HART — The Hart Police Department is investigating the theft of a 21-foot motorhome that was taken Friday, Nov. 7, from inside a Hart Historic District building but recovered behind a business in the 3000 block of Polk Road the following day, Nov. 8. Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback said no visible damage was done to the vehicle, and there are…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GRANT TWP. — One of the most popular music festivals in the world got the go-ahead with a split 3-2 vote from the Grant Township Board Monday evening, Nov. 10, for a mass gathering permit. The township, which has a population of around 3,000, is the site of the Electric Forest Festival, which draws tens…
OTTO TWP. — A hunter discovered a young man’s body inside a car in the Manistee National Forest Saturday afternoon, Nov. 8, and authorities believe the man died from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a suicide. An autopsy is being performed today, said Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber. Deputies from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Daniel James Swanger, 46, of Hesperia, pleaded guilty Monday morning, Nov. 10, in 27th Circuit Court to attempted larceny over $1,000/less than $20,000 stemming from his arrest in September following an incident at a marijuana growing operation in rural Newfield Township that involved the firing of a gun. Swanger was the eldest of…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Hesperia businessman and outgoing village councilman accused of burning his restaurant last spring appeared before 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony Monton Monday morning, Nov. 10, with his attorney Matthew Ryan Kacel, who indicated that his client will undergo a polygraph test. David Sean Pates, 32, a co-owner of the Hesperia House restaurant,…
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