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Police news, June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023

Police news, June 27, 2023 The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Friday, June 23, 2023:  4:40 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 45-year-old Shelby man was arrested for assault and battery, 100 block of North Michigan Avenue, Village of Shelby.  6:03 p.m., (OCSO), a 50-year-old Claybanks Township man was evicted from the Claybanks Township Campground for a…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted June 27, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were recently arraigned in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies Ricardo Moreno Barrios, of 2 W. Main St., Hart; three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). Preliminary exam: July 11 at 1 p.m. Bail: $100,000/cash. Mathieu Bjorn Exodus, of 17435 N. 7th St.,…

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79th District Court sentencings, posted June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023

79th District Court sentencings, posted June 27, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were sentenced in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Joel Alan Sayers, of 215 Ferry St., Shelby, was found guilty June 22 of giving false information to a police officer and was sentenced to 40 days in jail with credit for 40 days served and…

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Mother in child fentanyl death case pleads ‘no contest’

June 26, 2023

Mother in child fentanyl death case pleads ‘no contest’ By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The 30-year-old Grant Township woman criminally charged in connection to the July 1, 2022 fentanyl death of her 4-year-old son pleaded “no contest” to involuntary manslaughter Monday, June 26, during a final pretrial hearing in 51st Circuit Court. Jodi Michelle Neino was also charged with…

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Watch for lane closures on US 31 between Shelby and Hart Tuesday

June 26, 2023

Watch for lane closures on US 31 between Shelby and Hart Tuesday HART TOWNSHIP — Lane closures for road work are scheduled for Tuesday, June 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on northbound and southbound US 31 near Baseline Road between Shelby and Hart, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The work is weather dependent. Please consider helping…

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