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Former police chief faces up to 6 months in jail for embezzlement.

April 24, 2017

Former police chief faces up to 6 months in jail for embezzlement. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Former Shelby Police Chief Robert Wilson, 62, pleaded guilty in 27th Circuit Court Friday, April 21, to embezzlement $20,000-$50,000 and now faces up to six months in jail. The felony embezzlement case against the fired police chief was scheduled for…

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Hesperia man pleads ‘no contest’ to 4th-degree CSC.

April 24, 2017

Hesperia man pleads ‘no contest’ to 4th-degree CSC. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 50-year-old Hesperia man pleaded “no contest” Monday, April 24, in 27th Circuit Court to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), which is a high-court misdemeanor. Christopher Ora Eitniear, of 8864 Loop Rd., was also facing one felony count of third-degree CSC, as well as…

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Shelby man sentenced to prison, boot camp possible, for assault.

April 24, 2017

Shelby man sentenced to prison, boot camp possible, for assault. #OceanaCountyNews #CourtNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 23-year-old Shelby man who assaulted a female victim with a metal pot last January was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 24, to a minimum of one year and one day to a maximum of four years in prison. Joshua…

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Three hurt in two-vehicle crash.

April 23, 2017
Three hurt in two-vehicle crash.

Three hurt in two-vehicle crash. #OceanaCountyNews #Rothbury By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — Three people were transported to a Muskegon hospital following a two-vehicle crash Sunday, April 23, shortly before noon at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Winston Road. A woman driving a Ford Freestar minivan westbound on Winston Road pulled out in front of a Toyoto Echo driven…

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Sheriff’s office recovers body of Ryan Walsworth, missing since February.

April 22, 2017

Sheriff’s office recovers body of Ryan Walsworth, missing since February. #OceanaCountyNews. By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. PENTWATER TOWNSHIP (Oceana County) — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office has recovered what it believes are the remains of Ryan Walsworth, a Mears resident who has been missing since Feb. 13. Sheriff Craig Mast said that sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 11 a.m. Saturday morning to the…

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