Former South Lyon city manager accepts Hart job.

June 8, 2018

Former South Lyon city manager accepts Hart job. HART — Former South Lyon City Manager Elizabeth Lynne Ladner accepted the position of city manager for Hart, said Hart City Manager Stan Rickard who is retiring from the position in August. Hart City Council offered the job to Ladner earlier this week, and she accepted the job Thursday, June 7, Rickard…

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78th District Court sentencings, posted June 8, 2018.

June 8, 2018

78th District Court sentencings, posted June 8, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Joseph Ramiro Auger, 42, of 2534 S. Stone Rd., Fremont, was found guilty June 4 of second-offense operating while impaired and was sentenced to three days in jail; 93 days discretionary jail; outpatient treatment; six…

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78th District Court arraignments, posted June 8, 2018.

June 8, 2018

78th District Court arraignments, posted June 8, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Harold Raymond Labeau, 47, of 602 State St., Hart, was arrested by the Hart Police Department (HPD) on two felony counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and one felony count of using…

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Get in the ‘spear-it’ for the 45th Annual National Asparagus Festival.

June 6, 2018

Get in the ‘spear-it’ for the 45th Annual National Asparagus Festival. #NationalAsparagusFestival. HART — Enjoy the longest running asparagus festival in the country during this weekend’s 45th Annual National Asparagus Festival. The festival is the official kick-off to summer in Oceana County. Oceana County is known as “The Asparagus Capital of the Nation” and is one of the leading areas…

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Rennhack Orchards Market open for the season Thursday.

June 6, 2018

Rennhack Orchards Market open for the season Thursday. HART — Rennhack Orchards Market, located at 3731 W. Polk Road, opens for its 2018 season Thursday, June 7, and will remain open until Dec. 23. “We are looking forward to opening on Thursday, coinciding with the National Asparagus Festival weekend,” said Joann Rennhack.  The market has kept its Honeycrisp and EverCrisp apples…

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Recent deaths, posted June 6, 2018.

June 6, 2018

Recent deaths, posted June 6, 2018. #OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP:  Alice Margy Patterson, 74, of Hart, formerly of Walkerville, died Monday, June 4, 2018. Juanita M. Klapp, 86, of Shelby, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Jacqueline Y. “Jackie” Conroy, 80, of Hesperia, died on Friday, June 1, 2018. Joyce E. Kotzian, 74, of Shelby,…

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Drunk driving, domestic assault arrests top police activity.

June 6, 2018

Drunk driving, domestic assault arrests top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County Tuesday, June 5, 2018: – 1:25 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 24-year-old Walkerville man was arrested for operating while intoxicated, Wood Street near State Street, City of Hart. – 8:16 a.m., (MSP), a 32-year-old Rothbury man was arrested for domestic violence, 8000 block of…

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Hart woman sentenced up to 20 years for breaking into Mason Co. businesses.

June 5, 2018
Hart woman sentenced up to 20 years for breaking into Mason Co. businesses.

Hart woman sentenced up to 20 years for breaking into Mason Co. businesses. #MasonCountyCrime. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — A 22-year-old Hart woman will face the next 2.5 to 20 years in prison for breaking and entering and stealing from several local businesses. Candice Lee Fennel, appeared in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court today where she was sentenced for…

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15 cockfighting suspects arraigned.

June 5, 2018

15 cockfighting suspects arraigned. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Fifteen men, none of whom reside in Oceana County, were arraigned in 78th District Court late Monday afternoon, June 4, facing felony charges in connection to a deadly cockfighting ring at 1811 N. 72nd Ave. in Hart Township. All of the suspects face a felony charge of animals –…

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Cash stolen in restaurant break-in.

June 5, 2018

Cash stolen in restaurant break-in. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. MEARS — An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen during a break-in to the Golden Eatery restaurant that was reported to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office shortly before 6 a.m. Monday, June 4, according to Sheriff Craig Mast. “Some cash and a computer component were taken,” Mast said. “We have…

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Man allegedly assaults woman, flees, gets caught.

June 5, 2018

Man allegedly assaults woman, flees, gets caught. #OceanaCountyCrime GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Scottville man fled the crime scene in Oceana County after allegedly assaulting a woman in a domestic violence situation Tuesday morning, June 5, and was later apprehended by police in Mason County, according to Michigan State Police Trooper Kelsey Case of the Hart post. The woman was…

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Shelby hires new village administrator.

June 5, 2018

Shelby hires new village administrator. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — The Shelby Village Council unanimously hired Robert Widigan as the new village administrator Monday evening, June 4. Widigan is currently the departmental analyst with the Bureau of Local Government and School Services for the Michigan Department of Treasury. “I’m very excited to begin as Shelby’s village manager,” he said.…

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MSP: Razors, injectable stimulant confiscated from cockfighting scene.

June 4, 2018

MSP: Razors, injectable stimulant confiscated from cockfighting scene. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — More details are emerging from investigators following last Saturday’s raid of a cockfighting ring near 72nd Avenue in Hart Township. Michigan State Police Trooper Aaron Tubergen of the Hart post said police confiscated razor spurs that were attached to the roosters’ feet and vials of…

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Woman who admitted to using six different drugs arraigned for probation violation.

June 4, 2018

Woman who admitted to using six different drugs arraigned for probation violation. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 27-year-old Hart woman was arraigned in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 4, on a probation violation charge after admitting to her probation officer that she used six different drugs on separate occasions. Blair Rochelle Collins, of 1158 E. Clock Rd.,…

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Hesperia man faces prison for fleeing from police.

June 4, 2018

Hesperia man faces prison for fleeing from police. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 20-year-old Hesperia man faces serving up to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 4, to third-degree fleeing and eluding police and probation violation. Calvin Michael Chase, of 235 N. Division, led an Oceana County sheriff’s deputy on…

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Sentencing delayed again in cocaine case.

June 4, 2018

Sentencing delayed again in cocaine case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The sentencing of a 51-year-old Shelby man who faces serving two to 30 years in prison for convictions of cocaine delivery less than 50 grams and second-offense habitual offender was delayed for a second time Monday, June 4, in 27th Circuit Court. Rodney Alvin Ramthun, of 4080…

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Woman hospitalized following strangulation.

June 4, 2018

Woman hospitalized following strangulation. #OceanaCountyCrime GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — A 39-year-old Holton man faces a charge of felonious assault after allegedly strangling a female victim on South 184th Avenue Sunday, June 3, which resulted in the woman being hospitalized, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The suspect assaulted the same victim twice, Mast said, at separate locations in Oceana and Newaygo…

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Bear spotted near Rothbury.

June 3, 2018

Bear spotted near Rothbury. #OceanaCountyNews This large black bear was photographed by Terry Seaver in the area of Webster Road near Rothbury.

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