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Shelby Optimists encourage young readers

February 12, 2015
Shelby Optimists encourage young readers

HESPERIA — The Shelby Optimist Club recently presented the Hesperia Community Library with a gift of $1,000 that the library will use a portion of to purchase materials for its “Every Hero Has a Story” 2015 Summer Reading program. This program is open to Hesperia area children, and it includes a storytime for toddlers; family night; and teen night. Children are…

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Coast guard attack suspect arraigned on arson charges

February 11, 2015
Coast guard attack suspect arraigned on arson charges

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Matthew Lawrence Krueger, 33, of Illinois was arraigned via video conferencing from the Ottawa County Jail Wednesday, Feb. 11, in 78th District Court on four felony arson counts in connection to the fire that destroyed a structure near Mears early Sunday morning, Feb. 8, two hours before his alleged attack on the U.S.…

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Grinch-like actions yield jail term

February 11, 2015
Grinch-like actions yield jail term

HART — A 20-year-old Rothbury man who stole several items from a residence just three days before Christmas was sentenced to five months in jail Wednesday, Feb. 11, in 27th Circuit Court. David Allen Wellington received credit for 52 days already served in the Oceana County Jail for a felony conviction of larceny from a building. Oceana County Prosecutor Joe…

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‘She wouldn’t hurt a fly’ husband tells judge who sentenced wife for accidental shooting

February 11, 2015
‘She wouldn’t hurt a fly’ husband tells judge who sentenced wife for accidental shooting

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 43-year-old Rothbury woman who said she accidentally shot her husband in the arm last September received no additional jail time during her sentencing Wednesday, Feb. 11, in 27th Circuit Court. Her husband appeared in court, supporting his wife Angela Ann Kevwitch. “She wouldn’t hurt a fly,” he told Judge Anthony Monton. “It…

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No injuries in rollover

February 11, 2015
No injuries in rollover

HART TWP. — A vehicle that appeared to be traveling west on Polk Road near Appletree Automotive went off the icy roadway and rolled over on the north side of the road Wednesday, Feb. 11, around 11 a.m. No injuries were reported. The crash was initially toned out as a personal injury accident, and Hart Area Fire Department and Oceana…

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