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27th Circuit Court sentencings

September 4, 2014
27th Circuit Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The following were sentenced Tuesday by Judge Anthony A. Monton in 27th Circuit Court: – James Edward West, 30, of 2116 Lakeshore Dr., Muskegon, pled no contest Nov. 2, 2009 to accosting children for immoral purposes. He was sentenced Sept. 2 to one year in jail with credit for 180 days served; sentence…

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78th District Court arraignments

September 4, 2014
78th District Court arraignments

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were arraigned Wednesday in 78th District Court: –      Clifford Allen Larson, 27, of 21 S. State St., Hesperia, was arrested Aug. 24 by the Hesperia Police Department for a misdemeanor of embezzlement – agent or trustee ($200-$1,000). A pretrial is set for Sept. 16 at 4:45 p.m. Bail: $5,000/10 percent. –     …

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EF is here to stay

September 3, 2014
EF is here to stay

ROTHBURY – It looks like the Electric Forest Festival is here to stay for the next decade … as long as it gets support from the Grant Township Board. The Double JJ Ranch and AEG Live, a national concert promotion company that acquired Electric Forest co-organizer Madison House Presents in January, agreed to a 10-year deal to keep the gigantic…

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Towing company owner sentenced to 30 days in jail

September 2, 2014
Towing company owner sentenced to 30 days in jail

HART — Paul J. Rosse, the owner of Paul’s Towing in Hart, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Tuesday in 27th Circuit Court for a felony conviction of common law fraud. Rosse, who was also ordered to pay nearly $23,000 in restitution, was arrested last June by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for “ghost towing.” He was facing up…

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Downed tree causes sewage spill

September 2, 2014
Downed tree causes sewage spill

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SHELBY — A downed tree from high winds caused a sewage spill at the village’s Industrial Park Drive lift station that leaked untreated sewage into Piper Creek Monday. Officials are testing the spill’s environmental impact on the creek today, said Village Administrator Aaron Desentz. The spill has no impact on village residents’ water or sewer…

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