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Examining rail trail extension to Pentwater among topics of June 11 meeting

June 2, 2015
Examining rail trail extension to Pentwater among topics of June 11 meeting

PENTWATER — Bicycling on roads and trails is increasingly popular, and more cyclists are being attracted to Pentwater. But some ask whether routes could be made safer?  Should more be done to promote Pentwater as a bicycling destination? Is the idea of better connecting Pentwater to the William Field Memorial Hart-Montague Trail now worth pursuing? A one-hour public meeting is…

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Village administrator resigns; president cites ‘tense environment’ caused by some council members

June 1, 2015
Village administrator resigns; president cites ‘tense environment’ caused by some council members

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — Village Administrator Aaron Desentz announced his resignation Monday, June 1, stating that he has taken a new job as the Leslie city manager. Village President Paul Inglis said he believes a “tense environment” created by some council members led to Desentz’s decision. Inglis, who was the long-time Oceana County administrator until his retirement…

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Cigarettes, chewing tobacco stolen in Kwik Mart break-in

June 1, 2015
Cigarettes, chewing tobacco stolen in Kwik Mart break-in

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. WALKERVILLE — Several cartons of cigarettes and chewing tobacco were stolen during a breaking and entering at the Walkerville Kwik Mart early Monday morning, June 1, according to Lt. Craig Mast of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to an alarm activation at the convenience store at 3:44 a.m., and upon inspection of the…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings

May 30, 2015
27th Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced this week in 27th Circuit Court: – Jay Jacob Ball, 24, of 7990 E. White Rd., Holton, was found guilty April 8 of possession of methamphetamine. He was sentenced May 27 to two to 10 years in a Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) prison with credit for 138 days…

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$1 million scholarship story not true, teacher says; recipient says he may have been scammed.

May 29, 2015
$1 million scholarship story not true, teacher says; recipient says he may have been scammed.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. Earlier today, OCP Editor Allison Scarbrough posted a story about Hart High School graduate Nickolas Ponce and a $1 million college scholarship he received. Allison interviewed Nickolas face-to-face about this story after she was “tagged” in a Facebook post shared by Sonya Hernandez, a former Hart Public Schools employee. Allison had also been hearing about this scholarship…

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