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Walkerville fire dept. receives grant funds for equipment

August 24, 2015
Walkerville fire dept. receives grant funds for equipment

WALKERVILLE — Grant money totaling nearly $18,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow Walkerville Area Fire & Rescue to buy new equipment. The department will receive a $17,953 grant from the homeland security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, according to a press release from U.S. senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow. The funds are aimed to…

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Work progresses on street project

August 21, 2015
Work progresses on street project

HART — Hallack Contracting milled the old pavement on Water Street from Johnson Street to Lincoln Street this week, and the sub-base was inspected, according to a newsletter from Hart City Manager Stan Rickard. On Johnson Street, work crews placed the base stone and grading began. Workers will continue fine-grading; adjusting structures, such as manholes and valve boxes; and finishing…

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78th District Court Arraignments

August 21, 2015
78th District Court Arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned on misdemeanor charges recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: – Randall Guy Jonseck, 47, of 485 S. 52nd Ave., New Era, was arrested July 19 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a misdemeanor of operating with a high blood alcohol content (BAC). Pretrial: Sept.…

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2nd-longest running fair in Michigan set for next week

August 20, 2015
2nd-longest running fair in Michigan set for next week

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 144th Annual Oceana County Fair, which is the second-longest running fair in Michigan, is set for Tuesday, Aug. 25, through Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Oceana County Fairgrounds. The event draws approximately 25,000 fair goers every year, said Oceana County Fair President Clancy Aerts. The fair’s history dates back to 1871. The…

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Death by heroin case dismissed, but expected to be re-filed; similar case remains active

August 19, 2015
Death by heroin case dismissed, but expected to be re-filed; similar case remains active

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The felony case against a 29-year-old Midland man accused of delivery of heroin causing death was dismissed but is expected to be re-filed, according to Oceana County Prosecutor Joseph Bizon. A similar case against a 24-year-old man currently lodged in prison on an unrelated charge remains active. Daniel Ryan Murphy’s case was dismissed…

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