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Please help Baxter!

August 3, 2015
Please help Baxter!

HART — Baxter, a 7-year-old Pomeranian, got scared from last night’s storm and ran off from his family’s home in downtown Hart. Has anyone seen him? Please contact Crystal at 231-742-0080 with any information regarding his whereabouts. He is missed and loved.

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Police: Dollar store tantrum lands 13-year-old in detention facility

August 3, 2015

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 13-year-old boy from the Ferry area was lodged in the Ottawa County Juvenile Detention Center after causing a disturbance and resisting police Saturday evening, Aug. 1, at the Family Dollar store on Polk Road, said Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback. No one was injured in the 7 p.m. incident, which involved the…

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Thousands remain without power following storm

August 3, 2015
Thousands remain without power following storm

WEST MICHIGAN — Over 13,000 Great Lakes Energy members remain without power Monday morning, Aug. 3, in parts of 22 counties following damaging storms that raced across the state throughout the day Sunday, according to a GLE press release. Most of the outages are in parts of Antrim, Crawford and Kalkaska counties that were among the areas hardest hit by…

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UPDATE: Man in dune crash broke both arms, legs; pulse re-gained in leg

July 30, 2015
UPDATE: Man in dune crash broke both arms, legs; pulse re-gained in leg

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GOLDEN TWP. — A 36-year-old Kentwood man who was airlifted following a crash at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes ORV area Wednesday, July 29, suffered broken bones in both arms and both legs, and one leg was injured so severely that it had no pulse Wednesday night, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County…

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78th District Court sentencings

July 30, 2015
78th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Mark Raymond Broda, 34, of 5626 Ottawattamie Dr., Pentwater, was found guilty July 27 of attempted interfering with electronic communications. He was sentenced to one year discretionary jail to ensure compliance with court orders; credit for time served if imposed; and $450 in…

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