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Fire destroys house.

September 6, 2017

Fire destroys house. #OceanaCountyNews #Hart By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — A single-story home with a full basement at 597 W. Polk Rd. is totally destroyed after a fire ripped through it Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6. No humans were injured, but some pets inside likely perished. The home, owned by Gina Mead, is insured. “I attended a funeral this…

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Four dune crashes over the holiday weekend.

September 6, 2017

Four dune crashes over the holiday weekend. #SilverLakeSandDunes #SilverLakeStatePark GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Labor Day Weekend was a busy one for the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office as deputies responded to four separate crashes involving minor injuries at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes ORV area of the Silver Lake State Park. Two of the crashes were rollovers. The first crash occurred Sunday,…

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Black bear killed after colliding with truck near Hesperia.

September 5, 2017

Black bear killed after colliding with truck near Hesperia. #OceanaCountyNews #Hesperia GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — A young black bear believed to be male died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 2, after running out into traffic on Maple Island Road south of Garfield Road, near Hesperia. The bear struck a 2001 Ford F350 pickup truck driven by James Hill Harris, 51, of Muskegon, according…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings.

September 3, 2017

27th Circuit Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – John Joseph Norman, Jr., 20, of 2838 E. Garfield Rd., Hesperia, was found guilty July 3 of narcotic or cocaine possession less than 25 grams and was sentenced Aug. 28 to serve four months up front of nine-month discretionary…

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Distributing obscene material to children tops arraignments.

September 3, 2017

Distributing obscene material to children tops arraignments. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Ian Prentiss Forbes, 22, of 9538 Fitzgerald Ave., Fremont, was arrested Aug. 4 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of distributing obscene material to children. Preliminary conference: Sept. 5 at 3…

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