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MDOT, road commission outline projects.

April 3, 2017

MDOT, road commission outline projects. #OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyRoadCommission #MichiganDepartmentofTransportation By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — With road construction season soon approaching, the Oceana County Road Commission and the Michigan Department of Transportation shared information with OCP about upcoming and potential projects in Oceana County. This time of year especially it’s evident that many local roads are crumbling and in desperate need…

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Searchers looking for missing Shelby man.

April 3, 2017

UPDATE: The man has been found and is being treated by EMS, acording to the sheriff’s office at approximately 8:45 a.m. Searchers looking for missing Shelby man.  #OceanaCountyNews #missingman SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Authorities are searching for a missing man with Alzheimer’s disease who has been missing since Sunday evening. Arnold Leroy Merrill, 76 is described as being caucasian, 5-feet, 6-inches…

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78th District Court arraignments.

March 31, 2017

78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Sean Ryan Pheney, 42, of 7113 S. Scenic Dr., New Era, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) March 23 following a State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) investigation for a felony of…

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78th District Court sentencings.

March 30, 2017

78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Matthew Gregory Stout, 19, of 781 W. Washington Rd., Twin Lake, was found guilty March 27 of operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL) underage .02-.07. and was sentenced to Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE) and $565 in…

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Body found may be missing man James Hepworth.

March 29, 2017

Body found may be missing man James Hepworth. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. CADILLAC — Human remains found Tuesday, March 28, in a heavily-wooded area may likely be the remains of James Hepworth, 37, of the Pentwater area who has been missing for approximately eight months. The badly-decomposed body was found at about 1 p.m. by a cadaver dog approximately…

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