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Church donates $1,500 to senior center.

October 24, 2018

Church donates $1,500 to senior center. HART – The Mears United Methodist Church recently donated $1,500 to the Oceana County Council on Aging’s new senior center. The church had a car show and soup supper Sept. 19 to benefit the council on aging, and a group from the church recently presented a check to OCCOA Associate Director Stephanie Moore. “This…

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Car/deer crashes on the rise.

October 23, 2018

Car/deer crashes on the rise. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018: – 11:53 a.m., larceny of a wallet, 400 block of Shelby Road, Shelby Township. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018: – 9:40 p.m., car/deer crash, 72nd Avenue and Jackson Road, Weare Township. Monday, Oct. 22, 2018: – 1:17…

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Fire destroys garage.

October 22, 2018

Fire destroys garage. #OceanaCounty By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP – A fire Monday evening, Oct. 22, destroyed a garage at 7673 E. Loop Rd. near Hesperia, but the firefighters’ quick actions saved the nearby home. Firefighters from Hesperia, Ferry Township and Fremont battled the blaze. The detached garage contained a wood stove, which may have caused the fire, said…

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Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring.

October 22, 2018

Five men sentenced in connection to cockfighting ring. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Five men, including a Shelby man, were sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, for felony convictions of attending an animal fight in connection to the cockfighting ring that was raided by police last June in Hart Township. Hector Francis Vasquez-Melchor, 20, of 101…

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Man ordered to jail for accosting child.

October 22, 2018

Man ordered to jail for accosting child. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 22, to 101 days in jail with credit for 101 days served and five years probation for a felony conviction of accosting a child for immoral purposes. Monte Lee Dupont, of 65 S. Winter…

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