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Crash involving 2 semis and a plow truck closes US 31 for several hours

February 20, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART TOWNSHIP — Northbound US 31 north of Shelby was closed for over five hours Wednesday, Feb. 19, following a three-vehicle crash, according to Sgt. Dan Thomas of the Michigan State Police Hart Post. No one was injured in the crash that involved two semi trucks and a plow truck, said Sgt. Thomas. A plow…

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79th District Court news, published Feb. 20, 2025

February 20, 2025

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…

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SUV driver criminally charged for bicyclist’s death

February 19, 2025

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 bicycle on Oceana Drive west of Hogan Road in Weare Township when…

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News alert: Semi truck crash on US 31

February 19, 2025

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.

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News alert: 2-vehicle crash at Tyler Rd. and 116th Ave.

February 19, 2025

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.

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