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CTE: Chase Ray prepares for a career in welding.

February 24, 2015
CTE: Chase Ray prepares for a career in welding.

VICTORY TWP. (Mason Co.) – Most high school students go to school on a daily basis without really knowing what direction they want to go after they graduate. Some may think a four year degree is the right path for them and others may feel like college isn’t in their future and they want to go directly into the workforce.…

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Hesperia House arson case set for trial

February 23, 2015
Hesperia House arson case set for trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against the Hesperia House co-owner and former Hesperia village councilman who is accused of burning his restaurant almost a year ago is set for trial in April. David Sean Pates, 32, is scheduled for a jury trial April 8, Oceana County Prosecutor Joe Bizon told 27th Circuit Court Judge Anthony Monton in…

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Meth lab case heads to trial

February 23, 2015
Meth lab case heads to trial

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against a 24-year-old Hesperia man facing several charges in connection to a multi-agency meth lab bust last month is set for trial in April. Jay Jacob Ball appeared in 27th Circuit Court Monday morning, Feb. 23, with his court-appointed attorney, Doug Springstead, for a pretrial hearing. Ball, who is facing charges of…

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3 injured in 2-car crash

February 23, 2015
3 injured in 2-car crash

SHELBY TWP. — Three people received minor injuries in two-car crash Monday, Feb. 23, at 5:49 a.m. on Oceana Drive near Buchanan Road. A 2005 Chevy Suburban driven by a 42-year-old Shelby woman was westbound on Buchanan Road and was not able to stop at the stop sign in the snowy conditions and went through the intersection and onto Oceana…

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Shelby issues run water notice

February 20, 2015

SHELBY — The Village of Shelby issued a run water notice Friday, Feb. 20. “The Village of Shelby is advising customers in the area that several water line freezes have occurred,” the notice states. “Homeowners may protect their lines by running a stream of cold water the diameter of a thin pencil in one faucet continuously. The village will advise…

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