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190 pot plants, 9 pounds, 2 guns seized in SSCENT bust; 67-year-old Hart man arrested

August 11, 2015
190 pot plants, 9 pounds, 2 guns seized in SSCENT bust; 67-year-old Hart man arrested

WEARE TWP. — A 67-year old Hart man was arrested for a felony of manufacturing marijuana after members of the State, Sheriffs’, Chiefs’ Enforcement of Narcotics Team (SSCENT) and the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the 2000 block of Madison Road Friday, Aug. 7. “During the execution of the search warrant, SSCENT detectives seized approximately 190…

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Driver in car vs. skateboarder crash still at large

August 11, 2015
Driver in car vs. skateboarder crash still at large

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY TWP. — Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a driver who fled the scene of a crash that injured a 17-year-old Shelby man on a skateboard July 24, but they are still looking for the suspect, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Aug. 11. The skateboarder…

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Johnson Street water main work complete

August 11, 2015
Johnson Street water main work complete

HART — Hallack Contracting completed all water main connections Aug. 5 for the Johnson/Water Street Project, and storm sewer replacement concluded Monday, Aug. 10, states City Manager Stan Rickard in a newsletter about the project. “City electric, Charter cable and Frontier telephone continue their relocation efforts,” Rickard states. “Sand grading got underway last week, so Johnson Street will soon resemble…

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Gun found in closet, turned over to police

August 11, 2015
Gun found in closet, turned over to police

The police news is sponsored by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com. CLAYBANKS TWP. — A revolver found in a bedroom closet in a residence on 60th Avenue Monday, Aug. 10, at 11:30 a.m. was turned over to the Hart post of the Michigan State Police. MSP is now trying to find the gun’s rightful…

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Southern portion of rail trail expected to open ‘slightly later than originally estimated’

August 10, 2015
Southern portion of rail trail expected to open ‘slightly later than originally estimated’

GRANT TWP. — Work is scheduled to continue this week on Stage 1 (Montague to Rothbury) of the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail. Signs will be installed, and the restoration will be planted along the length of the trail. Michigan Department of Transportation officials are expecting to open Stage 1 of the trail near the end of this week, or…

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