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No Shave November: The winner is….

December 8, 2017

No Shave November: The winner is…. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — The personnel of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Oceana County Sheriff’s Office have ended their rivalry to raise the most amount of money for No Shave November. While the MCSO raised a little more, $2,620, compared to OCSO’s $1,122, the real winners are the recipients of the…

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Armed robbery tops 78th District Court arraignments.

December 8, 2017

Armed robbery tops 78th District Court arraignments. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Cameron James Card, 19, of 2622 Riverview Ave., Apt. 1, North Muskegon, was arrested by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of armed robbery, which is punishable by up to life in…

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Public notice of DEQ public hearing.

December 8, 2017

PUBLIC NOTICE of DRAFT CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE and PUBLIC HEARING Date:  December 10, 2017 Permit No.:  MIG010293 Facility Designated Name:  Marsh Swine Farm-CAFO The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Water Resources Division (WRD), proposes to issue a new Certificate of Coverage (COC) under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) General Permit No. MIG010000 to Marsh Swine Farm for…

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Youth mentor faces reduced charge for 13-year-old hunter’s shooting death.

December 4, 2017

Youth mentor faces reduced charge for 13-year-old hunter’s shooting death. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A youth mentor and former hunter safety instructor who was charged with involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of a 13-year-old Wyoming, Michigan boy who died while squirrel hunting near Hesperia now faces a reduced charge of reckless discharge causing death. Roger Erick…

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White Cloud woman sent to jail for cashing ‘fake payroll check.’

December 4, 2017

White Cloud woman sent to jail for cashing ‘fake payroll check.’ #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 22-year-old White Cloud woman was sentenced to serve four months up front of a nine-month discretionary jail term in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Dec. 4, for a conviction of uttering and publishing. Brittany Lynn Plotts pleaded guilty last October. Plotts testified…

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