College to hold financial aid workshops at area schools.

December 1, 2015
College to hold financial aid workshops at area schools.

VICTORY TOWNSHIP – West Shore Community College’s Financial Aid Office will host a series of financial aid workshops for prospective college students and their families. High school students as well as adults considering going to college are encouraged to attend a workshop. Onekama High School will host a workshop on Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. The Ludington Area Schools workshop will…

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Ludington OB/GYN practices combine to join Spectrum.

December 1, 2015
Ludington OB/GYN practices combine to join Spectrum.

LUDINGTON — Three Ludington area obstetrics and gynecology practices are the latest medical offices to join Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital and Spectrum Health Medical Group. The integration includes the offices of doctors Margaret Gustafson, Dannie Gentry and Timothy Murphy. The change takes effect today, Tuesday, December 1, 2015, making all three women’s health specialists members of Spectrum Health Medical Group (SHMG).…

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It’s Giving Tuesday: check out local wish list

December 1, 2015
It’s Giving Tuesday: check out local wish list

SHELBY — “When you wish upon a star,” sang Jiminy Cricket in the 1940 Walt Disney film “Pinocchio.” That set the stage for a blue fairy to grant Geppetto’s wish that his wooden marionette be brought to life.   It’s in that same wish-granting spirit that the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) has again asked area nonprofits serving Oceana…

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WSCC music ensembles to present holiday concerts.

November 30, 2015
WSCC music ensembles to present holiday concerts.

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) – West Shore Community College’s musical ensembles will be featured in five holiday performances throughout the area. According to Professor Ted Malt, who leads the college’s music department, members of the musical ensembles travel from throughout Western Michigan to rehearse every week during a semester. “Members of these groups represent nearly 200 students and community members who…

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‘A Taste of Christmas’ concert Dec. 15

November 30, 2015
‘A Taste of Christmas’ concert Dec. 15

HART — Enjoy a relaxing evening with a cookie in one hand; hot chocolate or coffee in the other; and a song in your ear and heart during “A Taste of Christmas: A Holiday Concert” Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Hart Middle School cafe. The brand-new Hart Middle School Choir and Director David Moul are working hard…

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Break-in, domestic assault among police activity

November 30, 2015
Break-in, domestic assault among police activity

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is recent local law enforcement activity in Oceana County: Friday, Nov. 27, 2015: – 10:20 a.m., (Hart post of the Michigan State Police), breaking and entering, 7000 block of Apple Hill Dr., Rothbury. – 2:25 p.m., (MSP) residential trespassing, 1000…

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Fatal crash victim ID’d

November 30, 2015
Fatal crash victim ID’d

OTTO TWP. — The 54-year-old Rothbury woman who was killed after being struck by a car Wednesday, Nov. 25, while walking in the roadway on 116th Avenue near McKinley Road has been identified by the Hart post of the Michigan State Police as Judith Schram, according to a press release issued Monday morning, Nov. 30. “Troopers from the Michigan State…

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Rothbury woman struck by car, killed

November 30, 2015
Rothbury woman struck by car, killed

OTTO TOWNSHIP — A 54-year-old Rothbury was killed after being struck by a car as she was walking on South 116th Avenue near McKinley Road Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 6 p.m., according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. Police are not releasing the woman’s name or any details about the driver, but stated that alcohol was not…

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Obituary: Joan Matheson, 87, Pentwater.

November 27, 2015

Joan Emerson Matheson, 87 of Pentwater passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the Cherry Blossom Manor in Hart.  Joan was born on April 18, 1928 in Fremont, Ohio, the daughter of Carl and Edith (Emerson) Meggitt, and graduated from Fremont High School.  She furthered her education at Case Western Reserve University graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, and…

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Recent deaths, reported Nov. 27, 2015.

November 27, 2015

Joan Emerson Matheson, 87 of Pentwater passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the Cherry Blossom Manor in Hart. Arrangments Wyman Funeral & Cremation Services-Stephens Funeral Home, Scottville.  Judith Ann Schram, 54, of Rothbury, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015.  Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.

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Mobile home completely destroyed in fire

November 25, 2015
Mobile home completely destroyed in fire

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. LEAVITT TOWNSHIP — A mobile home was completely destroyed in fire at 5588 E. Harrison Road Wednesday, Nov. 25, at approximately 4 p.m. No one was injured in the blaze, said Walkerville Assistant Fire Chief Al Purdy. The fire appeared to start in an attached garage, Purdy said. “We knocked the fire down pretty quickly,”…

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Recent deaths, reported Nov. 25, 2015.

November 25, 2015

Gary L. Lipka, 73, of Rothbury, died Tues. Nov 24, 2015.  Arrangements by Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Ronald Lee Longcore, 76, of Hart, passed away November 24, 2015.  Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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27th Circuit Court sentencings

November 25, 2015
27th Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Brandon Scott Thrailkill, 22, of 13 N. Courtland St., Hart, was found guilty Nov. 23 of probation violation. He was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for 210 days served; $198 in fines and costs; and probation is revoked. His probation…

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In the true spirit of giving, mystery donor pledges $25,000

November 25, 2015
In the true spirit of giving, mystery donor pledges $25,000

SHELBY — An Oceana County resident who wishes to remain anonymous has pledged as much as $25,000 to match contributions received by the Community Foundation for Oceana County (CFOC) before Jan. 1 that are earmarked to either CFOC’s Administrative Fund or Community Investment Fund, or both.   “This is a marvelous demonstration of one’s generosity to others,” said CFOC Board…

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Registration for West Shore winter semester underway.

November 25, 2015

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Registration for winter semester classes that begin Mon., Jan. 11, 2016, at West Shore Community College is open to both returning and new students. WSCC Director of Enrollment & Student Engagement Marcus Crook emphasizes the importance of students planning now for the upcoming semester. “Students who register early for classes have the best selection of…

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Car vs. turkey crash, fugitive arrest

November 25, 2015
Car vs. turkey crash, fugitive arrest

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015: – 7:24 a.m., one-car property damage accident, Filmore and 176th Ave., Leavitt Township. – 11:42 a.m., a warrant is being requested for…

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Apartment fire ‘not suspicious’

November 24, 2015
Apartment fire ‘not suspicious’

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — Investigators continue to examine the scene of an apartment fire that ignited Monday evening at 80 N. Michigan Avenue, but it has been determined that the blaze is not suspicious, said Shelby-Benona Fire Chief Jack White Tuesday. Five fire departments battled the fire for approximately three hours at a 113-year-old house converted into a…

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Driver who crashed into Meyers Chevrolet faces OWI, DWLS charges

November 24, 2015
Driver who crashed into Meyers Chevrolet faces OWI, DWLS charges

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEW ERA — The 21-year-old Shelby man who crashed through a brick wall and smashed into four cars at the Meyers Chevrolet car dealership Monday night, Nov. 23, is facing charges of operating while intoxicated (OWI) and driving while license suspended (DWLS), said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday. The driver…

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