Recent death, April 17, 2015.

April 17, 2015

Terri Hofmann, 63, of Hesperia, died Wed. April 15, 2015.  Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Oceana County court sentencings

April 16, 2015
Oceana County court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor 27th Circuit Court HART — The following were sentenced Monday, April 13, in 27th Circuit Court: – Michael Lee Steffes, 46, of 5451 E. Deer Rd., Walkerville, was found guilty Feb. 17 of third-offense operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL). He was sentenced to one year in jail with credit for one day served;…

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Recent deaths, April 16, 2015.

April 16, 2015

Laura A. Uber, 92, of Shelby, died April 14, 2015.  Harris Funeral Home, Shelby. Richard A. Barrett Sr., 81, of Pentwater, died April 15, 2015.  Harris Funeral Home, Shelby.   List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Drug take-back initiative set for April 22

April 16, 2015
Drug take-back initiative set for April 22

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Have you ever wondered where to safely discard unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs? You can wonder no more now that the Hart post of the Michigan State Police and the Oceana County Council on Aging have teamed up to provide a Drug Take-Back Initiative next Wednesday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 2…

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FFA: Cultivating young minds

April 16, 2015
FFA: Cultivating young minds

By Sydney Scarbrough. Contributing Writer. HART — A Future Farmers of America (FFA) program that sprouted two years ago for students in three local schools has blossomed into a program that covers three counties. Hart-West Shore FFA is in another year at Hart High School and continues to grow in advancements, enrollment and projects. West Shore Educational Service District (ESD) largely…

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Hart’s first-ever robotics, tech challenge teams kick off

April 15, 2015

HART — Hart Public Schools seeks students for its first-ever high school Robotics Competition Team and its first-ever middle school Tech Challenge Team, as well as adults to serve as mentors. The kick-off event is set for Thursday, April 23, at 5:15 p.m. in the Hart Middle School media center, where students and adults can sign up to participate. This…

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Bumstead hosts town hall meetings on Proposal 1

April 15, 2015
Bumstead hosts town hall meetings on Proposal 1

HART — State Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) invites residents of the 100th District to attend informational town hall meetings regarding the May 5 Road Funding Ballot – Proposal 1. The information shared at both meetings will be the same, and State Rep. Ray Franz (R-Onekama) will join Bumstead at both meetings. The first town hall meeting is at TrueNorth Community…

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Tobacco sales enforcement campaign to begin.

April 15, 2015

District Health Department #10 has partnered with the Michigan State Police and Lakeshore Regional Partners to conduct a tobacco compliance campaign called No Cigs for Our Kids. Over the next several months, undercover tobacco compliance checks will be completed at all tobacco vendors throughout Oceana, Lake, and Mason counties. The campaign is intended to educate vendors about the current law…

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College president candidate interviews scheduled.

April 15, 2015

VICTORY TWP. — The interview schedule for the five candidates vying to become the fourth president of West Shore Community College has been announced with the first interview scheduled for April 21. With some variation in the order of the meetings, the five finalists will spend a day on the campus and each candidate will be interviewed by the college’s Board…

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Lighthouse keepers seeking volunteers.

April 15, 2015
Lighthouse keepers seeking volunteers.

LUDINGTON — Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) is seeking volunteers for the summer at its four lighthouses: Big Sable Point in Ludington State Park, Ludington North Breakwater, Little Sable Point in Mears and White River Light Station near Whitehall. “We actively seek fun-loving individuals to assist with our volunteer resident keeper season, helping us to operate these historic landmarks…

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Traffic safety tool

April 15, 2015
Traffic safety tool

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office has a brand-new $17,000 piece of equipment that makes the roads safer, and it didn’t cost taxpayers a dime. A grant from AAA secured by Lt. Craig Mast enabled the sheriff’s office to acquire the county’s first-ever Traffic Safety Awareness Trailer, which measures and digitally displays the speeds…

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Play ball! … and swim

April 15, 2015
Play ball! … and swim

SHELBY — Kids 4 years old through eighth grade who are interested in playing baseball, softball, and T-ball this summer, can register to play and sign up for swimming lessons Saturday, April 25, and May 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at the New Era Christian School. Visit the Shelby Rec Club Facebook page for more information. The sports programs…

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Flags lowered in memory of Lincoln assassination.

April 15, 2015

LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder has joined President Barack Obama’s call for all United States Flags to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, April 15 as a day of remembrance for President Abraham Lincoln. The day marks the 150th anniversary of the day the nation’s 16th president died. “We do not lack for reminders of President Lincoln’s actions, which will…

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Warrants being sought for 2 Dish Network workers accused of stealing guns

April 14, 2015
Warrants being sought for 2 Dish Network workers accused of stealing guns

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. FERRY TWP. — A clipboard containing Dish Network paperwork left behind at a crime scene has led the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office to two Dish Network workers from the Saginaw area who they believe stole two 50-caliber muzzleloaders from a residence in the 3200 block of South 124th Avenue. The resident discovered the clipboard that…

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Domestic assault in moving vehicle leads to arrest

April 14, 2015
Domestic assault in moving vehicle leads to arrest

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. HART  — After witnesses observed a man assaulting a woman who was driving a vehicle on Polk Road near Comfort Drive, police arrested a 34-year-old Muskegon man for domestic violence Sunday, April 12, at 8:50…

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Man severely burned in suicidal van fire dies, was scheduled in court today.

April 14, 2015
Man severely burned in suicidal van fire dies, was scheduled in court today.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CRYSTAL VALLEY — A Crystal Valley man who was severely burned in a van fire Monday afternoon, April 13, when he attempted suicide by igniting the Ford Econoline in which he was living has died, Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Joseph Lee Gieske, 54, of 1465 E. Mill Rd., was…

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Love triangle crash suspect to appear in court

April 13, 2015
Love triangle crash suspect to appear in court

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 42-year-old Rothbury man accused of the love-triangle crash March 8 near Rothbury who did not appear for a pretrial hearing earlier this month in 27th Circuit Court has “presented himself” and did not jump bail as officials had earlier believed, said Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon Monday, April 13. “There was a…

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Woman pleads guilty to meth possession

April 13, 2015
Woman pleads guilty to meth possession

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 25-year-old Muskegon County woman who was wanted by police in connection to a meth lab bust last January in Greenwood Township and is also facing charges in Muskegon County for a meth-lab house fire in North Muskegon last February pleaded guilty Monday, April 13, in 27th Circuit Court to one count of possession of methamphetamine in…

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