Bike trail work resumes May 9.

May 2, 2016
Bike trail work resumes May 9.

ROTHBURY — Work is scheduled to resume next Monday, May 9, on the Hart-Montague William Field Memorial Rail Trail for the completion of the work that was started last year. “Work that remains to be completed will be centered around the Village of Rothbury and will require closures of a couple of sections of the trail to complete,” according to…

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Garage destroyed, home damaged by fire.

April 29, 2016
Garage destroyed, home damaged by fire.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HESPERIA — A garage was destroyed and an attached single-story home was “extensively damaged” in a fire at 9263 Sunset Blvd. Friday afternoon, April 29. No one was injured in the blaze, but “a couple pets are unaccounted for,” said Hesperia Fire Chief Bob Eichenberg. Hesperia Fire Department was dispatched to the scene  at 2:33 p.m.,…

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78th District Court arraignments.

April 29, 2016
78th District Court arraignments.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.04r4r905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felony – Julie Ann Theodore, 31, of 6981 E. Loop Rd., Hesperia, was arrested April 18 by the Oceana County…

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Alarm scares off cabin intruders.

April 29, 2016
Alarm scares off cabin intruders.

The following is activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday, April 28, 2016: – 2 p.m., breaking and entering in progress of a hunting cabin, 1900 block of S. 112th Ave., Shelby Township. Intruders were apparently scared off by a security alarm. Troopers found evidence of a forced entry, but nothing was taken.…

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Recent births, reported April 29, 2016.

April 29, 2016
Recent births, reported April 29, 2016.

Recent births are brought to you by Shelby Gem Factory. See more information below.  Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Serenity Marie Sauvola, the daughter of Ambriel Peters and Trew Sauvola of Fountain, was born April 18, 2016. Katherine JeanRose Oleniczak, the daughter of Melissa Garland and Joseph Oleniczak of Ludington, was born April 19, 2016. Elois Jean…

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Wife of man who died jumping from truck faces drunk driving charge.

April 28, 2016
Wife of man who died jumping from truck faces drunk driving charge.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Cristy Pider, 33, who was driving the pickup truck that her husband Donald Pider, 34, jumped from early Tuesday morning in Rothbury has been arraigned in 78th District Court on a misdemeanor charge of operating while intoxicated. Donald Pider died after jumping from the truck  on Winston Road near Bartlett Road following a disagreement with…

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Police investigate break-in, lumber theft.

April 28, 2016
Police investigate break-in, lumber theft.

The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, April 27, 2016: – 3 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post) lumber was stolen during a breaking and entering, 7000 block of N. 136th Ave., Crystal Township. – 7 p.m., (MSP), fraud, 5000 block of S. 44th Ave., Claybanks Township. Sunday, April 24, 2016: – 11:23 p.m., (Hart Police Department), an…

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DEQ taking public comment on Hart Dam issue.

April 28, 2016

HART — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is taking public comment until May 8 on the city’s proposal to remove the weir boards on Russell Creek. The proposal arises from the DEQ’s claim that the city is violating water quality standards due to the Hart Dam. The DEQ issue stems from temperatures in the south branch of the…

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2 trailers destroyed, 3 cats die in fire.

April 27, 2016
2 trailers destroyed, 3 cats die in fire.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — Two mobile homes on West Filmore Road were destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon, April 27. No humans were injured in the blaze, but three cats died, said Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. In addition to Hart Area Fire Department, Walkerville and Ferry Township fire departments assisted in battling the blaze that also…

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Car/deer crashes, truancy among police activity.

April 27, 2016
Car/deer crashes, truancy among police activity.

The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Monday, April 25, 2016: – 5:46 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, E. Main St., City of Hart. – 6:11 a.m., (OCSO), car/deer crash, E. M 20 and S. 184th Ave., Newfield Township. – 6:23 a.m., (OCSO), car/deer crash, W. Baseline Rd. and N. 104th Ave., Hart Township. – 6:26 a.m.,…

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UPDATE: Names of couple involved in fatal accident released.

April 26, 2016
UPDATE: Names of couple involved in fatal accident released.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — Donald Pider, 34, of Hesperia died early Tuesday morning, April 26, after jumping from a moving vehicle on Winston Road near Bartlett Road. Pider jumped from the vehicle following a disagreement with his wife, Christy Pider, 33, of Hesperia, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The couple was at a…

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Man dies after jumping from vehicle.

April 26, 2016
Man dies after jumping from vehicle.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — A 34-year-old Hesperia man died early Tuesday morning, April 26, after jumping from a moving vehicle on Winston Road near Bartlett Road. The man, whose name is not being released pending full notification of family members, jumped from the vehicle following a disagreement with his 33-year-old wife, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana…

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Muskegon man gets jail term for cabin break-in.

April 25, 2016
Muskegon man gets jail term for cabin break-in.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 25, to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for breaking into a cabin on East Roosevelt Road in Otto Township last September. Anthony Jerald Lummen, of 7321 White Rd., Apt. 108, testified last February that he made…

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Receiving stolen Rolex watch results in jail.

April 25, 2016
Receiving stolen Rolex watch results in jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 21-year-old Hesperia man convicted of receiving and concealing stolen property valued between $1,000-$20,000 was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 25, to serve eight months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term. Korbin Cruz Garcia, of 4820 E. Loop Rd., was also convicted last year of breaking into the Hart High…

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Receiving, concealing yields jail term.

April 25, 2016
Receiving, concealing yields jail term.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 36-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced to serve eight months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 25, for a conviction of receiving and concealing stolen property $1,000-$20,0000. Jason Marshall Barnes, of 1670 S. 186th Ave., pleaded “no contest” to the charge last month. In exchange for…

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Crashes, property destruction among police activity.

April 25, 2016
Crashes, property destruction among police activity.

The following is local law enforcement activity over the weekend April 22-24: Friday, April 22, 2016: – 12:30 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), failure to report a crash, under investigation, 88th Ave. and Winston Rd., Grant Township. – 5:09 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), property damage crash, W. Polk Rd., Hart Township. – 6:07 a.m., (OCSO), car/deer crash, S.…

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Pentwater selects new superintendent.

April 25, 2016

PENTWATER — The Pentwater Board of Education has offered the superintendent/principal position to Scott Karaptian. Karaptian has been the principal of Parchment High School, near Kalamazoo, since 2004. He was chosen from 43 applicants, five of whom were interviewed as finalists. Karaptian has verbally accepted the position and the board expects to finalize a contract over the next few weeks,…

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Library offers local history program as village’s sesquicentennial celebration draws near.

April 23, 2016
Library offers local history program as village’s sesquicentennial celebration draws near.

HESPERIA — Former Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neal once said, “All politics are local.” What he meant was that the things most important to us as individuals take place where we live, work, and play. The same can be said of history. On Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in the Hesperia library’s community room, Christine Turple will discuss…

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