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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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2 trailers destroyed, 3 cats die in fire.

April 27, 2016
2 trailers destroyed, 3 cats die in fire.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — Two mobile homes on West Filmore Road were destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon, April 27. No humans were injured in the blaze, but three cats died, said Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. In addition to Hart Area Fire Department, Walkerville and Ferry Township fire departments assisted in battling the blaze that also…

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UPDATE: Names of couple involved in fatal accident released.

April 26, 2016
UPDATE: Names of couple involved in fatal accident released.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — Donald Pider, 34, of Hesperia died early Tuesday morning, April 26, after jumping from a moving vehicle on Winston Road near Bartlett Road. Pider jumped from the vehicle following a disagreement with his wife, Christy Pider, 33, of Hesperia, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. The couple was at a…

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Man dies after jumping from vehicle.

April 26, 2016
Man dies after jumping from vehicle.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. ROTHBURY — A 34-year-old Hesperia man died early Tuesday morning, April 26, after jumping from a moving vehicle on Winston Road near Bartlett Road. The man, whose name is not being released pending full notification of family members, jumped from the vehicle following a disagreement with his 33-year-old wife, said Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana…

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Muskegon man gets jail term for cabin break-in.

April 25, 2016
Muskegon man gets jail term for cabin break-in.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 25-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced in 27th Circuit Court Monday, April 25, to serve six months up front of a one-year discretionary jail term for breaking into a cabin on East Roosevelt Road in Otto Township last September. Anthony Jerald Lummen, of 7321 White Rd., Apt. 108, testified last February that he made…

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