Lasagna dinner at Pentwater VFW Tuesday. #VFWPost6017 PENTWATER — VFW Post 6017, located at 8440 North US 31, is having bi-weekly dinners through September with proceeds going to the VFW’s building fund. Dinners are slated for 4:30-7:30 p.m. The menu for Tuesday night, June 27, includes: beef or chicken lasagna, garlic or French bread, Italian vegetables, tossed salad, cheesecake, ice…
MSP: Several thefts, drug arrests at EF. #OceanaCountyCrime ROTHBURY — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police reported several thefts and drug arrests during the first weekend of the Electric Forest Festival at the Double JJ Resort. The following is MSP activity over the weekend: Friday, June 23, 2017: – 12:05 a.m., larceny theft of $100 from a vehicle,…
Victim’s body, wreckage not found until hours after crash. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — The body of a 22-year-old Mears woman who died in a two-car crash Thursday, June 22, on M 20 near 198th Avenue was found by a passerby several hours after the crash, according to the victim’s cousin Robert Smith. Amber Prowant’s body was…
Electric Forest pays tribute to beloved friend. #OceanaCountyNews #EF2017 By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — The late Wally Wojack is honored by the Electric Forest Festival with a display inside the Sherwood Forest. Wojack, who planted what is now the iconic Sherwood Forest 62 years ago, was a beloved friend to the festival and the Double JJ Resort, where the…
Jeep stolen near EF. #OceanaCountyCrime GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 2016 Jeep Renegade was stolen in the vicinty of the Electric Forest Festival grounds Thursday, June 22, according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles Hockanson of the Hart post. The Jeep was reported stolen at 3 p.m. at Water and Cleveland roads, Hockanson said. Anyone with information is asked to contact…
Lightning strike zaps out cell service at festival. ROTHBURY — Lightning struck a cell tower early Friday morning, June 23, interrupting service AT&T service at the Electric Forest Festival, according to festival organizers. “At approximately 2 a.m. last night, lightning struck a local cell tower resulting in a service interruption to AT&T service. AT&T has not yet released an update…
Pentwater man critically injured in crash with semi. #OceanaCountyNews PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — A 64-year-old Pentwater man was critically injured Thursday, June 22, after the vehicle he traveling in crashed with a semi truck on West Monroe Road, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. “The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two motor vehicle personal injury crash that occurred…
Mears woman, 22, killed in Hesperia-area crash. #OceanaCountyNews NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 22-year-old Mears woman died in a two-car crash Thursday, June 22, on M 20 near 198th Avenue, according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. Amber Prowant was killed after she was ejected from her vehicle. “Troopers from the Hart post are investigating a two-car accident…
Marijuana possession at Rothbury rest area. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, June 20, 2017: – 6:05 p.m., (Michigan State Police), larceny, 88th Avenue and Winston Road, Grant Township. Wednesday, June 21, 2017: – 12:47 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), possession of marijuana, Rothbury Rest Area, Grant Township. – 1:15 a.m., (MSP), a 27-year-old Twin…
Recent birth, reported June 21, 2017. #OceanaCountyBirths Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise. Axel Junior Gonzalez, the son of Edith Jimenez Guzman and Justimiano Gonzales of Shelby, was born June 18, 2017. If you have a birth announcement and photo to post, please email to editor@masoncountypress.com. Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory, 1330…
Hart man arraigned following Mason County crash; passenger recovering. #MasonCountyNews #OceanaCountyNews. EDEN TOWNSHIP — Roy James Alltop, 46, 3745 132nd Ave., Hart, was arraigned earlier this week in Mason County’s 79th District Court on the misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, second offense. Alltop was arrested Saturday night by troopers from Michigan State Police Hart Post after the…
Hart couple facing jail for stealing debit card. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A husband and wife face jail terms after each pleading to a felony of a illegal use of a financial transaction device, or debit card, in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 19. Kenneth Roscoe Robbins, 36, and Ariel Jennifer Robbins, 27, were both arrested by…
Crashes, thefts, assaults among police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Friday, June 16, 2017: – 6 p.m., (Michigan State Police), violation of a controlled substance, 3000 block South Foster Street, Ferry Township. – 7:20 p.m., (MSP), child abuse, 300 block of South 56th Avenue, Benona Township. The case is under investigation. – 7:50 p.m.,…
Shelby man faces prison for meth. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 46-year-old Shelby man faces a minimum prison term of up to 18 months after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 19, to methamphetamine possession. Michael John Lyles, of 6785 W. Johnson Rd., was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT)…
Rothbury native serves aboard Navy warship ported in Pearl Harbor. By Petty Officer 1st Class James H. Green, Navy Office of Community Outreach. PEARL HARBOR – A Rothbury, Michigan native and 2013 Montague High School graduate, Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Lathrop is serving in the US Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Michael Murphy. Lathrop works as a…
Electric Forest gears up for 2-weekend bash. #ElectricForestFestival2017 By Fred Inglis. Contributing Writer. ROTHBURY — The Electric Forest Festival returns this week to the Double JJ Resort for its seventh straight year. The major celebration of music and the arts has many cheering, but not all. For the first time ever, EF is extended from one to two separate weekends.…
Five crashes causing injuries at the dunes over the weekend. #OceanaCountyCrime GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to five separate crashes over the weekend at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes that resulted injuries. The following is OCSO activity over the weekend: Friday, June 16, 2017: – 5:30 a.m., threats complaint, South Cherokee Bend, Grant Township. – 5:31…
Hart man arrested following Mason County crash. #MasonCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old Hart man was arrested by troopers from Michigan State Police Hart Post Saturday night after the vehicle he was involved in a single vehicle crash at the corner of Eden Lake and Sippy roads in southeastern Mason County. The man was driving a…
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