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Defendant reads statement in futile attempt to avoid jail time

December 29, 2014
Defendant reads statement in futile attempt to avoid jail time

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 55-year-old Pentwater man with a lengthy criminal history read a prepared statement in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 29, in a futile attempt to avoid further jail time. Despite his articulate reading, Roger Craig Beilfuss, of 215 S. Hancock, was ordered to one year in jail. He was given credit for 76…

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Woman injured in quad rollover

December 29, 2014
Woman injured in quad rollover

GREENWOOD TWP. — A 53-year-old Muskegon woman was injured Sunday, Dec. 28, shortly before 6 p.m. when the quad she was driving hit a rut, causing it to flip over, on South 180th Avenue, south of Webster Road. The woman was transported to Hackley Hospital in Muskegon by Oceana EMS, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office report. The 2013…

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Hospital seeks to limit flu with Healthy Visitors initiative

December 29, 2014

LUDINGTON — To help limit the spread of flu, all Spectrum Health hospitals, including Ludington, are requesting that people with flu-like symptoms refrain from visiting patients at the hospital. “Precautions are necessary as flu season escalates, to protect vulnerable patients, as well as other visitors and staff,” said Lisa Morrill, infection control director at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital. “We are trying…

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Oceana court sentencings; escapee sent to prison

December 27, 2014
Oceana court sentencings; escapee sent to prison

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. 27th Circuit Court HART — The following were sentenced recently by 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony A. Monton: – Terry Donald Pearo, 22, of 260 McLaren Lake Rd., Hesperia, was found guilty Dec. 8 of probation violation. He was sentenced Dec. 22 to a minimum of two years to a maximum of 10 years in…

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UPDATE: High school break-in suspects identified

December 26, 2014
UPDATE: High school break-in suspects identified

HART — Warrants are being sought for three suspects identified in the break-in at Hart High School Friday morning, Dec. 26. Police are seeking warrants for an 18-year-old Hart man, who has confessed to the crime, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, along with two other male suspects ages 17 and a 16. Janitors discovered the…

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