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‘First amendment auditors’ hunting for clickbait

April 18, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor Four men claiming to be “First Amendment auditors” have been making their rounds locally to bait police, government officials and business people to act unprofessionally and post unflattering videos of them on YouTube. The men, two of whom appear to be middle aged and the other two appear to be in their 20s, are filming…

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Hesperia teen injured in golf cart crash

April 16, 2024

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Hesperia woman suffered a compound fracture to her right ankle in a golf cart crash Saturday, April 13, shortly after 5 p.m. on Pines Point Road, according to an Oceana County Sheriff’s Office accident report. A 27-year-old Hesperia man was driving a 2019 Vitacci golf cart down Pines Point Road to the river access to…

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Woman arrested on warrant found in possession of meth during jail booking

April 15, 2024

HART — A 39-year-old Scottville woman arrested by Michigan State Police troopers in Mason County Saturday, April 13, shortly after 10 p.m. on a failure to appear warrant issued in Oceana County was transported to the Oceana County Jail where she was found to be in possession of methamphetamine during booking. She now also faces a charge of methamphetamine possession,…

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Police news, posted April 12, 2024

April 12, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Oceana County Sheriff’s Office activity: Wednesday, April 10, 2024: 8:23 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), elder financial transaction abuse, 1400 block of West Hazel Road, Hart Township. Friday, April 12, 2024: 9:35 a.m., (OCSO), a 58-year-old Hart man was…

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Man arrested for allegedly setting mattress on fire inside apartment

April 12, 2024

HART TOWNSHIP — A 57-year-old man who is a resident in an apartment located in the 2200 block of West Baseline Road was arrested for first-degree arson for allegedly setting a mattress on fire Friday, April 12, shortly after 2 a.m., according to Michigan State Police Sgt. Dan Thomas. Another apartment resident dragged the mattress outside and extinguished the fire,…

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