By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felony – Robert Eric Cupps, 38, of 7524 E. M-20, Hesperia, was arrested Feb. 19 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for felonies of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) – sexual penetration of a victim under the age of 13…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Terry Donald Pearo, 23, of 215 State St., Hart, was found guilty Dec. 28 of tampering with an electronic monitoring device or tether. He was sentenced Feb. 23 to serve six months of a one-year discretionary jail sentence and $400 in fines and…
PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Pentwater man was arrested on a fugitive warrant by troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. in the 400 block of Adams Road. MSP also responded to a one-car property damage crash Thursday at 12:30 a.m. at M-20 and 154th Avenue in Ferry Township. The police…
As the superintendent of Shelby Public Schools, I was completely shocked when the leader of the West Shore Educational Service District (WSESD), Superintendent Randy Howes, informed Shelby that he plans on pulling career technology education (CTE) program classrooms out of Oceana County. Currently, two programs, allied health and agri-science, are offered in Hart for local students. Mr. Howes has…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Raymond Otis Riddell, 39, of 4581 N. 88th Ave., Hart, was found guilty Feb. 22 of operating while intoxicated and sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if imposed; and $400 in fines and…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A suspect who failed to appear for a pretrial hearing in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday may face an additional felony charge of resisting and opposing police following a scuffle with an Oceana County bailiff deputy and a courthouse security guard Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24, according to Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Craig Mast.…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Students participating this year in the West Shore Educational Service District’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) digital media program had an opportunity to submit a photograph into a class photograph competition. The top three winners were Devin Battenfield of Mason County Central High School, Calvin Chase of Walkerville High School, and Lauren Keller of Mason…
HESPERIA — Shelby Optimist Club representative Kim Tate recently presented the Hesperia Community Library with a gift of $1,000. The library will use part of the gift to purchase materials for its “On Your Mark, Get Set…READ” 2016 Summer Reading program. This program is open to Hesperia area children and includes a story time for toddlers, family night and…
ENSLEY TOWNSHIP, (Newaygo Co.) — A 54-year-old Newaygo man died following a one-vehicle crash on East 128th Street, near Butternut Avenue, Tuesday, Feb. 23, shortly after 9 p.m., according to a press release from Hart post of the Michigan State Police. Based on preliminary investigation by troopers at the scene, it is believed that the man suffered some type of…
Susan Faith Grondsma, 55, peacefully passed away on Sunday February 21, 2016 at home. Susan was born to her father, the late, John Grondsma and her mother Julia (Burroughs) at Oceana Hospital of Hart. Susan attended Pentwater schools and married Richard Swiger on July 8, 1983. Her hobbies included arts & crafts, Westerns and genealogy. She was very artistic and…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Muskegon man testified Tuesday, Feb. 23, in 27th Circuit Court that he made an impulsive decision the night of Sept. 10, 2015, when he and two other suspects broke into a cabin on East Roosevelt Road in Otto Township. “It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing,” Anthony Jerald Lummen,…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 22-year-old Grand Haven man faces a jail sentence after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 23, to a felony of larceny from a person. In exchange for Tazz Lee-Jim Robinson’s guilty plea, Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon agreed to cap Robinson’s sentence in the midpoint of the sentencing guidelines, which…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 60-year-old White Cloud man, who was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday Feb. 23 to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail sentence for a conviction of third-offense domestic violence, received a stern warning from Judge Anthony A. Monton. “If you have another instance of domestic violence, you’re going…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Hart man faces jail time after pleading guilty Tuesday, Feb. 23, in 27th Circuit Court to second-degree home invasion. Kenyon Clark Thomas, Jr., of 1133 W. Hazel Rd., also faced a felony count of unlawful driving away of an automobile (UDAA), which was dismissed in a plea agreement. Sentencing guidelines are…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 35-year-old Rothbury man convicted of felonies of larceny in a building; forgery; and uttering and publishing was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 23, to a minimum of one-and-a-half years in prison. Anthony Werner Priese, of 9426 Oaklane Dr., pleaded guilty to the charges last month. In exchange for his guilty…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 36-year-old Muskegon man who pleaded “no contest” to a felony of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb. 23, faces up to one year in jail. Danelle DeMarcus Lawrence, of 3316 6th St., will not be sent to prison for his conviction, which carries a maximum 20-year sentence. In exchange…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — One of today’s premiere string ensembles, the Merling Trio, will perform as part of West Shore Community College’s Performing Arts Series on Fri., Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Center Stage Theater. A truly international trio, it brings together musicians from Polish, Japanese, and Dutch backgrounds. The Merling Trio has been hailed as a…
VICTORY TOWNSHIP – West Shore Community College officials have announced that scholarships are now available to high school students who are taking dual enrollment courses. The scholarships are provided through a gift to the College’s foundation by Hardman Construction Company of Ludington. The scholarships will be based on financial need and a record of academic achievement. Dual enrolled students earn credit toward…
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