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78th District Court proceedings

January 22, 2015
78th District Court proceedings

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. Arraignments HART — The following were arraigned recently in front of the 78th District Court magistrate: Felonies –       Juan Sanchez, 18, of 324 E. Main St., Hart, was arrested Jan. 14 by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) for felonies of breaking and entering a building with intent and malicious destruction of property $1,000-$20,000. A preliminary conference…

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Last call, dispatcher changing careers.

January 22, 2015
Last call, dispatcher changing careers.

WEARE TWP. (Oceana Co.) — There are many unsung heroes who live among us. Kristie Fillips is one of them. For the past 19 years Kristie has worked as a dispatcher at Mason-Oceana 911; for over 10 years she has been a supervisor. It is the only full time job she ever had; she began working there when the center…

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Fugitive arrest, car-deer crashes

January 22, 2015
Fugitive arrest, car-deer crashes

HART — The following is recent Michigan State Police activity in Oceana County: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015: – 6:04 p.m., fugitive arrest, 5000 block of North 72nd Ave., Weare Twp., a 34-year-old Hart man was arrested for failure to appear on an original charge of no operator’s license. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015: – 1:30 a.m., car-deer crash, 116th Ave. and…

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Governor orders flag lowered in honor of senator.

January 21, 2015

LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. flags within the state Capitol Complex and on all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, Jan. 23, in honor of former state Sen. Harry DeMaso, who died Jan. 9. “During his decades of public service Sen. DeMaso made sure to put the people of Michigan first. As chair of the Senate Finance…

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Local food blogger to appear on Rachael Ray Show

January 21, 2015
Local food blogger to appear on Rachael Ray Show

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. SILVER LAKE — Gina Ferwerda has many talents, and one of them is cooking delicious food. Her culinary expertise has landed her a spot on the popular Rachael Ray Show, which will air Thursday, Jan. 22, on WOOD TV, channel 8, at 2 p.m. “I was very excited when I received the phone call from…

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