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Motorcyclist injured in crash while trying to avoid hitting possum.

September 14, 2020

Motorcyclist injured in crash while trying to avoid hitting possum. WEARE TOWNSHIP — A 47-year-old Rockford man was transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus in Muskegon after the motorcycle he was riding crashed on West Monroe Road near US 31 Friday, Sept. 11, around 5 a.m., according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. “The…

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Shelby man suffers head injury in rollover crash.

September 14, 2020

Shelby man suffers head injury in rollover crash. SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Casey Melchor, 30, of Shelby suffered “a large laceration to his head” in a vehicle rollover crash Saturday, Sept. 12, shortly after 8 p.m. on 72nd Avenue near Baseline Road, according to police. Melchor was transported by Life EMS to Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus in Muskegon, according to…

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78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 13, 2020.

September 13, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 13, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Melody Ann Cox, 64, of 3420 W. Skeels Rd., Montague, was found guilty Aug. 31 of reckless use of a firearm and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for three days served and $425…

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Suspect at large following high-speed chase.

September 11, 2020

Suspect at large following high-speed chase. Over 17 pounds of marijuana, suspected methamphetamine, MDMA, multiple marijuana edibles and multiple oil forms of marijuana were found in his car. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — Area law enforcement officers are searching for a 35-year-old man who escaped from police following a high-speed chase that crossed county lines early Thursday morning,…

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Push fails for county support of undocumented immigrants having licenses.

September 10, 2020

Push fails for county support of undocumented immigrants having licenses. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Activists involved in the Movimiento Cosecha organization seeking support from the Oceana County Board of Commissioners to pass a resolution of “driver’s licenses for all” did not get the answer they were seeking Thursday, Sept. 10. The board took no action on the group’s…

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