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Truck goes off bridge, flips over into creek.

August 12, 2019

  Truck goes off bridge, flips over into creek. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. BENONA TOWNSHIP –– Two men avoided serious injuries after the 1989 GMC Sierra truck they were riding in Monday, Aug. 12, around noon went off the bridge on Scenic Drive and flipped over into Stony Creek. The steering went out on the truck as they were…

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Laundromat employee pleads guilty to stealing coins from machines.

August 12, 2019

Laundromat employee pleads guilty to stealing coins from machines. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 48-year-old Hesperia woman who worked at the Hesperia Laundromat pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 12, to breaking and entering a coin-operated device for stealing money out of the washers and dryers. Teresa Lee Pless-Brandt, of 9135 Fox Rd., testified that…

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Polk Road east of Hart closed this week.

August 12, 2019

Polk Road east of Hart closed this week. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP – Polk Road between 136th and 144th avenues will be closed this week for construction, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Workers will install a culvert and perform ditching work, tree removal and shoulder work for upcoming road construction. Local residents will be able to access their homes, and…

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Pedestrian dies after being struck by suspected drunk driver.

August 12, 2019

Pedestrian dies after being struck by suspected drunk driver. #OceanaCountyNews CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP – A 43-year-old Hart man was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while walking on East Madison Road just west of North 126th Avenue Sunday, Aug. 11, at 2:16 a.m., according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Scott Parsons was crossing the gravel section of East…

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Break-ins, crashes top weekend police activity.

August 12, 2019

Break-ins, crashes top weekend police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, Aug. 9, 2019: 10:28 a.m., (Michigan State Police), a 22-year-old homeless man was arrested after allegedly stealing a purse from a vehicle, 4000 block of West Shelby Road, Shelby Township. 10:30 p.m., (MSP), one-vehicle crash, US 31 and Shelby Road, Shelby…

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