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Teacher pleads to reduced pot charge

February 2, 2015
Teacher pleads to reduced pot charge

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 31-year-old Chicago man who stated in court that he is a math teacher appeared in 27th Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 2, for a motion hearing to reduce his 2013 felony conviction of manufacturing marijuana to a misdemeanor of marijuana possession. Tyler Charles Brooks, with his attorney Jeffrey West of Muskegon, appeared before…

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Rothbury man faces prison time for allegedly molesting 12-year-old girl

February 2, 2015
Rothbury man faces prison time for allegedly molesting 12-year-old girl

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — A 47-year-old Rothbury man faces more than three and a half years in prison for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old girl. Senovio Garcia, Jr., pleaded no contest Monday morning, Feb. 2, in 27th Circuit Court to one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) during a pretrial hearing. He was initially facing two counts…

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School closings, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015.

February 2, 2015
School closings, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015.

School closings are sponsored by Smith & Eddy Insurance of Scottville, Manistee and Ludington. The following schools are closed today, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. This list may be updated: – Hesperia Public Schools.

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An icy lesson

January 31, 2015
An icy lesson

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — At least 25 local emergency personnel participated in ice rescue training with members of the U.S. Coast Guard Saturday morning, Jan. 31, on Hart Lake. Local firefighters, along with law enforcement and emergency medical personnel, took part in the annual training. Coast Guard staff showed the first responders how to rescue a person…

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1 injured in rollover crash

January 30, 2015
1 injured in rollover crash

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. OTTO TWP. — A 60-year-old Shelby woman who was pinned inside a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer following a rollover crash Friday. Jan. 30, at about 5 p.m. on 116th Avenue, south of McKinley Road, was transported to a Muskegon hospital, police at the scene stated. The woman, who appeared conscious and alert, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in…

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