HART — A jury deliberated approximately 11 minutes before finding a 37-year-old Walkerville man guilty of methamphetamine/ecstasy possession following a trial in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Wednesday, Aug. 6, said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. Isaac Robert Gill is scheduled to appear in court before Judge Susan K. Sniegowski for a sentencing hearing, Oct. 5, at 10:50 a.m.,…
ROTHBURY — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of an orange 1981 Yamaha motorcycle that was stolen from Meadow Drive in the Oceana Shores subdivision Monday, Aug. 3, at 1 a.m. If anyone has information about the theft, they are asked to call the sheriff’s office at 231-873-2121 or submit a tip using the Oceana County Sheriff’s…
HART — The following are Aug. 4 primary election results in Oceana County: Governor Democrat Jocelyn Benson 2,573 Christopher Robert Swanson 334 Republican Mike Cox 476 John James 1,874 US Senator Democrat Haley Stevens 1,659 Abdul El-Sayed 1,184 Republican Mike Rogers 3,474 Representative in Congress (2nd District) Democrat Ben Ambrose 1,146 Jamie Hill 1,100 Clyde Welford 310 Republican John Moolenaar…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office hosted National Night Out at the Shelby Township Community Park Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 4-8 p.m. The event is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer and more caring places to live. Some activities and events included a climbing tower, a dunk tank,…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 38-year-old Pierson, Mich. man was ordered in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 3, to pay over $22,000 in restitution for stealing a utility trailer from a local contractor. Jared Matthew Nichols pleaded guilty, June 8, to larceny $1,000-$20,000. “He stole a utility trailer from a local contractor,” said Oceana County…
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