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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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Hart man sent to prison for crime spree

June 25, 2014
Hart man sent to prison for crime spree

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – Daryl Eugene Essex, 32, of 5378 N. 88th Ave., Hart, was sentenced to two consecutive prison terms in 27th Circuit Court Monday for first-degree home invasion and felony firearms. Essex was arrested last March following multiple break-ins in Oceana and Mason counties. He was initially charged with 22 felonies, including breaking and entering, home…

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Relay for Life begins Friday with 2 new events

June 24, 2014

SHELBY — The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life kicks off Friday afternoon at the Shelby High School Athletic Field with two new events. The inaugural Oceana County Cancer Relay Parade begins Friday at 4 p.m. in downtown Shelby. The 2014 Relay Royalty, King Thomas Beyer and Queen Phyllis Schlee, will be the highlight of the parade. Both Beyer and…

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