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Medical emergency causes US 31 crash.

October 11, 2019

Medical emergency causes US 31 crash. #OceanaCounty HART TOWNSHIP – An 85-year-old Wyoming, Michigan woman was transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus in Muskegon Thursday, Oct. 10, around 2 p.m. after the 2012 Chevrolet Equinox she was driving went off the road on southbound US 31 near West Log Road; overturned; and crashed into trees, according…

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New Era police seeking theft suspect.

October 11, 2019

New Era police seeking theft suspect. #OceanaCountyCrime NEW ERA – The New Era Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a man who allegedly stole a Firman generator valued at approximately $600 and a box of Midwest Fasteners-brand screws from Veltman Hardware Store Tuesday, Oct. 8, shortly after noon. The suspect is pictured in the above surveillance video screenshot. If…

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78th District Court sentencings, Oct. 10, 2019.

October 10, 2019

78th District Court sentencings, Oct. 10, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – David Wayne Hahn, 54, of 5694 S. Leelanau Circle, New Era, was found guilty Sept. 23 of operating with a high blood alcohol content (BAC) and was sentenced to 180 days suspended jail with credit for…

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Laundromat worker sentenced for stealing $10,000 from machines.

October 8, 2019

Laundromat worker sentenced for stealing $10,000 from machines. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 48-year-old Hesperia woman who worked at the Hesperia Laundromat was sentenced to 30 days in jail and $10,000 in restitution Monday, Oct. 7, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of breaking and entering a coin-operated device. Teresa Lee Pless-Brandt, of 9135 Fox Rd.,…

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Governor’s budget vetoes put deputies’ jobs in peril.

October 8, 2019

Governor’s budget vetoes put deputies’ jobs in peril. LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer cut the Secondary Road Patrol program last week as part of her vetoes that slash close to $1 billion from the 2020 state budget. However, 23 supplemental appropriation bills were introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate Tuesday, Oct. 8, aimed at reversing many of the budget vetoes enacted by…

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