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ESD to sell Hart office, expand Mason County facility.

November 24, 2016

ESD to sell Hart office, expand Mason County facility.  #OceanaCountyEducation. AMBER TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — The West Shore Educational Service District’s building and grounds committee has recommended that the ESD sell its Hart office as the district makes plans to upgrade and expand its main facility, located at 2130 W. US 10-31. Superintendent Randy Howe said the ESD staff has doubled…

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Inmates caught with jailhouse ‘hooch.’

November 23, 2016

Inmates caught with jailhouse ‘hooch.’ #OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Two male inmates at the Oceana County Jail vomited after drinking a small amount of “hooch” that they made, according to Oceana County Jail Administrator Bethany Carrier. Corrections officers found two cups with the remains of hooch, which is homemade alcohol, in the mens’ cell, Oct. 9,…

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Hesperia man wanted by police.

November 23, 2016

Hesperia man wanted by police. #OceanaCountyNews #PoliceNews HESPERIA — Jonny Leslie Linville, 28, of Hesperia is wanted by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) on a manufacturing methamphetamine charge, according to a SSCENT press release issued Wednesday, Nov. 23. Linville is a white male, 5’9″ and 145 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. If you know…

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Convicted sex offender pleads ‘no contest’ to child abuse.

November 21, 2016

Convicted sex offender pleads ‘no contest’ to child abuse. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 40-year-old Muskegon man, who is a convicted sex offender, pleaded “no contest” in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Nov. 21, to third-degree child abuse. In exchange for Cledis James Montgomery’s plea, one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13…

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Hamilton man faces prison for cottage break-in; arson charge dropped.

November 21, 2016

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews Hamilton man faces prison for cottage break-in; arson charge dropped. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 37-year-old Hamilton, Michigan man faces a minimum two-year prison term for breaking into a northern Oceana County cottage last summer. Evidence at the cottage indicates that someone tried set it on fire in an attempt to cover up the crime, Oceana…

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