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‘Meet the Candidates Night’ breaks attendance records.

September 13, 2020

‘Meet the Candidates Night’ breaks attendance records. PENTWATER — The Pentwater Service Club (PSC) announced that its “Meet the Candidates Night,” Sept. 10 at the Pentwater Village Green, set all-time attendance records with 130 people attending in person or over the internet. “The combination of having great candidates and being held outside with unlimited space really made a difference,” said…

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78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 13, 2020.

September 13, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, Sept. 13, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Melody Ann Cox, 64, of 3420 W. Skeels Rd., Montague, was found guilty Aug. 31 of reckless use of a firearm and was sentenced to 93 days suspended jail with credit for three days served and $425…

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Suspect at large following high-speed chase.

September 11, 2020

Suspect at large following high-speed chase. Over 17 pounds of marijuana, suspected methamphetamine, MDMA, multiple marijuana edibles and multiple oil forms of marijuana were found in his car. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — Area law enforcement officers are searching for a 35-year-old man who escaped from police following a high-speed chase that crossed county lines early Thursday morning,…

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Push fails for county support of undocumented immigrants having licenses.

September 10, 2020

Push fails for county support of undocumented immigrants having licenses. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — Activists involved in the Movimiento Cosecha organization seeking support from the Oceana County Board of Commissioners to pass a resolution of “driver’s licenses for all” did not get the answer they were seeking Thursday, Sept. 10. The board took no action on the group’s…

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HPD report.

September 10, 2020

HPD report. ​ The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020: – 9:20 a.m., medical assist, 400 block of Griswold Street, City of Hart. – 5:57 p.m., warrant arrest, 100 block of Hart Street, City of Hart. A 24-year-old Hart woman was arrested on a warrant out of Newaygo County. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020:…

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