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Play ball! … and swim

April 15, 2015
Play ball! … and swim

SHELBY — Kids 4 years old through eighth grade who are interested in playing baseball, softball, and T-ball this summer, can register to play and sign up for swimming lessons Saturday, April 25, and May 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at the New Era Christian School. Visit the Shelby Rec Club Facebook page for more information. The sports programs…

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Warrants being sought for 2 Dish Network workers accused of stealing guns

April 14, 2015
Warrants being sought for 2 Dish Network workers accused of stealing guns

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. FERRY TWP. — A clipboard containing Dish Network paperwork left behind at a crime scene has led the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office to two Dish Network workers from the Saginaw area who they believe stole two 50-caliber muzzleloaders from a residence in the 3200 block of South 124th Avenue. The resident discovered the clipboard that…

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Domestic assault in moving vehicle leads to arrest

April 14, 2015
Domestic assault in moving vehicle leads to arrest

The police news is sponsored by VanderHaag Car Sales of Scottville, 231-757-2727, www.vanderhaagcarsales.com and Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart),www.springsteadlaw.com. HART  — After witnesses observed a man assaulting a woman who was driving a vehicle on Polk Road near Comfort Drive, police arrested a 34-year-old Muskegon man for domestic violence Sunday, April 12, at 8:50…

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Man severely burned in suicidal van fire dies, was scheduled in court today.

April 14, 2015
Man severely burned in suicidal van fire dies, was scheduled in court today.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CRYSTAL VALLEY — A Crystal Valley man who was severely burned in a van fire Monday afternoon, April 13, when he attempted suicide by igniting the Ford Econoline in which he was living has died, Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Joseph Lee Gieske, 54, of 1465 E. Mill Rd., was…

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Love triangle crash suspect to appear in court

April 13, 2015
Love triangle crash suspect to appear in court

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 42-year-old Rothbury man accused of the love-triangle crash March 8 near Rothbury who did not appear for a pretrial hearing earlier this month in 27th Circuit Court has “presented himself” and did not jump bail as officials had earlier believed, said Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon Monday, April 13. “There was a…

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