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Autopsy photos allowed into evidence in manslaughter case.

July 17, 2017

Autopsy photos allowed into evidence in manslaughter case. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Judge Robert D. Springstead of the 27th Circuit Court ruled Monday, July 17, that 16 autopsy photos will be allowed into evidence in the case against Rebecca Ann Deters, 41, of 5030 E. Loop Rd., Hesperia, who is charged with homicide-involuntary manslaughter for the Jan.…

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Mears man sentenced to 2 1/2 to 10 years in prison for break-ins.

July 17, 2017

Mears man sentenced to 2 1/2 to 10 years in prison for break-ins. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Mears man was sentenced to two and a half to 10 years in prison Monday, July 17, in 27th Circuit Court for a breaking and entering conviction. Nicholas James Gale, of 5178 W. Fox Rd., was arrested last…

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Citizens, firefighters rescue man from Hart Lake.

July 17, 2017

Citizens, firefighters rescue man from Hart Lake. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Local citizens and firefighters from the Hart Area Fire Department rescued a 74-year-old Hart man who fell into Hart Lake Sunday night, July 16. “We got a call of an overturned boat with someone hanging onto it,” said Hart and Shelby-Benona Fire Chief Jack White. Emergency…

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West Shore Bank acquires Grand Rapids/Muskegon wealth management firm.

July 17, 2017

West Shore Bank acquires Grand Rapids/Muskegon wealth management firm. LUDINGTON – West Shore Bank has acquired Grand Rapids- and Muskegon-based Ellis Capital Management. West Shore Bank has bank branches in Oceana, Mason, Manistee, and Benzie counties. The acquisition of the firm extends West Shore Bank’s wealth management services into Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon counties. “Ellis Capital Management has a longstanding…

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Holton man pleads guilty to stalking.

July 17, 2017

Holton man pleads guilty to stalking. #OceanaCountyCourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Holton man pleaded guilty to aggravated stalking Monday, July 17, in 27th Circuit Court. Brandon Taylor Gerth, of 7442 Skeels Rd., was arrested last March by the Michigan State Police for two felony counts of aggravated stalking and has been lodged in the Oceana County…

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