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Oceana Foundation to increase grant opportunities; $3.5 million awarded in 25-year history

February 24, 2015
Oceana Foundation to increase grant opportunities; $3.5 million awarded in 25-year history

SHELBY — How does a person choose which charitable cause to support since there are so many organizations doing great work to help make Oceana better? And how do those nonprofits make known their immediate needs? That’s where the Community Foundation for Oceana County comes in. In 2014, the foundation awarded 32 grants totaling $35,193 in its two competitive grant rounds.…

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Fugitive arrest, fraud complaint

February 24, 2015
Fugitive arrest, fraud complaint

HART — The following is recent law enforcement activity: Friday, Feb. 20, 2015: – 6:44 p.m. (Michigan State Police), fugitive arrest, a 39-year-old Fremont man was arrested on an outstanding child support warrant, Weaver St., Hesperia. Monday, Feb. 23, 2015: – 9:09 a.m., (Oceana Co. Sheriff’s Office), property damage accident, 400 block of S. Chester St. – 1:17 p.m. (MSP),…

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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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