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78th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 17, 2018.

August 17, 2018

78th District Court arraignments, posted Aug. 17, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: – Joseph Alan Riggs, 35, of 5888 5th St., Mears, was arrested by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of third-offense domestic violence. In a separate case, Riggs was arrested by the Oceana County…

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Street work in downtown Shelby.

August 17, 2018

Street work in downtown Shelby. SHELBY — Street work will be done in downtown Shelby Saturday morning, Aug. 18, said Village Administrator Robert Widigan. “Kasza Asphalt Sealing just called to inform us that they will be crack sealing Michigan Avenue tomorrow, Aug. 18, from Third Street south to Second Street,” Widigan states in an email. “They will begin at 6…

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Council on aging breaks ground for new facility.

August 16, 2018

Council on aging breaks ground for new facility. #OceanaCountyCouncilonAging By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The Oceana County Council on Aging broke ground Thursday, Aug. 16, for its new $1.3 million facility on Tyler Road. The 9,000-square-foot facility, funded by a millage increase of .25 mills approved by voters in 2016, will more than double the size of the current…

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Motorcyclist dies from July 28 crash.

August 15, 2018

Motorcyclist dies from July 28 crash. #OceanaCounty GRANT TOWNSHIP — One of two Muskegon motorcyclists injured in a crash, July 28, on Winston Road near the US 31 Expressway, has died from her injuries. Tanya Lynn Monroe, 41, was riding a motorcycle with her husband when the crash occurred. She died Friday, Aug. 10. Her husband, Chris Monroe, 57, continues…

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Escaped inmate on the loose.

August 14, 2018

UPDATE: IAN DAVIS HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY POLICE. Escaped inmate on the loose. #NewaygoCountyCrime FREMONT — Police are searching for a Newaygo County Jail inmate that escaped police custody at 8:56 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. Police are advising residents to keep their doors locked. Ian Riley-Jackson Davis, 32, was last seen in the Fremont area, according to Michigan State Police…

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