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Medical emergency leads to vehicle sliding off road

January 8, 2025

BENONA TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Benona Township man was transported to an area hospital following a vehicle slide-off that resulted from a medical emergency while he was driving on Stony Lake Road near 60th Avenue Monday evening, Jan. 6, according to Michigan State Police Cadet Dante Richards of the Hart post. “There were no injuries as a result of the…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published Jan. 7, 2025

January 7, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Timothy Lee Hardy, Sr., 61, pleaded guilty Nov. 18, 2024 to assault with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced Jan. 6, 2025 to 38 days in jail with credit for 38 days served; one year probation; and $658 in fines and costs. –…

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79th District Court sentences, published Jan. 7, 2025

January 7, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Brandon Scott Thrailkill, 31, of Mears pleaded guilty Aug. 13, 2024 to larceny less than $200 and was sentenced Dec. 17, 2024 to 45 days in jail with credit for 15 days served; one year probation; and $400 in fines and costs. “Defendant must serve 30 more…

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Man faces prison term for unarmed robbery

January 6, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 58-year-old Hart man faces serving two years in prison after pleading guilty to unarmed robbery in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 6. The robbery conviction against Francisco Lujando Paniagua, of 513 S. Griswold St., stems from an incident involving a BB gun and a juvenile accomplice last March in the…

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Oceana Community Foundation awards $5,000 grant to support housing counseling services

January 6, 2025

SHELBY — Mid Michigan Community Action Agency announced that it has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Oceana Community Foundation to support housing counseling services in Oceana County. Funding for the project is provided by the Community Investment Fund, Homeless Prevention Endowment Fund, and William R. Lathers Foundation Fund. The grant will help Mid Michigan CAA provide essential housing…

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