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HPD report, posted April 2, 2024

April 2, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent Hart Police Department activity: Thursday, March 21, 2024: 2:55 a.m., malicious destruction of property, 600 block of Dryden Street, City of Hart. 2:20 p.m., wellbeing check, 4000 block of Polk Road, City of Hart. 3:46 p.m., wellbeing check, Polk…

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Letter to the Editor: Writer urges citizens to sign petition for local zoning control

April 2, 2024

Last November, our Michigan legislature passed and our governor signed PA233 of 2023, a new law that overrides local zoning laws and takes away a local community’s ability to decide on the size and placement of wind turbine farms, solar farms, and battery storage facilities. PA233 of 2023 transfers control of local zoning decisions to three state-appointed officials in Lansing.…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted March 31, 2024

March 31, 2024

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Charles Vernon Alltop, 60, of 716 Bird St., Parkersburg, West Virginia; first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) — victim under age 13 and second-degree CSC — victim under age 13. Preliminary exam: April 16 at 1 p.m. Bail: $10,000/cash/surety/10 percent. – Ernest Paul Maile, 56, of…

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Man who fled the domestic assault scene arrested for drunk driving

March 27, 2024

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. GRANT TOWNSHIP — A 39-year-old Montague man who allegedly fled the scene after a domestic assault early Wednesday morning, March 27, was arrested later that morning by Oceana County sheriff’s deputies for drunk driving, according to Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. Deputies responded…

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Township clerk retires after 40 years of service

March 27, 2024

‘She would like to thank everyone for making her time here seem like minutes instead of years.’ SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township Clerk Marilyn Glover is retiring after 40 years of dedicated service, and township officials are preparing a celebration to honor her. “It is with a heavy heart that the Shelby Township Board announces the retirement of our long-term…

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