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Letter to the Editor: Road commission should have taken action earlier on Longbridge Road.

September 30, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Road commission should have taken action earlier on Longbridge Road. Dear Editor: They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. Here’s one concerning the Longbridge closure. As reported in Oceana County Press, Road Commission Managing Director Mark Timmer read a prepared statement to those attending the Sept. 25 meeting, and said this: “We have been working SINCE WE CLOSED…

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Four sentenced for meth in 27th Circuit Court.

September 27, 2019

Four sentenced for meth in 27th Circuit Court. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Patrick Faye George, 30, of 64 Michigan Ave., Shelby, was found guilty of July 22 of methamphetamine possession and was sentenced Sept. 16 to one year in jail with credit for 117 days served; driver’s…

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78th District Court arraignments, Sept. 27, 2019.

September 27, 2019

78th District Court arraignments, Sept. 27, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Adam Blake Riddell, 29, of 103 Wood St., Hart, was arrested by the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) for a felony of delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine/ecstasy. Preliminary exam: Oct. 7 at 3 p.m.…

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Indecent exposure, SSCENT warrant arrests among HPD activity.

September 27, 2019

Indecent exposure, SSCENT warrant arrests among HPD activity. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019: – 8:17 am., larceny, 20 block of North State Street, City of Hart. – 9:05 a.m., larceny, Peach and Johnson streets, City of Hart. – 11:30 a.m., vehicle crash, no injuries, State and Lincoln streets, City of…

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No quick fix in sight for Longbridge Road.

September 26, 2019

No quick fix in sight for Longbridge Road. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The Oceana County Road Commission unanimously approved authorization of $200,000 plus engineering costs to fix flooded Longbridge Road in Pentwater Township during its regular meeting Wednesday, Sept. 25, although there is no quick fix in sight. Longbridge Road, which crosses Pentwater Lake at the Pentwater…

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