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79th District Court arraignments, published Feb. 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Daniel Lee DeHoff, 35, of Montague; breaking and entering a building with intent. Preliminary exam: March 18 at 1 p.m. – Austin Shelby Valentine, 36, of Mears; second-degree home invasion. Preliminary exam: March 11 at 1 p.m. – Steven Geno Rice II, 27, of Hart,…

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79th District Court sentencings, published Feb. 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: David Alan Worth, 40, of Mears, pleaded guilty Dec. 3 to second-offense operating while intoxicated and was sentenced Feb. 11 to five days in jail with credit for three days served; Alcoholic Anonymous twice a week; six months probation; and $1,055 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable…

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79th District Court news, published Feb. 20, 2025

February 20, 2025

HART — The following proceedings recently occurred in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Arraignments Felonies – Paul Allen Allison, 49, of Muskegon; methamphetamine possession and bringing contraband into a prison/jail. Preliminary exam: March 4 at 1 p.m. – Leonard Richard Burch, Jr., 52, of Mears; two felony counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and a misdemeanor count of driving while license suspended…

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SUV driver criminally charged for bicyclist’s death

February 19, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 37-year-old Hart man has been charged with a misdemeanor of moving violation causing death in connection to an SUV vs. bicycle crash that resulted in the death of Joseph Richard Schaner, 72, of Hart last August. Schaner was riding a bicycle on Oceana Drive west of Hogan Road in Weare Township when…

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Case dismissed against man accused of wielding gun at bank 

February 18, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The criminal case against a 39-year-old Hart man charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm was dismissed in Oceana County’s 79th District Court Tuesday, Feb. 18, after the alleged victim failed to show up for a court hearing. Kyle Jon Peters was accused of wielding a…

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