Man with long criminal history faces prison for strangulation. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 37-year-old Mears man with an extensive criminal background pleaded guilty to assault by strangulation Monday, June 29, in 27th Circuit Court. Joseph Alan Riggs, of 5839 5th St., faces a prison term with a 29-month cap on his minimum term and up to 10…
Sherwood Forest event violated executive orders. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY — After the cancellation of the massive Electric Forest Festival held annually at the Double JJ Resort due to COVID-19, the resort held a smaller-scale event last weekend, which is the weekend when EF normally would have taken place. The event resulted in two “imminent danger” violations for the…
Rothbury man to serve 20-year minimum for first-degree CSC. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 21-year-old Rothbury man lodged in the Muskegon County Jail on a felony charge of third-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) appeared in Oceana County’s 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 29, and pleaded guilty to a more serious felony charge of first-degree CSC — victim under…
Weekend police news. The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, June 26, 2020: – 10 a.m., (Michigan State Police), road rage/assault, Polk Road near State Street, City of Hart. Saturday, June 27, 2020: – 2:08 p.m., (MSP), assault, 7000 block of Keating Drive, Colfax Township. – 4:50 p.m., (MSP), a 27-year-old Rockford man was arrested…
5 injury-causing crashes at the dunes over the weekend. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to five ATV crashes — mirroring the previous weekend’s crash total — at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes over the weekend. The first crash occurred Saturday, June 27, just before noon. A 21-year-old Clarkston, Michigan man operating a 2019 Polaris RZR injured…
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