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78th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 29, 2020.

December 29, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 29, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Jason Roy Coffell, Jr., 44, of 1041 W. Arthur Rd., Rothbury, pleaded “no contest” Feb. 25, 2020 to attempted unlicensed residential builder and was sentenced Dec. 8, 2020 to 180 days suspended jail with credit for one…

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Rothbury man sentenced to jail for pedestrian deaths.

December 29, 2020

Rothbury man sentenced to jail for pedestrian deaths. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 58-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to 30 days in jail in 78th District Court this month in connection to the deaths of a 14-year-old Montague girl and her father the night of June 3, 2019 on Webster Road in Grant Township. William Franklin Rudat, of…

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Meth possession arrest tops MSP activity.

December 29, 2020
Meth possession arrest tops MSP activity.

Meth possession arrest tops MSP activity. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 21-year-old Hesperia man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for methamphetamine possession, driving while license suspended and operating without insurance Monday, Dec. 28, shortly after midnight on Arthur Road south of Oceana Drive, according to Sgt. Dan Thomas. In a separate incident, a 24-year-old Shelby…

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Winter weather advisory begins Tuesday night.

December 28, 2020

Winter weather advisory begins Tuesday night. Expect mixed precipitation with total snow accumulations of 2-6 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. OCEANA COUNTY — The US Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a winter weather advisory for several counties including Oceana that is in effect Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 10 p.m. through Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 1…

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Police news.

December 28, 2020

Police news. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020: 7:15 a.m., (Michigan State Police), car/deer crash, M 20 and 192nd Avenue, Greenwood Township. 11:57 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), methamphetamine possession, East Garfield Road, Greenwood Township. A report is being sent to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for review. 9:01 p.m., (OCSO), a 43-year-old…

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