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Walkerville man sentenced to 90 years maximum for CSC

March 3, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 45-year-old Walkerville man was sentenced this month for two criminal sexual conduct (CSC) convictions in Oceana and Muskegon counties. Brandon Lee Chase pleaded “no contest” to third-degree CSC in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court, Jan. 13, and was sentenced, Feb. 24, to five to 15 years in prison. The maximum sentence for…

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Ludington man injured in crash

March 3, 2025

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — A 24-year-old Ludington man was injured in a single-vehicle crash on North 120th Avenue south of Washington Road — near the Oceana-Mason county line — Saturday, March 1, shortly after 3:30 p.m., according to the Michigan State Police, Hart post. The man was driving a red Volvo that hit a bridge railing, according to dispatch information, and…

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Police news, published March 3, 2025

March 3, 2025

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025: 10:02 p.m., a 58-year-old Whitehall man was arrested on a warrant and a charge of driving while license revoked, Garfield Road near 136th Avenue, Ferry Township. He was…

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News alert: Crash on 120th Avenue

March 1, 2025

CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to North 120th Avenue south of Washington Road — near the north county line — for a single-vehicle crash Saturday, March 1, shortly after 3:30 p.m. A red Volvo hit the rail of the bridge, and the approximate 30-year-old male driver was pinned inside the car, according to dispatch information.

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79th District Court arraignments, published Feb. 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Daniel Lee DeHoff, 35, of Montague; breaking and entering a building with intent. Preliminary exam: March 18 at 1 p.m. – Austin Shelby Valentine, 36, of Mears; second-degree home invasion. Preliminary exam: March 11 at 1 p.m. – Steven Geno Rice II, 27, of Hart,…

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