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78th District Court sentencings

November 14, 2014
78th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday, Nov. 10, by 78th District Court Judge H. Kevin Drake: –      Ivy Marie Cobb, 29, of 10682 Brickyard Rd., Holton, was found guilty Nov. 10 of operating while impaired. She was sentenced to $1,105 in fines and costs; Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); and 93 days discretionary jail.…

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78th District Court arraignments

November 14, 2014
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned Wednesday, Nov. 12, in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: –      Levi James Mitchell, 19, of 62 Bennett St., Shelby, was arrested Nov. 3 by the Shelby Police Department for a misdemeanor of violation of a restricted license. A pretrial is set for Dec. 9 at 9:45 a.m.…

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Divers search for remains of woman presumed to be murdered

November 13, 2014
Divers search for remains of woman presumed to be murdered

WALKERVILLE — A law enforcement dive team has been searching in Walkerville area lakes Thursday, Nov. 13, for what police believe are the remains of a Newaygo County woman who disappeared the night of July 19, 2005. Margaret Maureen Heuser was reported missing to the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office in August 2005, according to a NCSO press release. She was…

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Shelby couple reportedly used Facebook to solicit sex with 13-year-old girl

November 13, 2014
Shelby couple reportedly used Facebook to solicit sex with 13-year-old girl

MUSKEGON – Christian Rodriguez, 20, of Shelby, and his girlfriend,  Jenna Victoria Covey, 19, of Shelby, will stand trial on felony charges of using Facebook messages attempting to solicit a 13-year-old Muskegon County girl to have sexual contact with them, according to mlive. Rodriguez waived a preliminary examination in Muskegon County’s 60th District Court Wednesday, Nov. 12,  on a charge…

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Hart principal honored

November 13, 2014
Hart principal honored

HART — Spitler Elementary School Principal Amy Taranko is the MEMSPA (Michigan Elementary Middle Schools Principals Association) Regional Principal of the Year for Region 12. Taranko’s honor, which was announced Wednesday Nov. 12, is one of 13 in Michigan. Each of the 13 regions selects a representative as its principal of the year. Region 12’s requirement for the honor focuses…

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