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78th District Court arraignments include fleeing police.

April 22, 2016
78th District Court arraignments include fleeing police.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felonies – Wesley Owen Pulsipher, 43, of 235 Sessions Rd., Shelby, was arrested April 17 by the Shelby Police Department…

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78th District Court sentencings.

April 22, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jesus C. Felix, 22, of 1825 N. 56th Ave., Mears, was found guilty April 18 of operating while intoxicated and sentenced to 93…

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Fire destroys Hesperia area home.

April 20, 2016
Fire destroys Hesperia area home.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A single-story home at 1917 S. 200th Ave. near Hesperia was destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon, April 20. No one was inside the house, and no one was injured in the blaze that was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Firefighters from Hesperia, Walkerville, Ferry and Fremont battled the blaze. Oceana County Sheriff’s…

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Walkerville Schools placed on lockdown after man with gun seen near school.

April 19, 2016

By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief.  WALKERVILLE — Walkerville Schools was placed on lockdown today after an individual was seen near the school with a firearm. Superintendent Michael Sweet said he approached the individual and determined the firearm to be a BB gun. “The playground was cleared and the school was immediately put on lockdown,” Sweet said in an all-school alert message.…

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Muslim woman’s lawsuit against the sheriff’s office dismissed.

April 19, 2016
Muslim woman’s lawsuit against the sheriff’s office dismissed.

By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A Muslim woman’s federal lawsuit that claimed Oceana County Sheriff’s Office deputies violated her constitutional rights last spring by forcing her to remove her headscarf during jail booking has been dismissed. The woman’s claim included many inaccurate statements, according to Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber. Fatme Mohamad Dakroub’s lawsuit against the county, the sheriff’s office, Sheriff…

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