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Leading ‘Generation Y’ in generosity.

February 3, 2016
Leading ‘Generation Y’ in generosity.

The Community Foundation for Oceana County’s (CFOC) philanthropy leadership includes mentoring a group of high school students who supported the distribution of $16,858 to promising youth projects in 2015. The 43 students from the five area high schools make up the CFOC’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC). Since the Youth Fund was established in 1994, CFOC’s YAC has supported 387 grants…

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MSP dispatched to 2 crashes at same site.

February 3, 2016
MSP dispatched to 2 crashes at same site.

The following is activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016: – 5:10 p.m., vehicle slide-off, 1300 block of M-20, Shelby Township. – 7:40 p.m., one-car crash, no injuries, Skeels Rd. and 168th Ave., Greenwood Township. – 8:05 p.m., bond condition violation, 3000 block of 144th Ave., Elbridge Township. – 8:58 p.m., one-car crash,…

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Shelby man pleads ‘no contest’ to assaulting officer.

February 3, 2016
Shelby man pleads ‘no contest’ to assaulting officer.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 24-year-old Shelby man who assaulted a Shelby police officer last fall pleaded “no contest” Wednesday morning, Feb. 3, in 27th Circuit Court to one felony count of resisting/opposing/assaulting a police officer causing injury and fourth-offense habitual offender, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. Brett Anthony Peoples, of 109 Pine St., was…

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Fire destroys pole barn.

February 2, 2016
Fire destroys pole barn.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. COLFAX TOWNSHIP — A fast-moving fire ripped through a large pole barn Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7812 E. Jackson Road, completely destroying the barn and several vehicles that were stored inside of it. The barn, owned by Daniel Gorenflo, was insured and located approximately 300 feet from his home, Gorenflo said. “There are a lot…

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MSP investigates ID theft.

February 2, 2016
MSP investigates ID theft.

The following is activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Monday, Feb. 2, 2016: – 9:30 a.m., identity theft, 7000 block of S. 104th Ave., Grant Township. – 10:40 a.m., identity theft, 3000 block of Skeels Rd., Otto Township. – 7:24 p.m., family/civil dispute, 1000 block of E. Park Rd., Otto Township. The police news is sponsored…

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