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Armed robber pleads ‘no contest,’ faces 18-year minimum.

November 7, 2022

Armed robber pleads ‘no contest,’ faces 18-year minimum. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 51-year-old Mears man pleaded “no contest” Monday, Nov. 7, in 51st Circuit Court to armed robbery, agreeing to an 18-year minimum prison term. Harold Raymond Labeau, of 5845 W. 6th St., robbed and assaulted an elderly couple in Golden Township and then fled in their…

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Mom fails to appear for hearing in child fentanyl death case.

November 7, 2022

UPDATE: Jodi Neino failed to appear during the allotted 48 hours ordered by the judge. She ultimately surrendered at a later date and is currently lodged in the Oceana County Jail without bond, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. Mom fails to appear for hearing in child fentanyl death case. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Pretrial hearings for…

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Child fentynal death case against mom bound over to circuit court

November 2, 2022

Child fentynal death case against mom bound over to circuit court. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. EDITOR’S NOTE: As Jodi Michelle Neino sat in the audience awaiting her case to be called before Judge John Middlebrook, she attempted to intimidate the writer of this article by constantly glaring at her for over an hour. When her case was called before the…

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Case against accused robber moves to higher court

November 2, 2022

Case against accused robber moves to higher court By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The criminal case against a 51-year-old Mears man accused of robbing and assaulting an elderly couple in Golden Township and then fleeing in their vehicle last September was bound over to Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Tuesday, Nov. 1. Harold Raymond Labeau, of 5845 W. 6th…

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Man faces charges for taking teen daughter on crime spree.

November 2, 2022

Man faces charges for taking teen daughter on crime spree. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 34-year-old Rothbury man currently incarcerated in the Parnall Correctional Facility in Jackson County was transported by Michigan Department of Corrections officers to appear in Oceana County’s 79th District Court Tuesday, Nov. 1. Daniel Laurence Marcinak, whose address is listed as 1100 Harris Rd.…

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