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Defendant reads statement in futile attempt to avoid jail time

December 29, 2014
Defendant reads statement in futile attempt to avoid jail time

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 55-year-old Pentwater man with a lengthy criminal history read a prepared statement in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 29, in a futile attempt to avoid further jail time. Despite his articulate reading, Roger Craig Beilfuss, of 215 S. Hancock, was ordered to one year in jail. He was given credit for 76…

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Woman injured in quad rollover

December 29, 2014
Woman injured in quad rollover

GREENWOOD TWP. — A 53-year-old Muskegon woman was injured Sunday, Dec. 28, shortly before 6 p.m. when the quad she was driving hit a rut, causing it to flip over, on South 180th Avenue, south of Webster Road. The woman was transported to Hackley Hospital in Muskegon by Oceana EMS, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office report. The 2013…

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Drunk driver arrested

December 29, 2014
Drunk driver arrested

GOLDEN TWP. — Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post arrested a 47-year-old Mears man for operating while intoxicated on Fox Road near 56th Avenue Saturday, Dec. 27, at 6:41 p.m. Other MSP weekend activity includes: Friday, Dec. 26, 2014: – 7:10 p.m., car-deer crash, US-31 and Monroe Rd., Weare Twp. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014: – 10:19 a.m., a…

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Oceana court sentencings; escapee sent to prison

December 27, 2014
Oceana court sentencings; escapee sent to prison

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. 27th Circuit Court HART — The following were sentenced recently by 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony A. Monton: – Terry Donald Pearo, 22, of 260 McLaren Lake Rd., Hesperia, was found guilty Dec. 8 of probation violation. He was sentenced Dec. 22 to a minimum of two years to a maximum of 10 years in…

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Service club announces January schedule

December 27, 2014

PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club has scheduled a Jan. 8 business meeting that will include an update by State Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) regarding the legislature’s plans for 2015. On Jan. 15, Harry Burkholder, a community planner at Resilient Michigan, will give an overview of this new community engagement and technical services program that helps communities be more resilient…

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