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Dune workshop tonight

January 12, 2015
Dune workshop tonight

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. MEARS — The “Silver Lake Off-Road Vehicle Area (SLORVA) Workshop” is set for this evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Golden Elementary School. The workshop was organized by state officials following an outrage by sand dune enthusiasts last month due to a proposed voucher system at Silver Lake State Park that they felt would lock…

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Drunk driving, fugitive arrests

January 12, 2015
Drunk driving, fugitive arrests

NEW ERA  — Troopers from the Hart post of the Michigan State Police arrested a 40-year-old New Era woman Friday, Jan 9, at 3:15 p.m. for operating while intoxicated on Oceana Drive near Third Street. Troopers also arrested a fugitive Sunday, Jan. 11, at 11:35 a.m. in the 100 block of N. Michigan Avenue in Shelby Township. No details about…

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Fire destroys Hesperia-area home

January 10, 2015

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. NEWFIELD TWP. — Battling a winter storm with single-digit temperatures, firefighters from six departments fought a blaze Friday afternoon, Jan. 9, that began in a residential garage and quickly spread to a single-story modular home. The garage and home owned by George Golden, located at 8697 E. Parkton Lane along the White River, are a…

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Epic storm wallops the area; police urge residents to ‘stay put’

January 9, 2015
Epic storm wallops the area; police urge residents to ‘stay put’

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — The huge storm that dumped over a foot of snow with blizzard-like conditions overnight appears to be winding down, and residents are digging out this morning. “Secondary roads are impassible with very deep drifts,” according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids. “Lake effect snow continues this morning through today (Jan.…

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78th District Court Sentencings

January 8, 2015
78th District Court Sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: –      Tom Allen Griffes, 50, of 55 1st St., Kent City, was convicted by a jury Nov. 25 of operating while impaired by liquor, second offense. He was sentenced to nine days in jail; one year discretionary jail; $1,765 in fines and costs; six months…

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