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Circuit Court sentencings

July 10, 2014
Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday in 27th Circuit Court: –      Troy Alan Highland, 33, of 189 S. 1st St., Shelby, pleaded no contest May 27 to assault – weapon. One count of assault – weapon was dismissed. He was sentenced to six months in jail with credit for two days served; sentence to…

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District Court sentencings

July 9, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced Monday in 78th District Court: –      Abran Farias, 26, of 514 S. Dryden St., Hart, was found guilty of driving while license suspended (DWLS) July 7 and sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail and $400 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of State (SOS). –      Robert…

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Hart girl’s heroic actions land her on ‘Good Morning America’

July 8, 2014
Hart girl’s heroic actions land her on ‘Good Morning America’

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Amanda Galindo, 12, appeared on “Good Morning America” Monday after saving her parents and friends from a stranded boat on the Grand River on the Fourth of July. A fun-filled night of boating and watching the fireworks with family and friends quickly turned into a harrowing experience. A total of 15 people were…

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‘Missing’ woman was hiding in her house

July 8, 2014

HESPERIA — A 43-year-old woman who authorities were searching for since Sunday night after leaving a suicide note, claims she was hiding in her house the whole time, police said. The woman emerged from a crawl space under her home Monday around midnight, said Undersheriff Tim Priese of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. A male resident was home at the…

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Ferwerda wins Pure Michigan photo contest

July 8, 2014
Ferwerda wins Pure Michigan photo contest

LANSING – Out of approximately 2,000 photos of Michigan beaches submitted to Pure Michigan through Instagram, Twitter and michigan.org, Gina Ferwerda of Silver Lake won the Pure Michigan Beach Instagram Challenge with her beautiful photo of kayakers at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. The kayakers in the photo are Ferwerda’s daughter, Ariana, and her friends on their last day at…

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