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All Seasons Outdoor Show this weekend

July 29, 2014
All Seasons Outdoor Show this weekend

HART — The inaugural All Seasons Outdoor Show set for this weekend at the Oceana County Fairgrounds celebrates the many outdoor activities that this area offers — hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, snowmobiling, dune riding, camping and swimming. The outdoor show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The gate entrance fee is…

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Future looks bleak if 911 millage fails

July 28, 2014
Future looks bleak if 911 millage fails

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. WEARE TWP. — Slower response times and the dispatch center’s eventual closing are on the horizon if next Tuesday’s 911 millage request fails. The emergency dispatch center is requesting a .14 millage, Aug. 5, for six years due to persistent declines in local telephone line surcharge revenues, which account for 75 percent of the agency’s…

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St. Mary’s food pantry golf outing

July 28, 2014

HART — A golf outing to benefit St. Mary’s Church food pantry and building fund is set for Saturday, Aug. 23, at Colonial Golf Course. Entry fee is $200 for a team of four with registration starting at 8:30 a.m. Outing is limited to 25 teams. Prizes for top three places will be given away; 50/50 raffle; skins; hole-in-one car…

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Open Mic Night at Hart Commons

July 28, 2014

Local musicians and singers are invited to the Hart Commons this Saturday at 7 p.m. for Open Mic Night. Each group will have the opportunity to play a few songs. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the music and the view of Hart Lake. Proceeds support the Oceana County Jail Ministry,…

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Assistant prosecutor resigns, takes job with Springstead

July 24, 2014
Assistant prosecutor resigns, takes job with Springstead

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Oceana County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Erin Fisher resigned from her position this week and has taken a job as an associate attorney with Springstead Law Offices in Hart. Fisher, who began the job of chief assistant prosecutor Jan. 1, 2013, will remain working in the prosecutor’s office until Aug. 26. “On July 22,…

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