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Consumers Energy prices fall to lowest level in 18 years.

March 28, 2016
Consumers Energy prices fall to lowest level in 18 years.

JACKSON, Mich. – You have to go back nearly two decades to find the last time Consumers Energy charged as little for natural gas as the company will next month, according to a Consumers Energy press release issued today, calling it “a success story that continues to put money into the pockets of Michigan business owners and residents.” April’s natural…

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78th District Court arraignments include felonious assault.

March 26, 2016
78th District Court arraignments include felonious assault.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felony – Mari Sue Conkle, 35, of 6929 VanBuren, Walkerville, was arrested March 17 by the Michigan State Police…

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78th District Court sentencings.

March 26, 2016
78th District Court sentencings.

The court news is sponsored by Emelander Law Firm, PC, serving Oceana, Mason and Newaygo counties. Office: 231.303.5005; Cell: 231.303.0905. www.emelanderlaw.com. By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Jared Theodore Greiner, 31, of 53 1/2 State St., Hart, was found guilty March 21 of disorderly person – jostling and sentenced…

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GLE: Power restored to most, but not all.

March 24, 2016

An estimated 1,580 Great Lakes Energy members remain without power late Thursday afternoon, March 24, in 11 counties served by the electric cooperative due to power line damage caused by the massive storm, according to a GLE press release issued at 4 p.m. “Crews have restored almost 10,000 Great Lakes Energy members since the start of the storm which has…

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UPDATE: 911 line restoration expected at 6:30 p.m.

March 24, 2016
UPDATE: 911 line restoration expected at 6:30 p.m.

WEARE TOWNSHIP — Frontier Communications crews are working to repair a damaged fiber optic cable that caused emergency 911 calls in Mason and Oceana counties to be re-routed through Muskegon Central Dispatch, and it is expected to be repaired by 6:30 p.m. Thursday, according a press release issued by Mason-Oceana 911. “The time for normal 911 service to be restored…

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