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Tractor thief faces jail term.

August 10, 2020

Tractor thief faces jail term. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 27-year-old Rothbury man pleaded “no contest” Monday, Aug. 10, in 27th Circuit Court to larceny over $1,000 for the theft of a 2016 New Holland tractor last spring. Jason Dale Diebel, of 5832 Oceana Dr., faces a jail term with a three-month cap in exchange for his…

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2 separate weekend crashes result in injuries.

August 10, 2020

2 separate weekend crashes result in injuries. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — Two people were transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus in Muskegon following a single-vehicle crash Sunday, Aug. 9, at 8:30 p.m. on East Yonker Road near 204th Avenue, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. A Hesperia man driving a 2005 Chevrolet four-door car…

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Deputies busy with crashes at the dunes over the weekend.

August 10, 2020

Deputies busy with crashes at the dunes over the weekend. GOLDEN TOWNSHIP — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office responded to five separate injury-causing crashes at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes over the weekend, according to accident reports. A 29-year-old Black Creek, Wisconsin man appeared to sustain a broken collar bone following a KTM 250 XS dirt bike crash Saturday, Aug.…

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78th District Court sentencings, dismissals.

August 7, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, dismissals. #OceanaCountyCourts By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Derek Michael Umlor, 29, of 6146 Airline Rd., Fruitport, was found guilty July 13 of second-offense domestic violence and was sentenced to one year suspended jail with credit for three days served and $535 in fines and costs.…

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Criminal court on the basketball court.

August 6, 2020

  Criminal court on the basketball court. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — In the era of COVID-19, court staff are getting creative in order to keep the court schedule moving along. A jury trial in 27th Circuit Court this week is taking place in the Hart High School gymnasium. The court has scheduled another trial next week for the…

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