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51st Circuit Court sentencings, July 13, 2022.

July 13, 2022

51st Circuit Court sentencings, July 13, 2022. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski in 51st Circuit Court: (The 27th Circuit and 78th District courts now include Newaygo and Lake counties, and the 51st Circuit and 79th District courts now include Mason and Oceana counties due to a recent court realignment.)…

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Bicyclist sustains minor injuries in hit-and-run crash.

July 12, 2022

Bicyclist sustains minor injuries in hit-and-run crash. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 15-year-old Mears girl who was riding a bicycle on the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail sustained minor injuries in a hit-and-run crash with a vehicle at the intersection of 64th Avenue Thursday, July 7, shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. The girl…

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Letter to the Editor: County board was ‘deliberate and strategic’ to put jail millage on ballot.

July 12, 2022

Letter to the Editor: County board was ‘deliberate and strategic’ to put jail millage on ballot. Letters to the editor are opinion editorials submitted by readers. Letters to the editor are a long tradition in American journalism. The views and opinions of the writer do not necessarily reflect those of Oceana County Press, its staff or its parent company. For…

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Grandmother arrested for custodial interference.

July 11, 2022

Grandmother arrested for custodial interference. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — A 64-year-old New Era woman was arrested for a two-year felony of custodial interference Sunday, July 10, shortly before 9 p.m. in the 6900 block of 38th Avenue, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The 5-year-old girl, who is the suspect’s granddaughter, was not kidnapped or harmed, said Mast. “The complainant…

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Rothbury woman faces animal neglect charge after dog dies in hot car.

July 11, 2022

Rothbury woman faces animal neglect charge after dog dies in hot car. ROTHBURY — A 35-year-old Rothbury woman was charged with animal neglect causing death in connection to the death of a German Shepard that died after being left in a hot car for more than three hours, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Multiple 911 calls were made…

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