#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is searching for James Randolph Hepworth, 37, of the Pentwater area, who was last seen leaving his workplace in Ludington Monday, Aug. 1, at noon . Hepworth, who works at Haworth in Ludington, was last seen in his vehicle, said OCSO Lt. Craig Mast. Hepworth is a…
#OceanaCountyNews #ShelbyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Former Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson, 62, was arraigned in 78th District Court Tuesday, Aug. 2, on six felony charges, one of which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Wilson, of 2560 S. 80th Ave., Shelby, faces one count of embezzlement $50,000-$100,000, which is a 15-year felony, and five…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews HART — A 2005 Pontiac Montana minivan was stolen from the 2000 block of North Oceana Drive Friday, July 29, at 8:45 a.m., and then it was recovered at 5 p.m. in the 4000 block of Oceana Drive, said Hart Police Chief Juan Salazar. There is possible mechanical damage to the burgundy and gray minivan as a result…
#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Hart man was sentenced to serve 30 days up front of a 90-day discretionary jail term for a conviction of embezzlement – $1,000-$20,000. Skyler Joseph Villanueva, of 461 E. Main St., Hart, was also ordered to pay restitution of $13,587.07 to the victim. According to his district court file, the…
#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Mears man was sentenced to 18 months to eight years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 1, for convictions of felonious assault and third-offense habitual offender. Jacob Allen Wilson, of 5549 Cherry Court, brutally assaulted his ex-girlfriend last February. The violent attack involved choking the victim nearly to…
#OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Priscilla Trommater, 83, of Hart, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Albert J. DeCheney, Jr. 60, of Hesperia, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. The Rev. Robert D. Wood, 78, of Whitehall, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016. Arrangements…
#OceanaCountyEntertainment #DoubleJJResort ROTHBURY — A free concert featuring musicians Ruth and Max Bloomquist will be held at Double JJ Resort on Friday, Aug. 12 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The concert will be held outside the Sundance Steakhouse, 5900 Water Road. The Bloomquists have been described by John Sinkevics of the Grand Rapids Press, as “Veritable folk music legends in Michigan…”…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews COLFAX TOWNSHIP — Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post investigated a breaking and entering of a pole barn in the 8500 block of North 188th Avenue Thursday, July 28, at 3 p.m. The following is other MSP activity Thursday: 2 a.m., 911 hangup, 6900 block of South 38th Avenue, Claybanks Township. 5 p.m., car/deer crash, Loop…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews The following is recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Monday, July 25, 2016: 7:33 p.m., harassment, 3000 block of South Water Road, Shelby Township. Tuesday, July 26, 2016: 9:53 a.m., a Pentwater man (age unavailable) was arrested for improper transport of medical marijuana, 72nd Avenue and Harrison Road, Hart Township. Wednesday, July 27,…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following proceedings took place recently in 78th District Court: Arraignments Felony – Michael Allen Degen, 52, of 920 Wilson Ave., Muskegon, was arrested July 23 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of third-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) and a misdemeanor of driving while license suspended (DWLS). Preliminary…
#OceanaCountyNews #SilverLake GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Jason McClelland, 42, of Houghton Lake, Michigan was airlifted to Munson Hospital in Traverse City via Aeromed after the dune buggy he was driving Tuesday afternoon, July 26, at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes went “airborne over a hill and landed hard resulting in severe pain in his back and inability to move his lower…
#OceanaCountyNews #NewEra #TheArtisanTaproom ‘Living in the OC’ is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. NEW ERA — Chelsea Hayes, a New Era native, opened The Artisan Taproom in the village this summer, and the unique business has received a warm welcome from the community. Opening a business that…
#OceanaCountyEducation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six students representing Great Lakes Energy Cooperative were among 1,700 high school students who attended the June 11-16 Youth Tour hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) in Washington, DC. Those attending from Great Lakes Energy included Cody DeVries of New Era, Daly Narmore of Custer, Morgan Graeber of St. Joseph, Marie Groenink of Ellsworth, Spencer…
#OceanaCountyNews #BetterHealthBetterBusiness HART — District Health Department #10 is offering a worksite wellness program, Better Health Better Business, at no cost to all eligible businesses in Oceana County. “Chronic diseases such as, obesity and diabetes can lead to lower productivity and increased days of work missed,” states a press release from the health department. ‘Wellness programs in the workplace can…
#OceanaCountyDeaths The following recent deaths have been reported to OCP: Donn Tufts, 70, of Silver Lake died July 20, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Stella Tutak, 99, of Rothbury, died July 22, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Lucia Galvan, 80, of Hart, died July 22, 2016. Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Genevieve Schiller, 80, of Montague,…
#OceanaCountyNews #US31Crash By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. The young boy who was critically injured in the semi/two-car crash, July 5, on US 31 near Stony Lake Road in Shelby Township has suffered a “catastrophic brain injury and will likely need care and follow-up for the rest of his life,” said Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Craig Mast, who spoke with the…
#OceanaCountyNews #WomenInfantsandChildrenProgram HART — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has released its 2016 WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) income guidelines, effective July 1. These new income guidelines increase the income eligibility threshold so that more women, infants and children can receive healthy WIC foods, states a press release from District Health Department #10. Now,…
#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyPoliceNews CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — A 52-year-old Montague man was arrested for third-offense operating while intoxicated and driving while license suspended (DWLS) by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post Saturday, July 23, at 7:35 p.m. at 64th Avenue and Winston Road. Other Michigan State Police activity over the weekend includes: Friday, July 22, 2016: 6:27 p.m., a 47-year-old…
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