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78th District Court sentencings.

February 18, 2017

78th District Court sentencings. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Timothy Alan Chipman, Jr., 34, of 1478 1/2 Beidler St., Muskegon, was found guilty Feb. 14 of driving while license suspended (DWLS) and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail for one year and $445 in fines and…

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78th District Court arraignments include writing bad checks, drunk driving.

February 18, 2017

78th District Court arraignments include writing bad checks, drunk driving. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Michael Bruce Fielstra, 54, of 128 Burr Oak Dr., Coopersville, was arrested Feb. 9 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of non-sufficient fund check $500 or more.…

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Centuries-old barn burns down, firefighter hurt by falling debris.

February 17, 2017

#OceanaCountyNews #Shelby #BarnFire Centuries-old barn burns down, firefighter hurt by falling debris. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A firefighter was hurt after being hit by falling debris while battling a barn fire Friday afternoon, Feb. 17, at 3091 West Grant Road. The condition and the name of the firefighter were not immediately available. It appeared to be a…

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Dive team to search for missing man.

February 17, 2017

Dive team to search for missing man. #OceanaCountyNews #MissingMan #RyanWalsworth SUMMIT TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — A Michigan State Police dive team is expected to search Lake Michigan near the Mason-Oceana counties line Friday, Feb. 17, for 50-year-old Ryan Richard Walsworth of Mears who has been missing since Monday morning, Feb. 13, said Sgt. Charles Hockanson. An MSP helicopter searched the…

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Dozens search for missing Mears man.

February 15, 2017

Dozens search for missing Mears man. #OceanaCountyNews #MissingPerson. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. SUMMIT TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Dozens of people spent Wednesday morning searching the shores and banks along Lake Michigan at the Mason-Oceana counties line for Ryan Richard Walsworth of Mears. Walsworth was last seen leaving his residence in Golden Township Monday morning, Feb. 13, in his white 2012 Ford…

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