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Jury finds man guilty of possession with intent to deliver meth

December 5, 2025

Over 80 grams of meth confiscated by police By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A jury found a 48-year-old Muskegon man guilty of multiple felony charges in connection to a meth dealing operation. Joshua Charles Averill, 48, of Muskegon was found guilty of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a short-barreled shotgun and…

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Murder case moves to higher court

December 2, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The criminal case against a 46-year-old Ferry Township woman accused of murdering her husband was bound over from Oceana County’s 79th District Court to 51st Circuit Court following a preliminary exam Tuesday, Dec. 2. Shale Nicole Campos is charged with open murder and felony firearm for the shooting death of her 46-year-old husband,…

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Couple charged with child abuse in connection to baby’s death

November 25, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 27-year-old mother and her 34-year-old boyfriend are charged with multiple counts of child abuse in connection to the death of her son, 7-month-old Maverick Lyle Bouck.  Elizabeth LynnLanor Hogan and Devin Austin Brown-Fowler, who both have the same Hartford, Mich. address, are each charged with one count of second-degree child abuse, third-degree…

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79th District Court sentences, published Nov. 14, 2025

November 14, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Blake Louis Babic, 36, pleaded no contest Oct. 21 to fourth-degree child abuse and was sentenced to four days in jail; one year probation; and $450 in fines and costs. One felony count of possession of firearms by a prohibited person was dismissed. David Phillip Messerlie, 76,…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Nov. 13, 2025

November 13, 2025

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Chelce Jo Beagle, 32, of Pullman, Mich., two counts of breaking and entering a building with intent. Preliminary exam: Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. – Tamara Lynn Ticer, 58, of Baldwin, two counts of felonious assault. Pretrial: Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. – Denny Borrego,…

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