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Police news, published Nov. 18, 2024

November 18, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024: 9 p.m., a 52-year-old Mears man was cited for driving while license revoked, 64th Avenue near Taylor Road, Golden Township. Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024: 1:26 p.m., larceny of…

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79th District Court sentencings, published Nov. 14, 2024

November 14, 2024

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Lorie Ann Hebblewhite, 61, of 360 N. Third Ave., Pentwater, pleaded guilty Nov. 5 to operating with a high blood alcohol content and was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education; Victim Impact Panel; and $755 in fines…

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Oceana County court news, published Nov. 14, 2024

November 14, 2024

HART — The following activity took place recently in Oceana County’s courts: 51st Circuit Court conviction – Marquis Terrell Nix, 35, of 76 Grove Place, Frankfort, Michigan; pleaded guilty in 51st Circuit Court Nov. 12 to controlled substance possession. Sentencing: Jan. 27 at 9 a.m.        79th District Court arraignments Felonies – Cody Allen Lohman, 28, of 8880…

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Body identified as missing Illinois boater

November 13, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — A man’s body that washed up on the Lake Michigan shore Friday, Nov. 8, has been identified as the remains of a missing Illinois boater, according to the Michigan State Police. “The Michigan State Police sends our deepest condolences to the family of a missing boater from Illinois who has been identified…

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Jury finds W. Virginia man guilty of CSC

November 7, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 61-year-old West Virginia man faces a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term after a jury found him guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) and second-degree CSC in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Wednesday, Nov. 6. The jury deliberated for 17 minutes before coming back to the courtroom with a guilty verdict for…

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