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Missing man found alive and well.

August 20, 2021

Missing man found alive and well. HART — LaVern Michael Darke, 48, who recently had been reported missing to police, “has been found alive and well,” said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office sent out a press release Friday morning, Aug. 20, asking for the public’s assistance in finding the Hart area man. By the end…

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Police looking for missing Hart area man.

August 20, 2021

UPDATE: LAVERN DARKE HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE AND WELL. Police looking for missing Hart area man. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing Hart area man. The sheriff’s office is seeking “any information as to the whereabouts of 48-year-old LaVern Michael Darke.  “He is known to drive a rusty 2007…

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Suspect arrested following multi-county high-speed chase.

August 19, 2021

Suspect arrested following multi-county high-speed chase. Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, Pentwater Police Department, Shelby Police Department and Hart Police Department assisted with capturing the suspect. SCOTTVILLE — A 19-year-old Grand Rapids man is lodged in the Mason County Jail following a high-speed police chase through Mason, Oceana and Muskegon counties early Thursday morning, Aug. 19, according to Scottville Police Chief…

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News alert: Report of a combine harvester on fire in a rye field.

August 18, 2021

News alert: Report of a combine harvester on fire in a rye field. Hart and Walkerville fire departments were dispatched to a combine harvester on fire in a rye field on Tyler Road near 112th Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 18, shortly before 3:30 p.m.

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78th District Court sentencings, Aug. 18, 2021.

August 18, 2021

78th District Court sentencings, Aug. 18, 2021. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Samantha Elizabeth Hawes, 28, of 6331 10th St., Twin Lake, was found guilty Aug. 16 of operating while impaired and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for one day served; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE);…

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