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78th District Court sentencings posted Feb. 24, 2018.

February 24, 2018

78th District Court sentencings posted Feb. 24, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Betty Mae Winans, 45, of 6161 E. Filmore Rd., Walkerville, was found guilty Feb. 13 of allowing a person to drive in violation and was sentenced to 90 days at the court’s discretion for one…

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Viral post forces schools into lockdown.

February 23, 2018

Viral post forces schools into lockdown. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Hart High School went into a “soft lockdown” Friday, Feb. 23, just one day after Shelby High School was also in “soft lockdown” mode. There was no real threat to either school as both incidents were determined to be fake. In the wake of the deadly school…

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Council douses marijuana dispensary plan.

February 21, 2018

Council douses marijuana dispensary plan. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — The Rothbury Village Council extinguished a plan to build a marijuana dispensary proposed by Michigan Grow Supply with a 5-2 vote Tuesday evening, Feb. 20. Meetings regarding the proposed dispensary in the village have drawn many supporters, packing the council room to near capacity. However, many of the…

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Career fair helps teens find right path.

February 21, 2018

Career fair helps teens find right path. #OceanaCollegeAccessNetwork By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. SHELBY — When you’re 16 years old, it’s time to seriously think about what kind of career you want to pursue, and for many teens that can be a daunting task. The Oceana College Access Network makes that decision process a little easier. One way of reducing the…

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Hesperia community rallies around athlete battling cancer.

February 21, 2018

Hesperia community rallies around athlete battling cancer. #ConnorStrong By Fred Inglis. Contributing Writer. The Village of Hesperia is a typical quiet, close-knit Michigan town. Everybody knows everybody and their business. So when they hear “Baby Hulk” developed a life-threatening disease, like Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, the entire community knows 15-year-old Connor VanBuskirk and his family needs all their emotional and…

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