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Police tracking high school break-in suspects

December 26, 2014
Police tracking high school break-in suspects

HART — Janitors discovered what are believed to be three suspects who broke into Hart High School shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26. The suspects ran off, and Oceana County Sheriff’s deputies are currently tracking them with the assistance of the Mason County K-9 unit. “The janitorial staff found that someone had broken in to the high school,” states…

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Century-old farmhouse burns to the ground

December 23, 2014
Century-old farmhouse burns to the ground

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CRYSTAL TWP. — Paul Oomen awakened at about 4 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, to a loud “boom” and discovered smoke coming from behind his refrigerator. He escaped from his two-story farmhouse at 2480 E. Hammett Rd. with just a few possessions and called 911. Oomen’s house, which was built in the late 1800s and has been…

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Hart PD spreads Christmas cheer

December 23, 2014
Hart PD spreads Christmas cheer

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Officers from the Hart Police Department got into the Christmas spirit Monday evening, Dec. 22, when they visited a family that includes four little girls and gave each child several presents and all the fixings for a delicious holiday meal. Of course, the officers made sure that Santa Claus came along with them…

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Montague woman killed in crash

December 22, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. BLUE LAKE TWP. (MUSKEGON COUNTY) — A 36-year-old Montague woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Russell Road near Owasippe Road Sunday night, Dec. 21, according to the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office. She was declared dead at the scene, said Lt. Shane Brown. Police were still sorting out the details of the horrific crash Monday…

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Hart man receives longer prison term for not testifying against co-defendant; claims threats were made against his child

December 22, 2014
Hart man receives longer prison term for not testifying against co-defendant; claims threats were made against his child

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 33-year-old Hart man was sentenced Monday, Dec. 22, in 27th Circuit Court to a minimum of three-and-a-half years to a maximum of 25 years in prison for felony convictions of forgery and uttering and publishing. Kevin Robert Oomen, of 3241 N. 72nd Ave., was looking at a prison sentence of up to…

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