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Pentwater pier closed due to high winds, waves.

August 12, 2017

Pentwater pier closed due to high winds, waves. #OceanaCountyNews “Effective immediately we have shut down both the north and south pier walls to foot traffic due to high winds and waves,” states the Pentwater Police Department Facebook page Saturday, Aug. 12. “We will continue to monitor the situation, and they will be reopened as soon as safety dictates.” This story…

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Police release more break-in photos.

August 12, 2017

Police release more break-in photos. #NewaygoCountyCrime BEAVER TOWNSHIP, (Newaygo County) — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation of a break-in to a barn that occurred early Sunday morning, Aug. 6, on the Newaygo-Oceana county line, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office released additional photos of…

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Former deputy declines buy-out, slated to return to job.

August 11, 2017

Former deputy declines buy-out, slated to return to job. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Former Oceana County Sheriff’s Office deputy Wesley John Hanks, who is convicted of a misdemeanor of “turfing,” is slated to return to duty, Sept. 5, at 8 a.m. after declining a buy-out of his retirement time. The Oceana County Board of Commissioners offered Hanks…

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Burglary, officer assault top police activity.

August 11, 2017

Burglary, officer assault top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime  The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: ​ Thursday, August 3, 2017: – 11:34 a.m., (Hart Police Department), larceny/peacekeeping, 20 block of Mechanic Street, City of Hart. – Noon, (HPD), fraud, 100 block of Hilltop Street, City of Hart. – 6:27 p.m., (HPD), wellbeing check, 600 block of State Street, City…

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78th District Court arraignments.

August 11, 2017

78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felony – Chad Mitchell Riggs, 42, of 6749 W. Taylor Rd., Hart, was arrested Aug. 2 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of assault by strangulation and fourth-offense habitual offender. Preliminary conference: Aug. 14 at 3…

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