Women Who Care contributions reach nearly $250,000. #WomenWhoCareofOceanaCounty PENTWATER — The 150-member strong Women Who Care of Oceana County (WWCOC) will meet Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pentwater Yacht Club, 205 South Dover Street. During the one-hour meeting, they will choose this quarter’s Oceana nonprofit recipient from among three that are nominated by attending members. The chosen…
FBC Fest Sept. 10. #FirstBaptistChurch #Hart HART — Hart First Baptist Church is hosting “FBC Fest,” a free community event Sunday, Sept. 10, at 3258 N. 72nd Ave. The day will kick off with a special Sunday morning service on the front lawn at 10 a.m., immediately followed by a picnic, live music, yard games, a bounce house for kids,…
VFW hosts final dinner. #Pentwater #VFWPost6017 PENTWATER — VFW Post 6017, located at 8440 North US 31, has hosted bi-weekly dinners over the summer with proceeds going to the VFW’s building fund. Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. is your last chance to participate, because it is the final dinner this summer. The menu includes: beef and gravy over noodles;…
#OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Sherry Lee Shafer, 62, of Walkerville, died on Sunday, August 20, 2017. Frank Arthur Rinaldi, 96, of Pentwater, died on Sunday August 27, 2017. James LeRoy Alltop, 77, of Hart died on Sunday August 27, 2017. A. Elaine Stembol, 96, of Montague died on Friday, August 25, 2017. James P. Devowe,…
Safe stolen in break-in. #OceanaCountyNews #Walkerville COLFAX TOWNSHIP — A safe containing personal records and no money was stolen during a breaking and entering Monday, Aug. 28, in the 9000 block of North Lee Drive in the Walkerville area, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the Hart post. The case is under investigation. Other recent MSP activity in…
Spring Lake couple injured in motorcycle crash. #OceanaCountyNews #US31 HART TOWNSHIP — A 58-year-old Spring Lake man and a 60-year-old Spring Lake woman were injured after the 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle they were riding Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, got a flat tire and crashed while pulling into the ditch on southbound US 31 north of Tyler Road, according to an…
Man paralyzed from dune crash. #OceanaCountyNews #SilverLakeSandDunes GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old Riverview man was paralyzed after crashing on a 2014 Honda dirt bike at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday evening, Aug. 26. Tyler David Cernik “was traveling eastbound up Sunset Hill at a high rate of speed,” states an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “When the vehicle…
Parolee sent back to prison for tether tampering. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 36-year-old Hesperia man who was on parole for a 2014 breaking and entering conviction when he tampered with his electronic monitoring device, or tether, was ordered to go back to prison Monday, Aug. 28 in 27th Circuit Court. Kenneth Alan Thomas, of 7990 White…
Woman owes over $14,000 for food stamp fraud. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 38-year-old Hart woman who owes $14,235.13 in restitution pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 28 to a felony of food stamp fraud over $1,000. Elida V. Rocha, of 6827 N. 126th Ave., will be placed on probation for the offense. As part…
Residents narrowly survive drive-by shooting. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. #OceanaCountyCrime ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — The occupants of a home in the 2400 block of East Filmore Road narrowly survived a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning, Aug. 27, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “No one was injured or killed,” Mast said. However, “the bullets entered the home very close to…
Hesperia man faces prison for probation violation. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 48-year-old Hesperia man who pleaded guilty to probation violation in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 28, faces serving a minimum of one and a half years in prison. David Theodore McDaniel, of 3914 E. Johnson Rd., was arrested for probation violation after testing positive for…
Grandparents express thanks for finding missing granddaughters. Dear Editor, We would like to thank the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, the Michigan State Police, and the Mason County Search & Rescue Team for their professional response August 21 when our granddaughters were missing. Thanks also to those who prayed for the safe return of these precious girls, and for those who…
Schizophrenic man caught with over 80 pounds of pot sent to jail. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 42-year-old New Era man, who suffers from schizophrenia, was sentenced to serve five months up front of a six-month discretionary jail term Monday, Aug. 28, in 27th Circuit Court for a felony conviction of of delivery/manufacture of 5-45 kilograms of…
78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Trevor Lyle Dean, 42, of 5640 W. Baseline Rd., Mears, was found guilty Aug. 15 of failure to report an accident and was sentenced to 90 days discretionary jail for one year; can file a motion to withdraw the…
78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Damian Lee Schaeffer, 18, of 1258 S. Wolf Lake Rd., Muskegon, was arrested Aug. 15 by the Shelby Police Department (SPD) for a felony of unlawful driving away of an automobile (car theft). He was arrested Aug. 16…
Wood splitter, tools stolen during break-in. #OceanaCountyCrime ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A wood splitter and tools were stolen during a breaking and entering that was reported to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday, Aug. 24, at 5 p.m. in the 700 block of Clock Road, according to Sgt. Charles Hockanson. Other recent police activity in Oceana County includes:…
Waterfront concert will celebrate churches’ 70th anniversaries Sunday. LUDINGTON — Redeemer Lutheran Church of Scottville and Our Savior Lutheran Church of Hart are both observing their 70th anniversaries this year. In celebration, the two churches will host a concert by the band Koiné Saturday, Aug. 26, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Waterfront Park in Ludington. The performance is free…
Recent births, reported Aug. 23, 2017. #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Roxanne Alexandria Hitts, the daughter of Rebecca Kanouff and Jacob Hitts of Shelby, was born August 10, 2017. Ezequiel Alan Hawkins, the son of Dasha Hawkins of Hart, was born August 14, 2017. Liam Richard Morton, the son of Amanda Hepworth and Timothy Morton of Hart, was…
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