Recent deaths, posted Oct. 23, 2018

October 23, 2018

Recent deaths, posted Oct. 23, 2018 #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Christopher Anthony Schaner, 17, of Hart, died on Monday, October 22, 2018. Leora “Lee” Chapel, 75, of Ludington, formerly of Hart, died on Monday, October 22, 2018. Janine D. Helmer, 72, of Walkerville, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Dorothy A. Anderson, 84, of Hesperia,…

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Car/deer crashes on the rise.

October 23, 2018

Car/deer crashes on the rise. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018: – 11:53 a.m., larceny of a wallet, 400 block of Shelby Road, Shelby Township. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018: – 9:40 p.m., car/deer crash, 72nd Avenue and Jackson Road, Weare Township. Monday, Oct. 22, 2018: – 1:17…

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Fire destroys garage.

October 22, 2018

Fire destroys garage. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP – A fire Monday evening, Oct. 22, destroyed a garage at 7673 E. Loop Rd. near Hesperia, but the firefighters’ quick actions saved the nearby home. Firefighters from Hesperia, Ferry Township and Fremont battled the blaze. The detached garage contained a wood stove, which may have caused the fire, said…

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Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring.

October 22, 2018

Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Five men, including a Shelby man, were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for felony convictions of attending an animal fight in connection to the cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township. Hector Francis Vasquez-Melchor, 20, of 101…

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Man ordered to jail for accosting child.

October 22, 2018

Man ordered to jail for accosting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, to 101 days in jail with credit for 101 days served and five years probation for a felony conviction of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Monte Lee Dupont, of 65 S. Winter…

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Sex offender sent to jail for failing to register 6th time.

October 22, 2018

Sex offender sent to jail for failing to register 6th time. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 36-year-old man was sentenced to one year in jail Monday, Oct. 22, for failure to register as a sex offender. Clarence Fredrick Cowles, whose address is listed with the court as 1355 Baseline Rd. Shelby, has been convicted of failing to…

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Man sentenced to jail for car theft.

October 22, 2018

Man sentenced to jail for car theft. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Minneapolis-area, Minnesota man was sentenced to 108 days in jail with credit for 108 days served in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for a conviction of unlawful driving away of an automobile or car theft. Chad Thomas Shelso pleaded guilty last August. Shelso…

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Hesperia man gets 25-40 years for sexually assaulting child.

October 22, 2018

Hesperia man gets 25-40 years for sexually assaulting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 46-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to 25-40 years in prison Monday, Oct. 22, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Edward Allen Dawkins, of 8366 E. M 20, molested a 4-year-old girl, said Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon.…

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Teen sent to prison for impregnating 12-year-old girl.

October 22, 2018

Teen sent to prison for impregnating 12-year-old girl. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – An 18-year-old Mears man was sentenced to 18 months to 15 years in prison for a felony conviction of third-degree criminal sexual conduct Monday, Oct. 22, in 27th Circuit Court. Jordan Joseph Howard, of 3238 N. Ridge Rd., impregnated a 12-year-old girl “who had to…

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Woman hurt in sand dune crash.

October 22, 2018

Woman hurt in sand dune crash. #OceanaCounty GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – A 51-year-old Saint Clair, Michigan woman was injured at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday, Oct. 20, at noon after the 2019 Yamaha ATV she was driving flipped over and hit an embankment, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The woman was transported by Life EMS to…

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Obituary: Duane Hamburger, 77, Pentwater

October 21, 2018

Obituary: Duane Hamburger, 77, Pentwater Duane Allan Hamburger, 77 of Pentwater, passed away at home October 17, 2018.  He was born August 21, 1941, in Lansing to Henry H. Hamburger and Ruth M. (Meyers) Hamburger.  After graduating from East Lansing High School in 1959, he attended Lansing Community College. He married Ellen Sue Waigle in 1966, and they resided in…

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Drunk driving arrest tops HPD activity.

October 21, 2018

Drunk driving arrest tops HPD activity. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – A 43-year-old Mears man was arrested by Hart police officers for second-offense operating while intoxicated, second-offense driving while license suspended and no insurance at the intersection of State and Chataqua streets Monday, Oct. 15, at 11:18 p.m. The suspect was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Other recent activity of the…

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Police respond to drug overdose.

October 19, 2018

Police respond to drug overdose. #OceanaCountyCrime WEARE TOWNSHIP – The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to a drug overdose Thursday, Oct. 18, shortly before 3 p.m. on North 88th Avenue. A male subject overdosed on prescription drugs and survived, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. No other information was immediately available. In a separate incident, a 31-year-old Hart woman was…

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Felony drunk driving tops 27th Circuit Court sentencings.

October 19, 2018

Felony drunk driving tops 27th Circuit Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Joshua Daniel Sprinceana, 37, of 2755 Cook St., Niles, was found guilty Aug. 13 of third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced Oct. 15 to six months in jail with credit for 84 days served…

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78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 19, 2018.

October 19, 2018

78th District Court sentencings, posted Oct. 19, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jeremy James Vanderzwaag, 28, of 10748 Johnson St., Grand Haven, was found guilty Oct. 9 of allowing a person to drive in violation and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year and…

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Festival drug arrests top 78th District Court arraignments.

October 19, 2018

Festival drug arrests top 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Cameron Dennis Farrell, 27, of 3863 89th Way, Wesminster, Colorado, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’ Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for felony charges of delivery/manufacture of ecstasy, delivery/manufacture of ketamine and delivery/manufacture…

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Reader questions Weare Township ballot language.

October 19, 2018

Reader questions Weare Township ballot language. Letter to the Editor by Lori Green, Weare Township. “Shall the amendment to Section 8.03(E) of the Weare Township Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Weare Township Board on June 11, 2018, be approved?”  Weare Township residents, this is the Zoning Ordinance Amendment Proposal approved by your township board. Is it clear what you are…

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Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal.

October 18, 2018

Local sheriffs, prosecutors oppose recreational marijuana proposal. Prosecuting attorneys from Mason, Lake, Oceana, and Manistee counties, along with sheriffs from Mason, Manistee, and Oceana counties have all publicly opposed the recreational legalization proposal that will appear on the Michigan General Election ballot on Nov. 6. The announcement was made recently by Healthy and Productive Michigan, an organization that is leading the effort…

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