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MCP/OCP to close app

January 26, 2023

MCP/OCP to close app Dear MCP and OCP readers: In 2017 we launched a free app to allow readers to an alternative way to access our stories. The app gained a lot of traction for the first couple of years. However, we have noticed that most of our readers tend to access our sites either directly or through our social…

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Get a $25 Walmart gift card for getting vaccinated

January 24, 2023

Get a $25 Walmart gift card for getting vaccinated HART — Anyone who receives a COVID-19 and/or flu vaccination during the District Health Department #10 vaccination clinic Friday, Jan. 27, will receive a $25 Walmart gift card. “Meridian is supporting this clinic by providing $25 Walmart gift cards to anyone that receives a flu and/or COVID-19 vaccine during this clinic.…

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Judge denies change of venue motions in child fentanyl death case

January 23, 2023

Judge denies change of venue motions in child fentanyl death case By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The parents of a 4-year-old boy who died from ingesting fentanyl appeared in 51st Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 23, for motion hearings. Jacob Scott Schutter, 32, and Jodi Michelle Neino, 29, are criminally charged in connection to Eli Jude Schutter’s July 1 death. …

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Man who robbed elderly couple at gunpoint sentenced to 18-40 years

January 23, 2023

Man who robbed elderly couple at gunpoint sentenced to 18-40 years ‘It’s a horrific set of circumstances, Mr. Labeau, that you put these people through,’ said Judge Susan K. Sniegowski. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 52-year-old Mears man convicted of armed robbery was sentenced to 18-40 years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 23. …

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Man sentenced to prison for CSC

January 23, 2023

Man sentenced to prison for CSC By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — A 55-year-old man was sentenced to four to 20 years in prison for a conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Jan. 23. David Lee Moore, Jr., pleaded “no contest” to the charge, Oct. 5. Moore’s sentencing guidelines are 42-70 months,…

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