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New assistant prosecutor hired

August 26, 2014

HART — A new chief assistant prosecutor who has over 25 years experience working as a prosecutor was hired earlier this month by the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office. Jeffrey Kabot was set to begin duties as early as this week, Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon said, at a starting salary of $65,000. The experienced prosecutor has worked in several Michigan…

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VFW Pancake Breakfast

August 25, 2014
VFW Pancake Breakfast

PENTWATER — Enjoy a pancake breakfast this Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Pentwater VFW Hall. The cost is $7 for adults; $3 for children ages 5-12; and kids under 5 are free. Proceeds go to Marines Helping Marines.  

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Pow wow, heritage days, bridge walk this weekend

August 25, 2014
Pow wow, heritage days, bridge walk this weekend

HART — Take a trip back in time during the 22nd Annual Honoring our Elders Traditional Pow-Wow at the Oceana County Fairgrounds and the Heritage Days Festival at the Hart Historic District this weekend. On Labor Day, participate in the Hart Healthy 5K and Bridge Walk. The Honoring our Elders Traditional Pow-Wow is set for Saturday and Sunday from 10…

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Police chief, political canvassers have misunderstanding

August 22, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — When Police Chief Dan Leimback saw two people going door-to-door in the city recently, he assumed they were salespeople. “I said, ‘If you’re going door-to-door, you need to get a permit from city hall,'”Leimback said. The two people were actually not selling anything, they were political canvassers for democrat Cathy Forbes’ campaign for…

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Arraignments

August 21, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned Wednesday in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: – Joshua Abdul Castillo, 19, of 2936 S. 186th Ave., Hesperia, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a misdemeanor of controlled substance, possession of marijuana. A pretrial is set for Sept. 2 at 1 p.m.…

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