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78th District Court arraignments include 5 SSCENT arrests.

October 21, 2016

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews 78th District Court arraignments include 5 SSCENT arrests. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Aaron Vaughn Jacobs, 30, of 7044 N. 92nd Ave., Hart, was arrested by the Hart Police Department (HPD) for felonies of illegal use of a financial transaction device; stealing/retaining a financial transaction device…

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17 sentenced in 78th District Court.

October 21, 2016
17 sentenced in 78th District Court.

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews 17 sentenced in 78th District Court. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Raymond Franklin Thomas, 31, of 124 W. Main St., Walkerville, was found guilty Oct. 17 of breaking and entering a vehicle and was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit…

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Frontier customers unable to make 911 calls for 90 minutes.

October 21, 2016
Frontier customers unable to make 911 calls for 90 minutes.

#OceanaCountyNews Frontier customers unable to make 911 calls for 90 minutes. Frontier Communications customers were not able to make 911 calls in Mason and Oceana counties for an hour and a half Thursday evening, Oct. 20, according to Mason-Oceana 911 Director Ray Hasil. The cause of the outage and how wide spread it was are unknown. “Customers of Frontier Communications…

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Deputy released from hospital after suffering ‘cardiac event.’

October 20, 2016

#OceanaCountyNews Deputy released from hospital after suffering ‘cardiac event.’ By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Roy Strait was released from the hospital Thursday morning, Oct. 20, after suffering a “cardiac event” while on duty one week ago, said Lt. Craig Mast. Strait, 79, collapsed Thursday morning, Oct. 13, while on a truancy call at 6:30 a.m.…

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Ex-deputy’s ‘turfing’ case heads to trial.

October 18, 2016
Ex-deputy’s ‘turfing’ case heads to trial.

#OceanaCountyNews #OceanaCountyCourtNews Ex-deputy’s ‘turfing’ case heads to trial. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The misdemeanor “turfing” case against former Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Wesley John Hanks, 52, is headed to trial. Newaygo County Prosecutor Robert Springstead, who is handling the case, said a tentative trial date of Nov. 29 in 78th District Court was set Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18.…

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