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Two men sentenced for selling drugs at Electric Forest

March 11, 2024

Two men sentenced for selling drugs at Electric Forest By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Two men were sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, March 11, for selling drugs at the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury last June. David Michael Spodney, 35, of Linden, Michigan and Sammy B. Jones III, 25, of Detroit sold drugs to an…

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Good announces candidacy for probate judge

March 11, 2024

Good announces candidacy for probate judge With more than 20 years of experience in the legal system, Attorney Ryan Good has announced  his candidacy for Oceana County Probate Court judge.  “I’m excited for this opportunity. I want to be able to give back to my community, and I believe I am uniquely qualified to do so,” Good said.  “Good is…

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Police news, posted March 11, 2024

March 11, 2024

Police news, posted March 11, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, March 5, 2024: 4:42 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 50-year-old Hart man was cited for driving while license suspended, North Oceana Drive, Weare Township. A charge…

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Passenger injured when SUV hits tree

March 11, 2024

Passenger injured when SUV hits tree WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 43-year-old Hart man who was a passenger in a one-vehicle crash early Sunday morning, March 10, on Jackson Road near Oceana Drive was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Lakeshore Hospital in Shelby, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The man was a passenger in a…

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Living ‘off the grid’

March 8, 2024

Living ‘off the grid’ By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Kaitlyn VanDerZanden sold everything she owned and moved to a cabin in the woods outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in January — a distance roughly 3,700 miles and four time zones away from her hometown of Hart.  The 25-year-old flew to Fairbanks with her pet dog and cat. Her dad, Kevin, accompanied…

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