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Asparagus Queen reign undergoing renaissance 

January 8, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The Asparagus Queen program is undergoing some positive changes under new leadership. The Asparagus Queen reigns over the National Asparagus Festival (NAF) that takes place annually in Oceana County, celebrating the early summer harvest. Known as the “Asparagus Capital of the World,” Oceana County is the top producer of asparagus in Michigan, which…

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Traffic stops lead to pending meth, heroin, cocaine charges

January 8, 2025

OCEANA COUNTY — Three separate traffic stops by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office so far this week have led to pending drug possession charges. The first traffic stop occurred Monday, Jan. 6, at 10:47 a.m. in the 2400 block of Meadow Lane in Grant Township. A 26-year-old Rothbury woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant. A substance believed to be…

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Medical emergency leads to vehicle sliding off road

January 8, 2025

BENONA TOWNSHIP — A 56-year-old Benona Township man was transported to an area hospital following a vehicle slide-off that resulted from a medical emergency while he was driving on Stony Lake Road near 60th Avenue Monday evening, Jan. 6, according to Michigan State Police Cadet Dante Richards of the Hart post. “There were no injuries as a result of the…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, published Jan. 7, 2025

January 7, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: – Timothy Lee Hardy, Sr., 61, pleaded guilty Nov. 18, 2024 to assault with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced Jan. 6, 2025 to 38 days in jail with credit for 38 days served; one year probation; and $658 in fines and costs. –…

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79th District Court sentences, published Jan. 7, 2025

January 7, 2025

HART — The following were sentenced recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Brandon Scott Thrailkill, 31, of Mears pleaded guilty Aug. 13, 2024 to larceny less than $200 and was sentenced Dec. 17, 2024 to 45 days in jail with credit for 15 days served; one year probation; and $400 in fines and costs. “Defendant must serve 30 more…

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