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51st Circuit Court sentencings, March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, March 23, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Paul Allen Berger, 54, of 3656 Railroad Ave., Mears, was found guilty Jan. 9, 2023 of third-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced March 20, 2023 to seven months in jail with credit for six days…

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ESD’s InspiREading Team honored with Agency of the Year Award

March 23, 2023

ESD’s InspiREading Team honored with Agency of the Year Award West Shore School News is a presentation of West Shore Educational Service District in partnership with Mason County Press and Oceana County Press. GRAND RAPIDS — On Sunday, March 19, West Shore Educational Service District’s InspiREading Team was honored by the Michigan Reading Association with the Agency of the Year…

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MSP troopers arrest fugitives

March 23, 2023

MSP troopers arrest fugitives The following is Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Wednesday, March 22, 2023: 8:35 p.m., a 25-year-old Pentwater man was arrested on a fugitive warrant, 4400 block of Hammett Road, Pentwater Township. 9:32 p.m., a 55-year-old Shelby woman was arrested on a fugitive warrant, Chapita Hills, Village of Shelby. 10:55…

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Man sentenced to jail for break-in, bad check

March 23, 2023

Man sentenced to jail for break-in, bad check HART — A 37-year-old New Era man who crawled through a dog door to get inside his ex-wife’s Grant Township house was sentenced to 19 days in jail with credit for 19 days served in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court this week. Matthew Charles Dukes, pleaded guilty, Jan. 9, to breaking and…

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‘Surge of winter weather’ causes crashes

March 23, 2023

‘Surge of winter weather’ causes crashes OCEANA COUNTY — “A surge of winter weather” caused several vehicle crashes Thursday morning, March 23, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A crash shortly before 8 a.m. on M 20 near 88th Avenue in Shelby Township resulted in both lanes of the highway to close for about a half hour, according to the…

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