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Growing up at West Shore; Dr. Tanis honored by college

May 2, 2014
Growing up at West Shore; Dr. Tanis honored by college

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  SCOTTVILLE — Dr. Sara (Sutton) Tanis was awarded the West Shore Community College Alumni Achievement Award Friday evening during the 44th commencement ceremony. Tanis received her Doctor of Philosophy in forestry in 2013 from Michigan State University. But, her roots run deep at West Shore. She is a 1990 graduate of Mason County Eastern High School…

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Fire destroys pole building

May 2, 2014

GOLDEN TOWNSHIP – An overnight fire destroyed a storage pole building at Grace Adventures near Silver Lake. Hart and Shelby fire departments were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 2073 North Ridge Rd. just before 1:30 a.m. The first units on the scene reported that the storage building was fully involved. Pentwater, Grant Township and Ferry fire departments were…

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Hart schools will host state of district

May 1, 2014

HART — Hart Public Schools will host its first State of the District presentation Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m. in the middle school auditorium. It is open to the public and will be under an hour long with a reception immediately following in the middle school cafeteria. Superintendent Mark Platt said he hopes to make it an annual event.

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Williams promoted to West Shore Bank CFO

May 1, 2014
Williams promoted to West Shore Bank CFO

LUDINGTON — West Shore Bank has recently promoted Paul C. Williams to senior vice president/chief financial officer. Williams joined West Shore Bank in 2010 as the vice president/controller, and brought to West Shore Bank many years of banking experience. He was previously named AVP corporate finance of West Michigan Community Bank and later, VP/CFO of Ionia County National Bank. “Paul…

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Arraignments as of April 30

May 1, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned this week in front the 78th District Court Magistrate: Misdemeanors – Fredericki George King, 57, of 3193 W. 108th Ave., Grant, was arrested April 12 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for a misdemeanor of and driving while license suspended. A pretrial is set for May 13 at 10:45…

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