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27th Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, larceny, domestic violence.

February 26, 2016
27th Circuit Court sentencings include tether tampering, larceny, domestic violence.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Terry Donald Pearo, 23, of 215 State St., Hart, was found guilty Dec. 28 of tampering with an electronic monitoring device or tether. He was sentenced Feb. 23 to serve six months of a one-year discretionary jail sentence and $400 in fines and…

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Fugitive arrest.

February 26, 2016
Fugitive arrest.

PENTWATER TOWNSHIP — A 41-year-old Pentwater man was arrested on a fugitive warrant by troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. in the 400 block of Adams Road. MSP also responded to a one-car property damage crash Thursday at 12:30 a.m. at M-20 and 154th Avenue in Ferry Township. The police…

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Letter to the Editor: ESD is abandoning Oceana students, Shelby super writes.

February 26, 2016
Letter to the Editor: ESD is abandoning Oceana students, Shelby super writes.

As the superintendent of Shelby Public Schools, I was completely shocked when the leader of the West Shore Educational Service District (WSESD), Superintendent Randy Howes, informed Shelby that he plans on pulling  career technology education (CTE) program classrooms out of Oceana County.   Currently, two programs, allied health and agri-science, are offered in Hart for local students. Mr. Howes has…

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78th District Court sentencings.

February 25, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Raymond Otis Riddell, 39, of 4581 N. 88th Ave., Hart, was found guilty Feb. 22 of operating while intoxicated and sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if imposed; and $400 in fines and…

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Suspect tries to flee from courthouse; taser drawn.

February 25, 2016
Suspect tries to flee from courthouse; taser drawn.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A suspect who failed to appear for a pretrial hearing in 27th Circuit Court Tuesday may face an additional felony charge of resisting and opposing police following a scuffle with an Oceana County bailiff deputy and a courthouse security guard Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24, according to Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Craig Mast.…

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