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Man faces prison after pleading guilty to meth delivery.

September 23, 2019

Man faces prison after pleading guilty to meth delivery. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 50-year-old North Muskegon man faces serving a minimum of 16 months to a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Sept. 23. William Arthur Hill faced a felony…

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Ludington man faces prison for home invasion.

September 23, 2019

Ludington man faces prison for home invasion. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 28-year-old Ludington man faces prison for a felony charge of first-degree home invasion, and his case is set for trial in 27th Circuit Court in December. Joshua Mark Bassett-Lynch, of 5813 Irons Rd., (court records indicate that Bassett-Lynch is from Ludington but Irons Road does…

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OWI, warrant arrests top police weekend activity.

September 23, 2019

OWI, warrant arrests top police weekend activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity over the weekend: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019: – 8 a.m., (Michigan State Police), assault, 3000 block of Melody Lane, Hart Township. – 7:15 p.m., (MSP), assault, 1000 West Ray Avenue, Village of New Era. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019: – 1:49 a.m., (MSP), a 68-year-old Muskegon man was…

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Drug charges top recent arraignments, posted Sept. 20, 2019.

September 20, 2019

Drug charges top recent arraignments, posted Sept. 20, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Hector Martin Saldana, Jr., 32, of 3261 W. Winston Rd., Rothbury, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for felony charges of failure to register as sex offender and tampering with…

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Barber Steel Foundry to close.

September 19, 2019

Barber Steel Foundry to close. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. ROTHBURY – Approximately 75 workers are losing their jobs as the Barber Steel Foundry is slated to close its doors within 60 days. “Today (Wednesday, Sept. 18), Wabtec announced its intent to close the Barber Steel manufacturing site in Rothbury, Michigan,” states an email message from Deia Campanelli, chief communications…

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