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78th District Court arraignments, sentencings

October 2, 2015
78th District Court arraignments, sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. Arraignments HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: – Zacharia Thomas Dood, 29, of 3340 Halls Ln., Ludington, was arrested Sept. 4 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a misdemeanor of second-offense operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent cash. –…

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Library clerk ‘checking out’ after 17-year career

October 1, 2015
Library clerk ‘checking out’ after 17-year career

HESPERIA — Employees of Hesperia Community Library said a fond farewell to long-time clerk Heather Fessenden last Saturday, Sept 26.   Fessenden, who began her library career in 1998, will retire in early October. She participated in Summer Reading, Story Time and a variety of other library programs. She was also part of the staff that moved the library to…

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Suspicious lights, domestic assault

October 1, 2015
Suspicious lights, domestic assault

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. The following is Oceana County activity of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015: – 12:42 a.m., suspicious lights, Winston Rd. and US-31, Grant Twp. – 9:12 p.m., a 39-year-old Rothbury man was arrested for domestic assault,…

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Mother bear with cubs shot; DNR seeks warrant

September 30, 2015
Mother bear with cubs shot; DNR seeks warrant

COLFAX TWP. – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking an arrest warrant for a 27-year-old Zeeland man who allegedly shot a mother black bear who was with her three cubs. The man, who has a bear hunting permit and was hunting legally, broke the law when he came upon the bear, because it is illegal to kill a…

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Rail trail work nearing completion

September 30, 2015

SHELBY — Work on the northern portion of the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Rail Trail from Shelby to Hart is nearing completion and is expected to be reopened for use either late this week or early next week, according to Leo Evans, assistant construction engineer for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The parking lot on Polk Road will also…

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