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Know your rights if you’re arrested at EF.

June 26, 2019

Know your rights if you’re arrested at EF. #EF2019 By Julie Springstead, attorney and OCP correspondent. ROTHBURY – The nationally-renowned Electric Forest Festival kicks off today, June 26, as festival goers with early arrival passes flock to the venue area to set up their campsites in preparation for the massive event that continues through Sunday, June 30. The gigantic celebration…

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MSP: Avoid US 31 near festival.

June 25, 2019

MSP: Avoid US 31 near festival. #EF2019 #MichiganStatePolice ROTHBURY — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is reminding Oceana County residents that traffic will be heavy on US 31 Wednesday, June 26, due to people arriving at the Electric Forest Festival. There will be “significant increases” of northbound festival traffic using exits 136 – Winston Road and 140…

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Man absconds from probation by leaving the state, gets sentenced more than two decades later.

June 24, 2019

Man absconds from probation by leaving the state, gets sentenced more than two decades later. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 39-year-old Shelby man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court, June 17, after absconding from probation over 20 years ago. Jason Allen Yerbey, of 117 Pine St., was found guilty of probation violation and sentenced to seven months…

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Drunk driving arrests top weekend police activity.

June 24, 2019

Drunk driving arrests top weekend police activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, June 21, 2019: 6:11 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 29-year-old Redford man was arrested for driving without insurance and no registration, Silver Lake Road, Golden Township. 8 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 39-year-old Muskegon man was arrested on a…

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Man gets probation for deadly pickup truck/motorcycle crash.

June 21, 2019

Man gets probation for deadly pickup truck/motorcycle crash. OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 46-year-old Spring Lake man received a one-year suspended jail sentence and one year probation for the crash that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and serious injuries suffered by another motorcyclist, July 28, 2018, in Grant Township. Jeremy Gene Velik, of 2020 Pontaluna…

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