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Rev up for the Take it to Hart Car Show

July 22, 2015
Rev up for the Take it to Hart Car Show

HART — The 13th Annual Take it to Hart Car Show is set for this Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Hart. Enjoy an arts and crafts show, kids games and a chalk art competition with prizes. All makes and models are welcome for the car show. Registration, which includes a $10 fee, is from…

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Police: Water skier appears to have died of a heart attack

July 21, 2015
Police: Water skier appears to have died of a heart attack

SILVER LAKE — A 69-year-old Mears man who was water skiing on Silver Lake early Tuesday morning, July 21, appears to have died of a heart attack, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Richard Tompkins was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 7:30 a.m., Mast said. Tompkins was water skiing with another man who…

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PPO violation, drunk driving arrests among police activity

July 21, 2015
PPO violation, drunk driving arrests among police activity

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw. HART — A 31-year-old Hart man was arrested by Hart police officers Saturday, July 18, at 9:07 a.m. at the J&H Family Store on Polk Road for violating a personal protection order (PPO). Other recent local law enforcement activity includes: Sunday, July…

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Dish installer who invaded a home is looking at prison time

July 20, 2015
Dish installer who invaded a home is looking at prison time

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 44-year-old Saginaw man who was working for Dish Network as a dish installer when he entered a Ferry Township home and stole a muzzleloader last April pleaded guilty Monday, July 20, in 27th Circuit Court to first-degree home invasion. Raymond Joseph Kirby faces 51-85 months in prison, which are the sentencing guidelines…

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Woman who stabbed father receives jail term

July 20, 2015
Woman who stabbed father receives jail term

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Fremont-area woman who stabbed her father multiple times at his Walkerville home last April was sentenced to serve three months up front of a nine-month discretionary jail term in 27th Circuit Court Monday, July 20. Jennifer Ruth Curtis pleaded “no contest” last month to one count of felonious assault. In exchange…

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