By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 61-year-old West Virginia man was sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 16, to 25-50 years in prison for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Charles Vernon Alltop was subject to a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term after a jury found him guilty of first-degree CSC and second-degree…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART – A judge denied a motion to set aside a conviction against a 69-year-old Jenison man who carelessly discharged his gun, killing a 13-year-old Wyoming, Michigan boy while they were squirrel hunting in Greenwood Township near Hesperia Feb. 18, 2017. Judge Susan K. Sniegowski denied the motion to expunge the conviction of Roger Erick…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART TOWNSHIP — Two men will face charges of armed robbery and felony firearms following an armed robbery at the La Mexicana de Pancho grocery store and restaurant Friday evening, Dec. 13, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A 23-year-old Shelby man and a 38-year-old Shelby man were arrested and lodged in the Oceana…
WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 49-year-old Portage, Indiana man was transported by Life EMS to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital following a one-vehicle crash Friday, Dec. 13, shortly before 5:30 p.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “The driver lost control after having a medical condition” while traveling eastbound on Monroe Road in a gray 2023 Jeep Compass, states…
UPDATE: The advisory was extended until 11 a.m. Sunday. OCEANA COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, through 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. Freezing rain is expected with total ice accumulations up to .10 of an inch. The advisory area includes Oceana, Mason, Lake, Newaygo, Muskegon, Montcalm, Gratiot,…
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