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Meth case heads to trial

August 3, 2015
Meth case heads to trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART –The case against a 45-year-old Hesperia man who was arrested by the State Sheriffs’ Chiefs’ Enforcement Narcotics Team (SSCENT) last June following a meth lab bust at his Newfield Township home is set for trial. Leon Stanek, of 2909 S. Lakeview Dr., refused a plea offer by the prosecution and will go to trial,…

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Muskegon Heights man pleads guilty to heroin delivery

August 3, 2015
Muskegon Heights man pleads guilty to heroin delivery

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 48-year-old Muskegon Heights man is looking at an eight-and-a-half month jail sentence after pleading guilty Monday, Aug. 3, in 27th Circuit Court to possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of heroin. James William Sydnor, Jr., testified Monday that police searched him after he exited a vehicle, May 6, at…

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Womyn’s Fest this week

August 3, 2015
Womyn’s Fest this week

COLFAX TWP. — The 40th Annual Michigan Womyn’s Festival is set for this week, Aug. 4-9. “This August, we celebrate 40 magical years of womyn from around the globe gathering in intentional community – where the culture of feminism is the bedrock of our traditions and guides our way of living together,” states the festival website. “Held in a beautiful and…

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Love-triangle crash nets jail term

August 3, 2015
Love-triangle crash nets jail term

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 42-year-old Rothbury man who caused a crash fueled by a love triangle last March was ordered to serve 60 days in jail of a six-month discretionary sentence in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Aug. 3. Robert Bernard Moore pleaded “no contest” to one count of felonious assault last June, stemming from the crash…

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UPDATE: Baxter is home!

August 3, 2015
UPDATE: Baxter is home!

HART — Baxter, the 7-year-old Pomeranian who got scared due to last night’s storm and ran off from his family’s home in downtown Hart, has been found and is back home. Baxter was found about an hour after OCP posted a story that he was missing.  

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