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Man assaulted in convenience store parking lot.

August 28, 2019

Man assaulted in convenience store parking lot. #OceanaCountyCrime WALKERVILLE – A 60-year-old Bitely man was struck in the back of the head in the Walkerville Kwik Mart parking lot Tuesday, Aug. 27, at approximately 8:30 p.m., according to Michigan State Police Trooper Conner Crutchfield. The man sought treatment for his injuries at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial Hospital in Fremont, Crutchfield…

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14 properties identified as blight in Shelby.

August 27, 2019

14 properties identified as blight in Shelby. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY – If you don’t clean up the garbage in your yard, remove junk cars and furniture, or tear down dangerous structures in the village, you will get a ticket. The Shelby Village Council adopted a blight ordinance aimed at keeping the village cleaner and safer, March 31. Village…

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Assaults, thefts top police activity.

August 27, 2019

Assaults, thefts top police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Friday, Aug. 23, 2019: – 11:12 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), larceny from a building, Wesco convenience store, South Michigan Avenue, Village of Rothbury. A bag of Skittles candy, a fountain drink and a bacon stick were stolen. A warrant is pending. – 7:20 p.m.,…

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US 31 ramps at Shelby Road to close Sept. 5.

August 27, 2019
US 31 ramps at Shelby Road to close Sept. 5.

US 31 ramps at Shelby Road to close Sept. 5. SHELBY TOWNSHIP – The US 31 northbound off-ramp and southbound on-ramp at Shelby Road will be closed Thursday, Sept. 5, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for road construction, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. This story is copyrighted © 2019, all rights reserved by Media Group 31, LLC,…

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Hart woman ordered to pay nearly $59,000 for welfare fraud.

August 26, 2019

Hart woman ordered to pay nearly $59,000 for welfare fraud. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 44-year-old Hart woman was ordered to pay restitution of $58,828.98 in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 26, for a conviction of welfare fraud. Zandra Carinda Vasquez, of 619 Woodlawn Crt., pleaded guilty June 17. Vasquez previously admitted to Judge Robert D. Springstead…

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