Shelby police chief resigns. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY – Less than a year after being hired, Shelby Police Chief Ryan Furman resigned from the job Tuesday evening, Oct. 30. The Shelby Village Council voted 6-0 to accept Furman’s resignation effective immediately, said Village Administrator Rob Widigan. Retired Oceana County Sheriff Bob Farber was authorized to fill in as…
Trick-or-treat hours. OCEANA COUNTY – Trick-or-treating hours in Oceana communities Wednesday, Oct. 31, are 6-8 p.m. with some special events beginning earlier. – Shelby: 6-8 p.m. – Hart: 6-8 p.m. – Pentwater: 6-8 p.m. – New Era: Downtown Sidewalk Spook Spectacular 6-8 p.m. – Rothbury: Halloween Party at Village Hall 5-7 p.m. – Walkerville: Walkerville Wesleyan Church Community Trick or…
Walkerville man sentenced for wielding knife. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 39-year-old Walkerville man was sentenced to 117 days in jail with credit for 117 days served, followed by 90 days on a tether, Monday, Oct. 29, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of felonious assault. Christopher Lee Merriman, of 4427 N. 176th Ave., pleaded guilty…
New Era man sentenced in strangulation case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 23-year-old New Era man was sentenced to three months in jail for in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 29, for a conviction of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation. Joshua Samuel-Thomas Jenkins, of 2953 Tahoe Trail, pleaded “no contest” last…
Rothbury man avoids prison in CSC case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 54-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to one year in jail and five years of probation for a conviction of second-degree criminal sexual conduct in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 29. Larry Edgar Santos pleaded “no contest” last July in 78th District Court, said Oceana County…
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