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Know your rights if you’re arrested at EF

June 17, 2024

By Julie Springstead, attorney and contributing writer ROTHBURY – The nationally-renowned Electric Forest Festival kicks off Thursday, June 20, as festival goers flock to the venue this week for the massive event that continues through Sunday, June 23. The gigantic celebration of music, art and individuality attracts tens of thousands of people who travel across the nation and beyond for…

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HPD news, posted June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024

The following is recent Hart Police Department activity: Thursday, June 6,, 2024: 5:13 p.m., medical assist, 400 block of Griswold Street, City of Hart. 7:01 p.m., motorist assist, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 8:55 p.m., domestic assault, 600 block of Woodlawn Court, City of Hart. Friday, June 7, 2024: 11:47 a.m., wellbeing check, 400 block of Griswold…

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Police news, posted June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Wednesday, June 12, 2024: Midnight, a 33-year-old Montague man was arrested on an outstanding warrant along with charges of second-offense driving while license suspended and obstruction of justice, Rothbury Tavern parking lot,…

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Former school secretary sentenced for embezzling from youth basketball fundraiser

June 14, 2024

HART — A 47-year-old Walkerville woman was sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 10, for a felony conviction of embezzlement. Elizabeth Jean Oomen, of 140 W. Michigan, pleaded guilty to the charge April 8, according to court records. Oomen was a secretary at Walkerville Public Schools, said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. “She embezzled just over…

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Man ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution for embezzling from farm

June 14, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 41-year-old New Era man who ran the migrant farm worker program at Lewis Adventure Farm and Zoo in New Era was ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution Monday, June 10, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court as part of his sentence for an embezzlement conviction. Celso Sanchez, of 5210 S. Water Rd.,…

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