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District Court sentencings as of April 23

April 24, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – The following were sentenced this past week in 78th District Court: –       David Hernandez, 29, of 511 Courtland St., Hart, pleaded “no contest” April 22 to domestic violence and was sentenced to 93 discretionary jail. –       Jill Ann Graham, 50, of 205 5th St., Ludington, was found guilty April 21 of operating while intoxicated…

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Attractive waterfront key to Hart improvements

April 24, 2014
Attractive waterfront key to Hart improvements

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – For anyone driving or strolling through downtown, it’s hard not to notice renewed energy in the quaint city. The rejuvenation in the business district continues with city council’s unanimous nod earlier this month of a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) agreement to reconstruct the State Street Bridge over Hart Lake this summer. “It should be…

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Cattle on the loose in Walkerville

April 23, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. LEAVITT TOWNSHIP — A Walkerville man who lives and operates a small beef cattle operation in the 6000 block of East Filmore Road reported to authorities yesterday that up to 20 of his cows are on the loose. The farmer told police that some time during early January he had a fence fail, and he…

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Hart’s growing rental housing market sparks need for inspections

April 23, 2014

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART – Approximately 25 percent of housing in the city is rental property, and officials are aiming to regulate it. City council discussed Tuesday night the need for inspections of rental property, and it is getting closer to making those inspections mandatory. Last November, Mayor Fred LaPorte appointed five members to a housing board of…

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Michigan fire season builds during wildfire prevention week

April 21, 2014

Most of Michigan’s wildfires occur in the spring – April, May and June. According to the Department of Natural Resources, which is responsible for wildland fire protection on 30 million acres of state and private land, April is when wildfires start becoming a problem. During the state’s annual observance of Wildfire Prevention Week, April 20-26, the DNR reminds the public about the dangers of…

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