HART — The following proceedings recently occurred in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Arraignments Felonies – Paul Allen Allison, 49, of Muskegon; methamphetamine possession and bringing contraband into a prison/jail. Preliminary exam: March 4 at 1 p.m. – Leonard Richard Burch, Jr., 52, of Mears; two felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and a misdemeanor count of driving while license suspended…
UPDATE: KOKX WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY BY A JURY FEB. 27, 2026. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 37-year-old Hart man has been charged with a misdemeanor of moving violation causing death in connection to an SUV vs. bicycle crash that resulted in the death of Joseph Richard Schaner, 72, of Hart last August. Schaner was riding a…
The highway is temporarily closed in the vicinity of the crash, and motorists are advised to seek an alternate route. HART TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to northbound US 31 at mile marker 146 for a crash involving a semi truck Wednesday, Feb. 19, around 1:15 p.m. It was not immediately known if anyone was injured.
ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — Emergency crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at Tyler Road and 116th Avenue Wednesday, Feb. 19, around 12:15 p.m. It was reported there was a 66-year-old woman with a head injury, according to dispatch information.
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The criminal case against a 39-year-old Hart man charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm was dismissed in Oceana County’s 79th District Court Tuesday, Feb. 18, after the alleged victim failed to show up for a court hearing. Kyle Jon Peters was accused of wielding a…
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