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Portion of 116th Avenue closed

September 9, 2024

ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP — A section of 116th Avenue from Taylor Road to York Road is closed to traffic for road maintenance until further notice, the Oceana County Road Commission announced Monday Sept. 9. Local residents will be able to access their homes. _____________________________ Please Support Local News Receive daily MCP and OCP news briefings along with email news alerts for…

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Police news, posted Sept. 9, 2024

September 9, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024: 12:24 p.m., a lock to the gate at the Hart Cemetery was destroyed, West Main Street, City of Hart. The lock was valued at $35. 2:17 p.m., a…

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Police investigate counterfeit money case

September 9, 2024

GRANT TOWNSHIP — Two men and one woman, all of whom are wanted on outstanding warrants, are suspects in a counterfeit money case, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A total of 88 fake $100 bills and 87 fake $20 bills were recovered following an investigation in the 8000 block of South Robinhood Drive Sunday, Sept. 8. “There was some…

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Man, 25, faces 15 years minimum for slitting man’s throat

September 9, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 25-year-old Shelby man who was involved in an hours long standoff‎ with police after slitting another man’s throat last July pleaded “no contest” to assault with intent to murder in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Sept. 9. Logan Nathaniel Duvall remains lodged in the Oceana County Jail on a $1 million…

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Former teacher and coach pleads guilty to using computer to commit crime

September 6, 2024

This article was updated Oct. 30, 2024 after speaking to Coronado’s attorney Andrew LaPres. It was discovered that there is an error in the court records. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WHITE CLOUD — A former Shelby High School teacher and boys’ soccer coach pleaded guilty in Newaygo County’s 27th Circuit Court last week to a felony of using a…

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