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Suicide victim found in woods identified

November 12, 2014
Suicide victim found in woods identified

Editor’s Note: It is typically the policy of this news organization to not report on suicides. We believe these are typically events that are beyond the general “need-to-know” of the general public. However, we also believe that events that take place on public-owned land or in places frequented by the public are news worthy. For this reason, we are reporting…

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Motorhome stolen from historic district, recovered

November 11, 2014
Motorhome stolen from historic district, recovered

HART — The Hart Police Department is investigating the theft of a 21-foot motorhome that was taken Friday, Nov. 7, from inside a Hart Historic District building but recovered behind a business in the 3000 block of Polk Road the following day, Nov. 8. Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback said no visible damage was done to the vehicle, and there are…

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Electric Forest 2015 gets the green light

November 11, 2014
Electric Forest 2015 gets the green light

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GRANT TWP. — One of the most popular music festivals in the world got the go-ahead with a split 3-2 vote from the Grant Township Board Monday evening, Nov. 10, for a mass gathering permit. The township, which has a population of around 3,000, is the site of the Electric Forest Festival, which draws tens…

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Body found by hunter likely a suicide victim

November 10, 2014

OTTO TWP. — A hunter discovered a young man’s body inside a car in the Manistee National Forest Saturday afternoon, Nov. 8, and authorities believe the man died from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a suicide. An autopsy is being performed today, said Oceana County Sheriff Robert Farber. Deputies from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from…

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Attempted pot thief pleads guilty

November 10, 2014
Attempted pot thief pleads guilty

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Daniel James Swanger, 46, of Hesperia, pleaded guilty Monday morning, Nov. 10, in 27th Circuit Court to attempted larceny over $1,000/less than $20,000 stemming from his arrest in September following an incident at a marijuana growing operation in rural Newfield Township that involved the firing of a gun. Swanger was the eldest of…

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