrive. “We’re excited to announce that Shelby-Benona Fire Department was recently issued a Stop the Bleed educational license,” states a press release from the fire department. “We look forward to…

PENTWATER — To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the museum’s opening in its historic building at First and Rutledge streets, the Pentwater Historical Society has arranged tours of two historic cottages and the unveiling of the new exhibit for 2024 — a scale model of the USS Sequoia. The special event is set for Sunday, June 23, from 2–4 p.m.…

By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer PENTWATER — Pentwater’s water taxi is in the water and area residents and visitors can again board this 1960s era U.S. Navy whale boat for a casual, one-hour lap around historic Pentwater Lake and down the channel. History cruises depart Thursday through Saturday at 3 p.m. from the Fourth Street dock. The cost is $15…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend: Saturday, June 8, 2024: 5 p.m., a 19-year-old Ottawa County man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, West Lake Holiday Drive, Golden Township. He was lodged in the Oceana County…

ROTHBURY — The Electric Forest Festival has been an Oceana County summer staple since 2011, bringing people across the country together to celebrate art, music and nature. “While the festival’s grandeur is known cross-country, few know about its philanthropic footprint in west Michigan,” states a press release from the Oceana Community Foundation. “This summer, the festival’s Electric Forest Charitable Fund…
Mason County is seeking a qualified individual for a part-time Administrative Assistant position in the Emergency Management Department. Individuals applying for this position must possess general clerical skills, computer and typing related skills and be knowledgeable of accounting procedures and general record keeping. Persons interested in making application for this position may pick up a job application packet from our…

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Sara Anne Grant, 46, of 4609 N. Ridge Rd., Mears; a felony of unlawful driving away of an automobile/car theft and a misdemeanor of operating while impaired. Competency hearing: June 11 at 9:45 a.m. – Katie Amber Keller, 38, of 3241 Monroe, Hart; methamphetamine possession.…

The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, May 30, 2024: 3:05 a.m., suspicious situation, 3000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 9:03 a.m., mental health complaint, 600 block of Water Street, City of Hart. 12:12 p.m., wellbeing check, West Main and Plum streets, City of Hart. 5:25 p.m., harassment complaint, Griswold and Wood streets, City…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shelby High School 1990 alumnus Tom Austin was recently appointed as the 13th Architect of the Capitol. Austin, the son of the late Jerry and Jan Austin, is a U.S. Army veteran and former director of engineering at Arlington National Cemetery. He will begin duties June 24. The architect handles maintenance, operation, development and preservation of the…