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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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Million dollar scholar

May 29, 2015
Million dollar scholar

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Recent Hart graduate Nickolas Ponce has helped others less fortunate throughout his high school career, and now someone has returned the favor by awarding him a $1 million college scholarship. Yes, you read that correctly — one million dollars! Nick found out last week that he was awarded a personal “Vision” scholarship from…

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78th District Court arraignments

May 29, 2015
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felony –      Miguel Calderon, 54, of 1509 Grandville Ave., Grand Rapids, was arrested May 9 by the Michigan State Police (MSP) for a felony of third-offense operating while intoxicated. Pretrial: June 8 at 3 p.m. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent cash. Misdemeanors…

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Heroin conviction leads to jail

May 27, 2015
Heroin conviction leads to jail

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 26-year-old Muskegon man was sentenced to serve 45 days up front of an 11-month discretionary jail sentence for a felony conviction of possession with intent to deliver heroin Wednesday, May 27, in 27th Circuit Court. In exchange for Kane Alray Burks’ guilty plea last month, one count of possession with intent to…

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Attempted pot thief receives jail term

May 27, 2015
Attempted pot thief receives jail term

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — One of five Hesperia-area men involved in a bizarre incident at a medical marijuana growing facility last fall in Newfield Township that sparked a police manhunt was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail of a 11-month discretionary jail sentence Wednesday, May 27, in 27th Circuit Court. Jesse Era Ingalls-Johnson, 21, pleaded guilty…

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