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.…
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.…
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…
Shooting victims ‘reluctant’ to press charges. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GRANT TOWNSHIP — The two victims injured in a shooting Sunday night, Aug. 2, in the Lake Tahoe subdivision are reluctant to press charges, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. A 26-year-old Hart man and a 22-year-old Hart were both wounded. “Both victims were reluctant to press charges during initial…
Enormous lakeshore fire still smoldering. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. BENONA TOWNSHIP — The scene of a massive fire that leveled a three-story home along the Lake Michigan shoreline Monday, Aug. 3, continues to smolder, said Shelby-Benona Fire Chief Jack White Tuesday morning, Aug. 4. Related story here Because the fire is not entirely extinguished, it cannot be investigated. So, the…
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