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78th District Court sentencings.

February 25, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Raymond Otis Riddell, 39, of 4581 N. 88th Ave., Hart, was found guilty Feb. 22 of operating while intoxicated and sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if imposed; and $400 in fines and…

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Suspect tries to flee from courthouse; taser drawn.

February 25, 2016
Suspect tries to flee from courthouse; taser drawn.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A suspect who failed to appear for a pretrial hearing in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday may face an additional felony charge of resisting and opposing police following a scuffle with an Oceana County bailiff deputy and a courthouse security guard Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24, according to Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Craig Mast.…

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CTE photo contest winners.

February 25, 2016
CTE photo contest winners.

VICTORY TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — Students participating this year in the West Shore Educational Service District’s Career & Technical Education (CTE) digital media program had an opportunity to submit a photograph into a class photograph competition. The top three winners were Devin Battenfield of Mason County Central High School, Calvin Chase of Walkerville High School, and Lauren Keller of Mason…

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Man dies after vehicle crashes into fence, power pole, house.

February 24, 2016
Man dies after vehicle crashes into fence, power pole, house.

ENSLEY TOWNSHIP, (Newaygo Co.) — A 54-year-old Newaygo man died following a one-vehicle crash on East 128th Street, near Butternut Avenue, Tuesday, Feb. 23, shortly after 9 p.m., according to a press release from Hart post of the Michigan State Police. Based on preliminary investigation by troopers at the scene, it is believed that the man suffered some type of…

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Defendant testifies that cabin break-in was an impulsive decision.

February 23, 2016
Defendant testifies that cabin break-in was an impulsive decision.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Muskegon man testified Tuesday, Feb. 23, in 27th Circuit Court that he made an impulsive decision the night of Sept. 10, 2015, when he and two other suspects broke into a cabin on East Roosevelt Road in Otto Township. “It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing,” Anthony Jerald Lummen,…

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