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Automatic voter registration launched.

September 24, 2019

Automatic voter registration launched. LANSING – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson today announced that automatic voter registration officially has launched in Michigan and online voter registration will be available following the November 2019 election. Automatic voter registration requires Secretary of State branch office staff to ensure that when Michigan citizens apply for or update their driver’s license or personal ID…

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More than 100 plan to attend Wednesday’s road commission meeting.

September 24, 2019

More than 100 plan to attend Wednesday’s road commission meeting. #LongbridgeRoadClosure HART – Open Longbridge Road Now!!!, a citizen coalition formed to pressure the Oceana County Road Commission (OCRC) to reopen Longbridge Road in Pentwater Township, announced that its members will turn out in force at the next OCRC meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 25. The coalition to try again to get…

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New Era man pleads guilty to illegal debit card use.

September 23, 2019

New Era man pleads guilty to illegal debit card use. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 34-year-old New Era man faces up to 10 months in jail after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Sept. 23, to illegal use of a financial transaction device. Jonathon Carl Schamber, of 4590 Seymour Dr., testified before Judge Robert D. Springstead…

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Defendant’s constant talking does not impress judge.

September 23, 2019

Defendant’s constant talking does not impress judge. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 32-year-old Cheyenne, Wyoming man who was being sentenced for a conviction of delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance Monday, Sept. 23, in 27th Circuit Court, continued talking in front of Judge Robert D. Springstead against the advice of his attorney Terry Nolan. Adam Cole Kucera pleaded…

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Defendant: ‘I was raised a thief.’

September 23, 2019

Defendant: ‘I was raised a thief.’ #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 55-year-old Hart man who was being sentenced Monday, Sept. 23, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of attempted failure to register as a sex offender told the judge that he was raised to be a “thief.” Danny Ray Darling, of 602 State St., received a…

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