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Medical care facility planning $11.7 million expansion

October 3, 2014
Medical care facility planning $11.7 million expansion

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A growing elderly population and an aging facility have sparked the need for an $11.7 million expansion and renovation project at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility. A public hearing hosted by Alliance for Health in the Hart City Hall Community Center Thursday afternoon laid out the plans for the ambitious project. The…

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Pentwater Lake Board to meet

October 2, 2014

PENTWATER — The annual meeting of the Pentwater Lake Improvement Board is set for Thursday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. at the Pentwater Village Hall. The agenda includes a report from Progressive Engineering on the 2014 plant control program and development of a contour map of Pentwater Lake depths. The meeting is open to the public.

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Probation violation yields jail term

October 2, 2014
Probation violation yields jail term

HART — A 22-year-old Hesperia man was sentenced Monday by 51st Circuit Court Judge Anthony Monton to 395 days in jail for probation violation. Terry Donald Pearo, of 361 Munn St., was credited for 395 days already served. He was also ordered to pay $400 in fines and costs, and his probation was continued. Pearo’s probation violation stems from Feb.…

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78th District Court sentencings

October 1, 2014
78th District Court sentencings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced this week in 78th District Court: –      Christine Ann Malburg, 53, of 8578 N. Business US-31, Pentwater, was found guilty Sept. 29 of operating while impaired. She was sentenced to Alcohol Highway Safety Education (AHSE); 93 days discretionary jail; and $1,040 in fines and costs. Conviction reportable to the…

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UPDATE: Mugshot of councilman facing arson charges released

October 1, 2014
UPDATE: Mugshot of councilman facing arson charges released

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HESPERIA —  Hesperia Village Councilman David Sean Pates, 32, a co-owner of the Hesperia House restaurant, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday afternoon for allegedly setting his own restaurant on fire last spring. Pates was recently arrested in North Carolina, and local law enforcement officials were waiting for a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1,…

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