By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. NEWFIELD TOWNSHIP — A single-story home at 1917 S. 200th Ave. near Hesperia was destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon, April 20. No one was inside the house, and no one was injured in the blaze that was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Firefighters from Hesperia, Walkerville, Ferry and Fremont battled the blaze. Oceana County Sheriff’s…
The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Monday, April 18, 2016: – 4:57 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), car/deer crash, E. Harrison Rd. and N. 144th Ave., Elbridge Township. – 7:16 a.m., (OCSO), property damage crash, S. State St., Village of Shelby. – 9:51 a.m., (OCSO), larceny, E. Baker Rd., Ferry Township. – 10:58 a.m., (OCSO), warrant arrest, S.…
By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – A Muslim woman’s federal lawsuit that claimed Oceana County Sheriff’s Office deputies violated her constitutional rights last spring by forcing her to remove her headscarf during jail booking has been dismissed. The woman’s claim included many inaccurate statements, according to Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber. Fatme Mohamad Dakroub’s lawsuit against the county, the sheriff’s office, Sheriff…
WHITE CLOUD, Newaygo County — A 76-year-old White Cloud man was arrested by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart Post Monday, April 18, following a complaint of solicitation of prostitution, according to an MSP press release. As a result of the investigation, Norman Leo Ochs was arrested and arraigned in the 78th District Court of Newaygo County for alleged…
By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Two candidates are vying for mayor in a non-partisan election Tuesday, May 3: Jason LaFever and Ron LaPorte. Current Hart City Mayor Harold Schaner is not seeking re-election. OCP sent the candidates a questionnaire, and here are their answers: Ron LaPorte, age 61: Work history: My original start was in agriculture, growing up on a…
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