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78th District Court sentencings, dismissals.

December 9, 2016

78th District Court sentencings, dismissals. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Douglas Gordon LeClair, 61, of 3516 W. Hansen Rd., Ludington, was found guilty Dec. 6 of allowing a person to drive in violation and was sentenced to 90 days at the court’s disrection over the next year…

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Police handle minor crashes.

December 9, 2016

Police handle minor crashes. #OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews HART — The following is recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016: 9:07 p.m., car/deer crash, Monroe Road and 72nd Avenue, Weare Township. 7:35 p.m., domestic assault, under investigation, 4000 block of 168th Avenue, Colfax Township. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016: 9:45 a.m., possible fraud, 100 block…

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Hunter, 76, found deceased.

December 9, 2016

Hunter, 76, found deceased. #OceanaCountyNews #Rothbury By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Leon Balcom, 76, of Rothbury, who died of natural causes, was found in his vehicle on a two-track near 96th Avenue and McKinley Road Thursday, Dec. 8, at 2:29 p.m., according to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. The call was dispatched as a “dead…

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Student suspended for bringing airsoft pistol to school.

December 8, 2016

Student suspended for bringing airsoft pistol to school. #OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. SHELBY — A male juvenile student was suspended from Shelby High School for 10 days after allegedly bringing an airsoft pistol to school Friday, Dec. 2, according to Shelby Public Schools Superintendent Dan Bauer. The student could be charged in juvenile court, said Shelby Police Chief…

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80-year-old bridge to be replaced.

December 7, 2016

80-year-old bridge to be replaced. #OceanaCountyNews #ShelbyRdBridge BENONA TOWNSHIP — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Local Bridge Advisory Board selected the Shelby Road Bridge over Stony Creek for replacement in 2019, according to a press release from the Oceana County Road Commission. The estimated cost of the project is $1.6 million. “The original bridge was built in 1936. It…

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