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51st Circuit Court sentencings, June 14, 2023

June 14, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, June 14, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Earl Jay Vanderleest, of 6720 M 20, Hesperia, pleaded guilty April 17 to third-offense domestic violence and was sentenced June 12 to one day in jail with credit for one day served; one year probation; no…

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Man sentenced to prison for CSC

June 14, 2023

Man sentenced to prison for CSC By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — A 34-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced to 70 months (nearly six years) to 15 years in prison in 51st Circuit Court Monday, June 12, for a conviction of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Cecil Paul Quinton, of 2798 Riverview Ave., pleaded “no contest,” May 1. Quinton was found mentally…

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Generous group’s donations allow sheriff’s dive team to purchase new trailer

June 13, 2023

Generous group’s donations allow sheriff’s dive team to purchase new trailer By Ron Beeber, Contributing Writer When the first meeting of the Women Who Care of Oceana County occurred 11 years ago in June of 2012, who would have thought that these community-minded citizens would contribute a total $680,000 to Oceana nonprofit causes by now? Well, they have.   The 150-member…

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Big top circus returns to Hart

June 13, 2023

Big top circus returns to Hart HART — Sponsored by the Oceana County Agricultural Society/Oceana County Fair, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to the Oceana County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25. The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus performed at the fairgrounds in June of 2021, and the shows sold out. Show times this year are Saturday…

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Police news, June 13, 2023

June 13, 2023

Police news, June 13, 2023 The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Friday, June 9, 2023: 9:29 a.m., larceny of gas and gas cans from farm fields, East Lever Road and North 120th Avenue, Elbridge Township. The farmer told police that the neighbor was dismantling vehicles on the edge of the farm field, which may have…

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