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Hart Pizza hosts UNITED WE DINE

February 24, 2015
Hart Pizza hosts UNITED WE DINE

HART — Do you like great food, supporting local businesses and giving back to your community? Hart Pizza will host Oceana County’s first UNITED WE DINE Restaurant Day Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 4-8 p.m. Ten percent of the proceeds go to United Way of the Lakeshore to help programs and services in Oceana County . If you would like more information about…

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Hesperia House arson case set for trial

February 23, 2015
Hesperia House arson case set for trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against the Hesperia House co-owner and former Hesperia village councilman who is accused of burning his restaurant almost a year ago is set for trial in April. David Sean Pates, 32, is scheduled for a jury trial April 8, Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon told 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony Monton in…

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Meth lab case heads to trial

February 23, 2015
Meth lab case heads to trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against a 24-year-old Hesperia man facing several charges in connection to a multi-agency meth lab bust last month is set for trial in April. Jay Jacob Ball appeared in 27th Circuit Court Monday morning, Feb. 23, with his court-appointed attorney, Doug Springstead, for a pretrial hearing. Ball, who is facing charges of…

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Deputies respond to crashes

February 23, 2015
Deputies respond to crashes

This free news service is brought to you through the assistance of our great advertisers. The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727,  www.vanderhaagcarsales.com; Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com; and Midas Muffler of Ludington and Manistee, 231-845-0392; www.midas.com/ludington-manistee. HART — The following is the weekend activity report of the Oceana County…

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3 injured in 2-car crash

February 23, 2015
3 injured in 2-car crash

SHELBY TWP. — Three people received minor injuries in two-car crash Monday, Feb. 23, at 5:49 a.m. on Oceana Drive near Buchanan Road. A 2005 Chevy Suburban driven by a 42-year-old Shelby woman was westbound on Buchanan Road and was not able to stop at the stop sign in the snowy conditions and went through the intersection and onto Oceana…

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