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Walkerville woman faces jail for forgery.

April 11, 2017

Walkerville woman faces jail for forgery. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 40-year-old Wallkerville woman faces jail time after pleading guilty Monday, April 10, in 27th Circuit Court to forgery. Danella Marie Conkle, of 4300 N. 188th Ave., was charged in two separate files with felonies of forgery and uttering and publishing. The other counts were dismissed…

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Tornado drill April 19.

April 11, 2017

Tornado drill April 19. #OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyEmergencyManagment HART – With Gov. Rick Snyder declaring Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week April 16-22, Oceana County Emergency Management is calling upon community members to take action to prepare by participating in a statewide tornado drill Wednesday, April 19, at 1 p.m. Business, organizations, families and individuals are encouraged to be a part of the…

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Battle Creek man seriously injured in dune crash.

April 10, 2017

Battle Creek man seriously injured in dune crash. #OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Battle Creek man was transported to a Grand Rapids hospital for serious injuries following a violent crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday morning, April 8. Brandon Latt McElhenie was unconscious when Good Samaritans found him after he crashed a…

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Soup, sandwich supper Wednesday to benefit K-9 unit.

April 10, 2017

Soup, sandwich supper Wednesday to benefit K-9 unit. #OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountySheriff’sOffice #K-9Unit MEARS — Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast plans to establish a K-9 unit in the sheriff’s office, and a soup and sandwich supper at the Mears United Methodist Church this Wednesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. is one more step toward that goal. All proceeds from the supper will…

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Offer still on the table for ex-police chief in embezzlement case.

April 10, 2017

Case is slated for trial April 26-28. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The felony embezzlement case against fired Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson, 62, is scheduled for trial at the end of this month, but there is a plea offer by the prosecution on the table. Wilson appeared in 27th Circuit Court for a pretrial hearing Monday,…

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