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Car vs. plow truck crash; man arrested for assault

February 20, 2015
Car vs. plow truck crash; man arrested for assault

SHELBY TWP. — No injuries were reported in a car vs. plow truck crash that occurred Thursday, Feb. 19, at 1:12 p.m. on US-31 near Hayes Road, the Hart post of the Michigan State Police reported. In a separate incident, a 56-year-old Montague man was arrested for assault and disorderly person at the Rothbury Wesco Thursday at 2:10 p.m. Other…

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Widespread power outage hits county; extreme cold causes wire to snap

February 20, 2015

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — A large portion of the county lost power early Friday morning, Feb. 20, and some residents in the New Era/Rothbury area remain without power. “A static, unenergized wire at the top of a pole fell into energized wires for Consumers Energy and Great Lakes Energy,” said Roger Morgenstern, senior public information director…

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This week’s arraignments

February 19, 2015
This week’s arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough, OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned this week in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Misdemeanors –      Wade Jeffrey Holman, 24, of 6502 W. Filmore Rd., Mears, was arrested Feb. 1 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a misdemeanor of operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL), second offense. Pretrial: March 3…

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MSP: dangerous conditions causing minor crashes

February 19, 2015
MSP: dangerous conditions causing minor crashes

HART — Lake-effect snow, frigid temperatures and whiteout conditions are creating dangerous travel conditions, but no major accidents have been reported. The Michigan State Police post has been dispatched to several minor crashes throughout the day Wednesday, Feb. 18; overnight; and into Thursday morning, Feb. 19. “The troopers were busy all day and through the night,” Trooper Dan Thomas said.…

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CSC complaint, minor crashes

February 19, 2015
CSC complaint, minor crashes

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