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3-way internal race for sheriff.

March 1, 2016
3-way internal race for sheriff.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber is not seeking re-election in the upcoming November election, and three officers from the sheriff’s office are running for the sheriff’s position. Undersheriff Timothy Priese, Lt. Craig Mast and Deputy Roy Strait are all throwing their hats in the ring. Priese, 47, has a 26-year career in law…

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Mears man arraigned on strangulation charge.

March 1, 2016
Mears man arraigned on strangulation charge.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Mears man who was arrested by Oceana County Sheriff’s deputies for brutally assaulting his ex-girlfriend last Saturday, Feb. 27, was arraigned Tuesday morning, March 1, in 78th District Court on a felony charge of assault by strangulation. Jacob Allen Wilson, of 5215 W. Fox Rd., is also being charged as…

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Sheriff Farber to retire.

February 29, 2016
Sheriff Farber to retire.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber is not seeking re-election in the upcoming November election. Farber, 57, has a 36-year career in law enforcement. He was elected sheriff in 2008 after former sheriff Ken Prince retired. Thirty five of his 36 years have taken place at the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. He worked one…

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Mears man arrested for ex-girlfriend’s brutal assault.

February 29, 2016
Mears man arrested for ex-girlfriend’s brutal assault.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old Mears man was arrested by Oceana County Sheriff’s deputies following a felonious domestic assault in the 5500 block of West Cherry Court near Wilson’s General Store early Saturday morning, Feb. 27, that involved choking the victim nearly to the point of unconsciousness, according to OCSO Lt. Craig Mast. The man…

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Safety concerns cause cancellation of Muskegon Heights vs. Shelby game.

February 29, 2016

SHELBY — In what would have been a “great match up” between two of the top Class C boys basketball teams in the area has been cancelled due to safety concerns. Shelby was scheduled to play at Muskegon Heights Academy Wednesday, March 2, for the Heights’ final home game of the season, but Shelby school officials made the decision last…

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