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Defendant testifies that drug debt motivated crime.

November 15, 2021

Defendant testifies that drug debt motivated crime. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 37-year-old Shelby man who pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 15, to second-degree home invasion testified before Judge Robert D. Springstead that he was motivated to steal in order to pay a debt for his methamphetamine habit. Phillip Arthur Boyette, whose address is listed…

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News alert: Crash on US 31.

November 12, 2021

News alert: Crash on US 31. GRANT TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel were dispatched to northbound US 31 near Oceana Drive for a two-vehicle crash Friday, Nov. 12, shortly after 6 p.m. Minor injuries were reported. A second crash on southbound US 31 in the same area was reported around the same time. No injuries were reported.

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Hesperia district extends Thanksgiving break due to increased illness, stress levels.

November 12, 2021

Hesperia district extends Thanksgiving break due to increased illness, stress levels. HESPERIA — Hesperia Community Schools Superintendent Bryan Mey announced Friday, Nov. 11, that the district’s Thanksgiving break will be extended because of “much higher levels of anxiety and stress due to COVID-19 as well as rising levels of illnesses other than COVID-19.” The upcoming holiday break will begin Wednesday,…

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HPD news, posted Nov. 12, 2021.

November 12, 2021

HPD news, posted Nov. 12, 2021. ​The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021: 8:20 a.m., a 42-year-old Hart woman was arrested for domestic assault, 400 block of Church Street, City of Hart. She was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. 8:30 a.m., a 26-year-old Hart man was arrested on an outstanding warrant issued in…

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Couple arrested for heroin possession.

November 12, 2021

Couple arrested for heroin possession. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 32-year-old homeless man and a 37-year-old Rothbury woman were arrested by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies on South 108th Avenue Tuesday, Nov. 9, shortly before 2 a.m. on charges of heroin possession and obstructing justice, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The woman also faces a charge of driving while license…

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