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US 31 to close between US 10, PM Highway for utility work.

April 22, 2019

US 31 to close between US 10, PM Highway for utility work. AMBER TOWNSHIP — US 31 expressway between US 10 and Pere Marquette Highway will be closed three days over the next couple of weeks to allow for utility work. Michigan Electric Transmission is pulling new high voltage wires across the expressway, according to John Richard of Michigan Department…

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78th District Court sentencings.

April 18, 2019

By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Jared Ray Miller, 28, of 9441 Oak Lane, Montague, was found guilty March 4 of aggravated assault and was sentenced April 15 to six months probation; one year discretionary jail for one year; $273 in restitution; and $1,025 in fines and costs. One count of…

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Meth possession tops 78th District Court arraignments.

April 18, 2019

#OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies Richard Marc Jobbins, 41, of 10771 Parkwood Dr., Montague, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of methamphetamine possession and a misdemeanor of operating while intoxicated (OWI). Preliminary exam: May 6 at 3 p.m. Bail: $2,500/cash/surety/10 percent. Larry…

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Juvenile apprehended after allegedly wielding weapon.

April 18, 2019

Juvenile apprehended after allegedly wielding weapon. #OceanaCountyCrime NEW ERA – A juvenile boy was taken into custody by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, April 17, shortly before 10 p.m. after allegedly wielding a weapon in the 1800 block of West Ray Street, according to Oceana County Sheriff Mast. “Deputies were able to intervene before any serious injury occurred,” Mast…

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New York man sent to jail for selling marijuana, resisting arrest at 2018 Electric Forest.

April 18, 2019

New York man sent to jail for selling marijuana, resisting arrest at 2018 Electric Forest. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 36-year-old Binghamton, New York man was sentenced to one year in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 15, for convictions of delivery/manufacture of marijuana and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer stemming from crimes he committed at the…

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