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78th District Court sentencings and dismissals, Jan. 16, 2020.

January 16, 2020

78th District Court sentencings and dismissals, Jan. 16, 2020. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jeffrey Scott Hoffman, 52, of 1976 W. Webster Rd., Montague, was found guilty Dec. 30 of operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for 93 days served; outpatient…

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Shelby hosts honors band performance.

January 16, 2020

Shelby hosts honors band performance. SHELBY — Shelby High School hosted the District 1 Junior High Honors Band Jan. 7. “The students in this group all received a first division rating at Chippewa Hills and were invited to perform with multiple schools and with engaging repertoire,” said Shelby Assistant Band Director Erin Ray. “The event was incredibly successful, and there…

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MSP investigates tire slashing.

January 15, 2020

MSP investigates tire slashing. #OceanaCountyCrime HART — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is investigating a malicious destruction of property incident that was reported Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 11:20 a.m. in the 100 block of Wood Street, according to Trooper Conner Crutchfield. A vehicle’s tires were slashed Sunday, Jan. 12. The following is other recent MSP activity in…

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Murder trial set for end of April.

January 15, 2020

Murder trial set for end of April. #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — The murder trial against Corey Ryan Beekman, 33, of Free Soil Township is scheduled for April 27-30 and May 1 in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court, according to court staff. Beekman, a former Army National Guard staff sergeant, is accused of murdering William Buchanan, 32, of…

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Man sent to jail for stealing car while on meth ‘bender.’

January 14, 2020

Man sent to jail for stealing car while on meth ‘bender.’ #MasonCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. LUDINGTON — A 25-year-old Walkerville man was sentenced in Mason County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Jan. 14, to serve five months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for stealing a car while on a meth “bender” last October. Dustin Allen Himes, Jr.,…

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