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51st Circuit Court sentences, published March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced this week in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Jason Daniel Yonker, 39, pleaded guilty Feb. 26 to third-offense operating while intoxicated and two counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and was sentenced March 23 to concurrent terms of one year and seven months minimum to a maximum of five years in prison and one year and…

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Brad Jacobs selected as new Hart superintendent

March 24, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Following second round interviews Monday evening, March 23, the Hart Public Schools Board of Education voted to enter into contract negotiations with former Fremont Public Schools Superintendent and Hart native Brad Jacobs to be the district’s next superintendent. “I’m excited to get back home and get started again,” said Jacobs. “I’m very honored…

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Oceana Democrats host meeting April 7

March 24, 2026

HART — The Oceana County Democrats will host a general membership meeting Tuesday, April 7, in the Oceana County Services Building Conference Room at 844 S Griswold St. The meeting will feature Cindy Beth Davis-Dykema, a Michigan-based community leader and wellness advocate, who is best known as the founder of the Monarch in Hart. She has focused her work on…

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Parolee sent back to prison for breaking and entering

March 24, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 40-year-old man who had been paroled from prison last August is headed back behind bars after being sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, March 23, to a minimum of one year and seven months to 10 years in prison for a conviction of breaking and entering a building with intent.…

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Newaygo County jury acquits man of CSC charges

March 24, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WHITE CLOUD — A jury found a 52-year-old man not guilty of all charges in a child sex case in Newaygo County’s 27th Circuit Court Thursday, March 19. Samuel Robert King was accused of sexually assaulting a girl who was 12 years old at the time, Jan. 1, 2023 in the City of Newaygo. After…

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