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911 asking businesses to update contact information.

April 8, 2019

911 asking businesses to update contact information. WEARE TOWNSHIP — During an emergency at a commercial or industrial location, it is crucial that the emergency dispatchers have the proper contact information, and other pertinent information. Just recently, a fire department was called to a local bank for a possible fire. The dispatcher did not have the proper contact persons listed,…

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Man admits he left 14 grams of meth in car parked by courthouse.

April 8, 2019

Man admits he left 14 grams of meth in car parked by courthouse. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 27-year-old Twin Lake man faces an 18-month prison term after he parked his car outside the Oceana County Courthouse with 14 grams of methamphetamine inside it. Daniel Peter Sampson-Phillips, of 2111 W. Creekwood Dr., testified before Judge Robert D.…

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Shelby man pleads guilty to child porn possession.

April 8, 2019

Shelby man pleads guilty to child porn possession. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 52-year-old Shelby man faces serving a minimum prison term of nearly four years after pleading guilty in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 8, to child sexually abusive material possession and fourth-offense habitual offender. Rodney Alvin Ramthun, of 4080 W. Baker Rd., is currently incarcerated…

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Judge: ‘If you have a drug problem, the last place you need to go is Electric Forest.’

April 8, 2019

Judge: ‘If you have a drug problem, the last place you need to go is Electric Forest.’ #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A 31-year-old Connecticut man was sentenced to six months in jail in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 8, for a conviction of ecstasy/MDMA possession. “I am very remorseful for what I did at Electric Forest. I…

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Work to begin on Pentwater-Hart Trail.

April 8, 2019

Work to begin on Pentwater-Hart Trail. #OceanaCountyNews HART – The Oceana County Board of Road Commissioners approved a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation during a special meeting Friday, April 5, that starts work on the Pentwater-Hart Trail. Resurfacing and widening the shoulders of Business Route US 31 from the expressway ramps to Wythe Street in Pentwater will take…

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