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Polk Road east of Hart closed for culvert, shoulder work.

July 31, 2019

Polk Road east of Hart closed for culvert, shoulder work. ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP – Polk Road between 136th and 144th avenues will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, July 31 and Aug. 1, to install a culvert and perform shoulder work for an upcoming road construction project, according to the Oceana County Road Commission. Local residents will be able to access their…

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US 31 on-ramp at Shelby Road to close.

July 31, 2019

***UPDATE: The ramp closure has been cancelled, according to MDOT.*** US 31 on-ramp at Shelby Road to close. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The on-ramp at Shelby Road to northbound US 31 will close for construction Wednesday, July 31, from 3-9 p.m., according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

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Police seek witnesses in deadly assault.

July 30, 2019

Police seek witnesses in deadly assault. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is asking that any witnesses – who have not yet come forward – regarding the deadly assault early Sunday morning, July 28, should contact the sheriff’s office with information. The assault occurred during an after-hours wedding party on Elm Street in Ferry…

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78th District Court sentencings, July 30, 2019.

July 30, 2019

78th District Court sentencings, July 30, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Nathan Phillip Ashburn, 24, of 7321 White Rd., Muskegon, was found guilty July 16 of operating while impaired by a controlled substance and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for 35 days served;…

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Man sentenced to jail for threatening his mom with baseball bat

July 29, 2019

Man sentenced to jail for threatening his mom with baseball bat. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 31-year-old Whitehall man was sentenced to one year in jail for a conviction of felonious assault in 27th Circuit Court Monday, July 29. Charles Lee England, of 817 Livingston St., threatened his 69-year-old mother with a baseball bat and then resisted…

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