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Mother of trooper killer to be sentenced today

June 17, 2014

LUDINGTON — Tammi Spofford, the mother of the man who killed Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield, is scheduled to be sentenced in 51st Circuit Court this afternoon. On May 6, Spofford entered a plea of no contest to accessory after the fact. She is the mother of Eric John Knysz, the man who murdered Butterfield. Knysz was sentenced to…

School board asks firms to assess facilities

June 17, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Hart Public Schools Board of Education moved one step closer to building renovations last night when it requested that Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. of Grand Rapids and Wolgast Corporation of Saginaw visit the district’s campus to perform facilities assessments. One of the two firms will ultimately be chosen by the board to serve as…

North State Street closes Saturday for major reconstruction project

June 13, 2014

HART — North State Street will be closed in the city between East Main Street and Hilltop Drive beginning this Saturday until early August as Hallack Contracting, Inc. tackles a major reconstruction project. Hart Township has also retained Hallack Contracting, which will concurrently reconstruct North State Street between Hilltop Drive and Oceana Drive, said Hart City Manager Stan Rickard. “The…

Beckman running for Miss Michigan

June 13, 2014

MUSKEGON — Shelby native Jodi Beckman is among 34 young women vying for the title of “Miss Michigan” this weekend at the Frauenthal Center for Performing Arts. Beckman, 22, is competing as Miss Shoreline. The Shelby High School graduate is a senior at Hope College, where she is pursuing a bachelor of arts degree in communication. She plans to pursue…

2 vacuum salespeople charged with trespassing

June 12, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Two Grand Rapids residents have been charged with criminal trespassing in connection with recent complaints of aggressive vacuum salespeople in the area. Darnell Marquis Burton and Brenda Spicuzza have been arraigned on charges of criminal trespassing in 78th District Court, said Oceana County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Erin Fisher. Burton and Spicuzza are allegedly…