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78th District Court sentencings, posted April 6, 2018.

April 6, 2018

78th District Court sentencings, posted April 6, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – William Stephen Jackson, 43, of 2855 Vandenberg Rd., Muskegon, was found guilty April 2 of operating without insurance and was sentenced to one year discretionary jail to ensure compliance with sentence; credit for time served…

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78th District Court arraignments.

April 6, 2018

78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Linsey Jo Dean, 31, of 5570 Dowling St., Montague, was arrested March 27 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for two felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police. Preliminary conference: April 9 at 3 p.m. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety. – Matthew…

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‘It should not hurt to be a child.’

April 5, 2018

‘It should not hurt to be a child.’ #OceanaCountyCASA By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — “It should not hurt to be a child,” said Oceana County Probate Judge Bradley Lambrix during a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) presentation Thursday, April 5, in front of the courthouse. The program is held annually in conjunction with April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.…

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Several crashes during spring snow storm.

April 5, 2018
Several crashes during spring snow storm.

Several crashes during spring snow storm. #OceanaCounty The spring snow storm Tuesday and Wednesday, April 3 and 4, created slippery roads in Oceana County that led to several vehicle crashes. No serious injuries were reported. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, April 3, 2018: – 4:21 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 36-yer-old Hesperia man was…

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Reading program brings more books into Oceana homes.

April 4, 2018

Reading program brings more books into Oceana homes. #ReadEarlyReadOften In Oceana County, 62.3 percent of third graders are non-proficient in English language arts, ranking the county 75th out of 83 counties in Michigan. Incidentally, the number of books in a child’s home has shown to be as impactful on a child’s educational attainment as the education level of her parents.…

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