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78th District Court arraignments

July 10, 2015
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were recently arraigned in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felony – Joseph Wayne Lambrix, 35, of 303 E. Tyler Rd., Hart, was arrested June 26 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) or a felony of failure to register as a sex offender. Preliminary conference: July 20 at 3…

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78th District Court sentencings

July 9, 2015
78th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: – Clay Martin Lukenbach, 52, of 1015 E. Jefferson Rd. Hart, was found guilty June 15 of operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced July 6 to nine days in jail or complete Impact Weekend; $1,730 in fines and costs; six months probation; 93 days…

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Stakenas Farms hosting Breakfast on the Farm Saturday, July 11.

July 8, 2015
Stakenas Farms hosting Breakfast on the Farm Saturday, July 11.

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief. SHERMAN TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — There’s just something about having a meal on a farm. I was lucky to be able to catch lunch when I visited Stakenas Farms on Tuesday. As I rolled up to the barn I was greeted by Bill Stakenas and his son-in-law Seth Earl. Ed “Duke” Stakenas, the family patriarch, was…

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MSP: Missing Electric Forest attendee has contacted family

July 8, 2015
MSP: Missing Electric Forest attendee has contacted family

GRANT TWP. —  Evan Lyle Jensen of South Dakota, the 21-year-old Electric Forest Festival goer reported missing Monday June 29, has contacted his family, the Hart post of the Michigan State Police reported Wednesday, July 8. MSP issued a statement, July 1, that Jensen was considered missing by his own volition. Jensen was last seen packing up to leave the…

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Public invited to Trooper Butterfield highway dedication.

July 7, 2015
Public invited to Trooper Butterfield highway dedication.

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP (Mason County) — The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony of the Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield Highway on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Lincoln Hills Golf Club, 1527 N. Lakeshore Dr./M-116. M-116 from the Lincoln River to the Ludington State Park is being dedicated in honor of Trooper Butterfield who was killed in the…

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