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Garage destroyed, home damaged by fire.

April 29, 2016
Garage destroyed, home damaged by fire.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HESPERIA — A garage was destroyed and an attached single-story home was “extensively damaged” in a fire at 9263 Sunset Blvd. Friday afternoon, April 29. No one was injured in the blaze, but “a couple pets are unaccounted for,” said Hesperia Fire Chief Bob Eichenberg. Hesperia Fire Department was dispatched to the scene  at 2:33 p.m.,…

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78th District Court arraignments.

April 29, 2016
78th District Court arraignments.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.04r4r905. www.emelanderlaw.com By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felony – Julie Ann Theodore, 31, of 6981 E. Loop Rd., Hesperia, was arrested April 18 by the Oceana County…

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Wife of man who died jumping from truck faces drunk driving charge.

April 28, 2016
Wife of man who died jumping from truck faces drunk driving charge.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Cristy Pider, 33, who was driving the pickup truck that her husband Donald Pider, 34, jumped from early Tuesday morning in Rothbury has been arraigned in 78th District Court on a misdemeanor charge of operating while intoxicated. Donald Pider died after jumping from the truck  on Winston Road near Bartlett Road following a disagreement with…

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Police investigate break-in, lumber theft.

April 28, 2016
Police investigate break-in, lumber theft.

The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, April 27, 2016: – 3 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post) lumber was stolen during a breaking and entering, 7000 block of N. 136th Ave., Crystal Township. – 7 p.m., (MSP), fraud, 5000 block of S. 44th Ave., Claybanks Township. Sunday, April 24, 2016: – 11:23 p.m., (Hart Police Department), an…

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DEQ taking public comment on Hart Dam issue.

April 28, 2016

HART — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is taking public comment until May 8 on the city’s proposal to remove the weir boards on Russell Creek. The proposal arises from the DEQ’s claim that the city is violating water quality standards due to the Hart Dam. The DEQ issue stems from temperatures in the south branch of the…

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