UPDATE: A jury found Baird not guilty of the charges the following October. HESPERIA – Former wrestling coach and current gym teacher and cross-country coach, Doug Baird, is on paid administrative leave and under criminal investigation for a “classroom incident,” according to MLive.com. Baird, who was ousted as wrestling coach last year, was under investigation by the Newaygo County Sheriff’s Department.…
By Kate Krieger. OCP Correspondent. As another school year draws to a close, Oceana County and the surrounding area will be saying goodbye to many of their graduating seniors. The 2013-14 graduating classes will be walking across the stages of many area gym stages, collecting diplomas and preparing for the next chapter in their lives. See schedule below. Hart High…
By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. EDEN TWP. (Mason County) — Edward Graber, 76, Hart was taken to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital today after the semi-truck he was driving rolled over on a southern Mason County road about 1:20 p.m. Graber was driving west on Hawley Road when the truck he was driving rolled onto its side in the curves about a…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. CLAYBANKS TWP – A right-of-way dispute that has been brewing since the 1950s has finally reached a peaceful settlement. A 66-foot right-of-way to Lake Michigan along Whiskey Creek on Park Road has been the subject of lawsuits over the last several years. “The public has been using it to go to the beach and had…
By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. GRANT TWP – A seatbelt saved the life of a victim of a serious car crash yesterday, said Michigan State Police Trooper Aaron Tubergen of the Hart post this morning. Jaws of Life was called to extract the driver – a man in his 20s – who was trapped inside the vehicle, the trooper said.…
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