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Mears man hospitalized following drunk driving crash.

December 4, 2018

Mears man hospitalized following drunk driving crash. #OceanaCountyCrime HART – A 23-year-old Mears man faces a charge of operating while intoxicated (OWI) after he allegedly crashed the vehicle he was driving into a building Monday, Dec. 3, at approximately 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Courtland and Washington streets, according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Charles Hockanson. The man was…

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Get in the spirit with Shelby band, choir Christmas concerts.

December 4, 2018

Get in the spirit with Shelby band, choir Christmas concerts. #ShelbyPerformingArtsDepartment SHELBY – The Shelby Performing Arts Department is excited for the holiday season which includes a variety of performances by the middle school and high school bands and choirs. The big dates include: – The annual Shelby Middle School Christmas Concert Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the…

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Basketball coach pleads ‘no contest’ in CSC case.

December 3, 2018

Basketball coach pleads ‘no contest’ in CSC case. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 36-year-old former high school basketball coach faces three to 15 years in prison after pleading” no contest” to third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) Monday, Dec. 3, in 27th Circuit Court. Russell Douglas Swihart was initially charged with five felony counts of CSC stemming from…

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Prisoner sentenced for home invasion.

December 3, 2018

Prisoner sentenced for home invasion. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 19-year-old Zeeland man currently incarcerated in prison received a concurrent prison term Monday, Dec. 3, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of second-degree home invasion. Nieko James Sheldon was arrested last April in Oceana County and was set to receive a Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA)…

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Man sent to jail for stealing mom’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes.

December 3, 2018

Man sent to jail for stealing mom’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 36-year-old Mears man who stole his mother’s credit card to buy beer, cigarettes and gas was sentenced to six months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 3. Joseph Alan Riggs, of 5839 5th St., pleaded guilty last…

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