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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Aug. 12, 2026

August 12, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: John Perry Harford V, 33, pleaded guilty June 1 to methamphetamine/ecstasy possession and was sentenced Aug. 10 to 32 days in jail with credit for 32 days served; 18 months probation; and $598 in fines and costs. Harford was also found guilty of probation violation and was…

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Mother pleads no contest in connection to baby’s death 

August 10, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 27-year-old mother criminally charged in connection to the death of her 7-month-old son pleaded no contest to second-degree child abuse in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 10, according to Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. Elizabeth LynnLanor Hogan is scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing, Oct. 12. Her boyfriend,…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Aug. 7, 2026

August 7, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Stephen Robert Lindley, 73, pleaded guilty, June 1, 2026 of possession of cocaine, heroin or another controlled substance and was sentenced, Aug. 3, 2026, to 12 days in jail with credit for 12 days served; one year probation; and $598 in fines and costs.…

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Jury finds Walkerville man guilty of meth possession

August 6, 2026

HART — A jury deliberated approximately 11 minutes before finding a 37-year-old Walkerville man guilty of methamphetamine/ecstasy possession following a trial in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Wednesday, Aug. 6, said Oceana County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Bizon. Isaac Robert Gill is scheduled to appear in court before Judge Susan K. Sniegowski for a sentencing hearing, Oct. 5, at 10:50 a.m.,…

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Over $22K in restitution ordered in trailer theft case

August 4, 2026

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 38-year-old Pierson, Mich. man was ordered in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 3, to pay over $22,000 in restitution for stealing a utility trailer from a local contractor. Jared Matthew Nichols pleaded guilty, June 8, to larceny $1,000-$20,000. “He stole a utility trailer from a local contractor,” said Oceana County…

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