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Hesperia schools close remainder of week due to illness.

January 28, 2020

Hesperia schools close remainder of week due to illness. HESPERIA — Hesperia Community Schools announced Tuesday, Jan. 28, that the district will be closed the rest of the week due to illness. The following announcement was posted on the school’s Facebook page Tuesday evening: “Due to illness, we will be closed the duration of this week. We will resume school…

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Drunk driving death case heads to trial.

January 27, 2020

Drunk driving death case heads to trial. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The case against a 28-year-old Mears woman charged with operating while intoxicated causing death is headed to trial. Amber Rae Davis, 5855 W. 5th St., is charged with a felony in connection to a deadly pedestrian crash on East Madison Road near North 126th Avenue in…

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Sex offender sent back to prison for failing to register.

January 27, 2020

Sex offender sent back to prison for failing to register. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 33-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to a return trip to prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 27, for a conviction of failing to register as a sex offender. Hector Martin Saldana, Jr., of 3261 W. Winston Rd., pleaded guilty to the…

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Man with 27 prior convictions ‘dodges bullet’ with jail sentence.

January 27, 2020

Man with 27 prior convictions ‘dodges bullet’ with jail sentence. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 58-year-old Whitehall man with 27 prior convictions “dodged a bullet” Monday, Jan. 27, in 27th Circuit Court when he was sentenced to seven months in jail for a conviction of identity theft. Michael Shawn Kelly, of 4125 Orshal Rd., pleaded guilty to…

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Ludington man facing prison skips sentencing.

January 27, 2020

Ludington man facing prison skips sentencing. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 28-year-old Ludington man scheduled for sentencing in 27th Circuit Court Monday morning, Jan. 27, did not show up, and Judge Robert D. Springstead issued a warrant for his arrest. Joshua Mark Bassett-Lynch, of 5813 Iris Rd, faces serving 16 months in prison after pleading “no contest,”…

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