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Drunk driving arrest to start the New Year

January 6, 2015
Drunk driving arrest to start the New Year

HART — A 26-year-old Pentwater man was arrested by the Hart Police Department on New Year’s Day at 3:20 p.m. following a property damage accident near the Marathon gas station on Polk Road. Other recent HPD activity includes: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015: – 12 p.m., a 44-year-old Hart man was arrested for a personal protection order (PPO) violation on Lincoln…

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Football forum moved

January 6, 2015
Football forum moved

HART — The community football forum originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13, has been moved to Sunday, Jan. 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the middle school auditorium. The meeting focuses on the school district’s recent decision to cancel the 2015 varsity season and plans for the sport’s future. Citing dwindling numbers, school officials announced last month that there will not…

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Drunk driver testifies that he drank 20 beers

January 5, 2015
Drunk driver testifies that he drank 20 beers

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 56-year-old Shelby man testified, through an English interpreter, in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 5, that he drank 20 beers the night he was arrested for drunk driving. Victor Cordero, of 310 Pine St., pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with an unlawful blood alcohol content (BAC), third offense, during a…

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Crashes, homeless man assist among MSP activity

January 5, 2015
Crashes, homeless man assist among MSP activity

OCEANA COUNTY — Michigan State Police from the Hart post responded to several minor crashes and assisted a homeless man over the weekend. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015: – 3:12 p.m., general assist of a homeless man, Roosevelt Road near Oceana Dr., Grant Twp. – 3:50 p.m., two vehicle slide-offs, US-31 near Oceana Dr., Grant Twp. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015: –…

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6 departments battle house fire; no one injured

January 3, 2015
6 departments battle house fire; no one injured

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CLAYBANKS TWP. — Six fire departments, including Shelby-Benona, Grant, Ferry, Hart, Hesperia and Montague, battled a structure fire at 5173 W. Stony Lake Rd. Saturday afternoon, Jan. 3. No one was injured in the blaze that apparently destroyed the home owned by Robert Samuels. Samuels said he had just gotten home at approximately 3 p.m.…

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