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Lots of fun on tap for the 4th of July

July 1, 2014
Lots of fun on tap for the 4th of July

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OCEANA COUNTY — There are fun events going on all over the county this week in celebration of the Fourth of July. Fireworks will be shot off in Pentwater Thursday night; and Silver Lake and Hesperia Friday night. There will also be a Fourth of July parade in Hesperia Friday at 11 a.m. Thursday, July…

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Man with slit throat, death are 2 separate incidents at EF

June 30, 2014
Man with slit throat, death are 2 separate incidents at EF

ROTHBURY — Rumors are swirling around social media sites that Brian Alan Brockette, the 20-year-old Caledonia man who died during the final evening of the Electric Forest Festival, is the same man who suffered a severe cut across his neck. According to www.youredm.com, the two are separate incidents. “A separate unfortunate event took place at Electric Forest this year, where…

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MSP: ‘Well-behaved crowd’ at EF

June 28, 2014
MSP: ‘Well-behaved crowd’ at EF

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ROTHBURY — Despite a few minor emergencies, things are going well at the Electric Forest Festival this weekend. According to Michigan State Police Sergeant Tony Harrington of the Gaylord post, no deaths have occurred. One man was taken by ambulance yesterday afternoon with a body temperature of 107 degrees, Harrington said. A tree was blown…

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Golf Clap chills out with OCP

June 27, 2014
Golf Clap chills out with OCP

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. ROTHBURY — Hugh Cleal and Bryan Jones of Detroit-based Golf Clap took some time out of their busy Electric Forest schedule to talk to OCP in the media tent Friday at the Double JJ Resort. This year is Golf Clap’s first performance during the world-famous festival. They are one of only a handful of acts…

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District Court sentencings

June 25, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: –      John Joseph Norman, Jr., 17, of 2838 E. Garfield Rd., Hesperia, was found guilty June 23 of driving while license suspended. He was sentenced to 93 days discretionary jail and $400 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable to the Secretary of State (SOS).…

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