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Village considers bond proposals for $3.2 million in street repairs.

April 13, 2016

PENTWATER — The Pentwater Village Council was updated on the services committee’s assessment of local streets, and the most economical way to pay for the needed repairs and maintenance Monday, April 11, according to a press release from the village.    Last May, the village retained the Wade Trim engineering consulting firm, which concluded in September that nearly 70 percent…

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Suspect armed with butcher knife, axe handle faces felonious assault charges.

April 13, 2016
Suspect armed with butcher knife, axe handle faces felonious assault charges.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The 31-year-old Hart area man who allegedly confronted police with a fiberglass axe handle and a 12-inch butcher knife Sunday afternoon, April 10, was arraigned in 78th District Court on two counts of felonious assault, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Alejandro Salazar was tased by police after threatening…

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Great Lakes Energy People Fund accepting grant applications.

April 11, 2016

The Great Lakes Energy People Fund is accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations throughout its local service area. The upcoming grant application deadline is June 1. The People Fund is supported solely by Great Lakes Energy members who allow the electric cooperative to round up their bill each month to the next dollar. Since 1999 more than $2.88 million in…

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Home invasion leads to jail.

April 11, 2016
Home invasion leads to jail.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 28-year-old Hart man was sentenced to serve nine months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term, with credit for 92 days served, Monday, April 11, in 27th Circuit Court for a conviction of second-degree home invasion. Kenyon Clark Thomas, Jr., of 1133 W. Hazel Rd., had also faced a felony count…

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Man pleads guilty to resisting police at courthouse.

April 11, 2016
Man pleads guilty to resisting police at courthouse.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 36-year-old Hesperia man who tried to flee from an Oceana County bailiff deputy and a courthouse security guard last February pleaded guilty to a felony charge of resisting and opposing police in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 11. Jason Marshall Barnes, of 1670 S. 186th Ave., pleaded “no contest” last month to…

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