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Sex offender receives 20-60 year prison term.

August 18, 2016
Sex offender receives 20-60 year prison term.

#OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 39-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced this week in 27th Circuit Court to 20-60 years in prison for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) after repeatedly raping a young girl who was 6 or 7 years old at the time in the Village of Hesperia in 2003. Robert Eric Cupps,…

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Autopsies may provide clues about fishing accident.

August 18, 2016
Autopsies may provide clues about fishing accident.

#OceanaCountyNews #LakeMichiganDrowning By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The body of fisherman Steve Bruce, 62, of Hart was transported to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids for an autopsy after it was recovered from Lake Michigan Wednesday evening, according to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, and autopsy results may shed more light on the fishing accident that claimed two lives.…

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BREAKING: Missing fisherman’s body found.

August 17, 2016
BREAKING: Missing fisherman’s body found.

#OceanaCountyNews #LakeMichiganDrowning UPDATE: At 5:50 p.m., OCP was notified by Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, stating that Steve Bruce’s body was recovered from Lake Michigan. “His body is on a boat headed to shore now,” Mast said. By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The body of Steve Bruce, 62, who drowned in Lake Michigan Sunday…

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Police seek help identifying break-in suspect.

August 17, 2016
Police seek help identifying break-in suspect.

#NewaygoCountyNews #CityofGrantBreakIns UPDATE: The Michigan State Police and the Grant Police Department identified Demonte Shannon, 18, of Grant, who was arrested for the break-ins of the Choice One Bank and the Depot Restaurant Thursday, Aug. 18. Shannon was arraigned on the felony charges in the 78th District Court of Newaygo County. GRANT (Newaygo County) — The Hart post of the…

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Fisherman who drowned Sunday had nearly drowned in 2012 river mishap.

August 16, 2016
Fisherman who drowned Sunday had nearly drowned in 2012 river mishap.

#OceanaCountyNews #LakeMichiganDrowning By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — Brian Waslusky of Hart, one of the two fishermen who drowned in Lake Michigan Sunday night, had a near-death experience while fishing in the Pentwater River near the Hart Dam four years ago. Waslusky’s life was saved in March of 2012 by Oceana County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Schiller, who pulled the…

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