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Truck flips over, spills carrots onto Oceana Drive

October 27, 2014
Truck flips over, spills carrots onto Oceana Drive

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. WEARE TWP. — A Michigan Freeze Pack truck carrying a load of carrots flipped over on Oceana Drive near 72nd Avenue at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, causing one lane of Oceana Drive to be closed off briefly so the carrot spill could be cleaned up. The 62-year-old man driving the 1979 Ford dump truck received…

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Accused arsonist bound over to circuit court

October 24, 2014
Accused arsonist bound over to circuit court

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The case against the Hesperia village councilman who is accused of burning his restaurant last spring was bound over to 27th Circuit Court this week. David Sean Pates, 32, a co-owner of the Hesperia House restaurant, turned himself in to authorities last month for allegedly setting his own restaurant on fire. Pates was…

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78th District Court arraignments

October 24, 2014
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned Wednesday, Oct. 22, in front of the 78th District Court Magistrate: Felonies –      John Joseph Norman, 17, of 2838 E. Garfield Rd., Hesperia, was arrested Oct. 21 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for a felony of receiving and concealing stolen property $1,000-$20,000. A preliminary conference is set…

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78th District Court sentencings

October 23, 2014
78th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced this week by 78th District Court Judge H. Kevin Drake: –      Joshua John Roberts, 34, of 7590 N. 186th Ave., Walkerville, was found guilty Sept. 23 of operating under the influence of liquor (OUIL), second offense. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail; one year discretionary jail; $665…

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Hart Main Street achieves national accreditation

October 23, 2014
Hart Main Street achieves national accreditation

LANSING – The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced this week that Hart Main Street has been recognized as a Nationally Accredited Main Street community by the National Trust Main Street Center and the Michigan Main Street Center at MSHDA. “Hart Main Street has made many efforts toward their revitalization goals using the Main Street Approach®,” said Laura Krizov,…

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