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Trucker who rear-ended family will lose driver’s license.

April 14, 2017

Trucker who rear-ended family will lose driver’s license. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews HART — The 26-year-old Ludington trucker who rear-ended a family of five and another motorist, nearly killing a 4-year-old boy July 5 on southbound US 31 near the New Era exit, will not have a driver’s license or a commercial driver’s license (CDL) for at least…

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Hesperia woman charged with homicide-involuntary manslaughter for disabled man’s death.

April 13, 2017

Hesperia woman charged with homicide-involuntary manslaughter for disabled man’s death. #OceanaCountyNews #Hesperia By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 40-year-old Hesperia woman has been charged with homicide-involuntary manslaughter for the Jan. 4, 2017 death of a 55-year-old disabled man, Scott McCallum. Rebecca Ann Deters, of 5030 E. Loop Rd., faces up to 15 years in prison for the felony, and…

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Walkerville woman faces jail for forgery.

April 11, 2017

Walkerville woman faces jail for forgery. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 40-year-old Wallkerville woman faces jail time after pleading guilty Monday, April 10, in 27th Circuit Court to forgery. Danella Marie Conkle, of 4300 N. 188th Ave., was charged in two separate files with felonies of forgery and uttering and publishing. The other counts were dismissed…

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Battle Creek man seriously injured in dune crash.

April 10, 2017

Battle Creek man seriously injured in dune crash. #OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Battle Creek man was transported to a Grand Rapids hospital for serious injuries following a violent crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Saturday morning, April 8. Brandon Latt McElhenie was unconscious when Good Samaritans found him after he crashed a…

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Offer still on the table for ex-police chief in embezzlement case.

April 10, 2017

Case is slated for trial April 26-28. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The felony embezzlement case against fired Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson, 62, is scheduled for trial at the end of this month, but there is a plea offer by the prosecution on the table. Wilson appeared in 27th Circuit Court for a pretrial hearing Monday,…

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