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78th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 30, 2020.

December 30, 2020

78th District Court arraignments, posted Dec. 30, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were arraigned recently on misdemeanor charges in 78th District Court: Deanna Marie Gonzalez, 33, of 93 Sessions Rd., Shelby; Michigan State Police (MSP); assault and battery. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent. Pretrial: Jan. 7 at 1:15 p.m. Ronald Dee Robbins, 77, of 3429 N. 72nd Ave.,…

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Couple loses home in Christmas morning fire.

December 30, 2020

Couple loses home in Christmas morning fire. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. SHELBY — Jose Anzaldua and his wife lost their home at 27 West First St. due to a fire on Christmas morning, said Shelby-Benona Fire Chief Jack White. “From my understanding, the people do not have insurance, and at this point we don’t have a cause,” said White. The…

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Shelby Township Office open 5 days a week.

December 29, 2020

Shelby Township Office open 5 days a week. SHELBY — Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, the Shelby Township office located in downtown Shelby will be open five days a week, Monday through Friday, versus the current four days. The township board voted unanimously that the office needed to be open to the taxpaying residents during normal business hours five days a…

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78th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 29, 2020.

December 29, 2020

78th District Court sentencings, posted Dec. 29, 2020. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 78th District Court: Jason Roy Coffell, Jr., 44, of 1041 W. Arthur Rd., Rothbury, pleaded “no contest” Feb. 25, 2020 to attempted unlicensed residential builder and was sentenced Dec. 8, 2020 to 180 days suspended jail with credit for one…

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Rothbury man sentenced to jail for pedestrian deaths.

December 29, 2020

Rothbury man sentenced to jail for pedestrian deaths. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 58-year-old Rothbury man was sentenced to 30 days in jail in 78th District Court this month in connection to the deaths of a 14-year-old Montague girl and her father the night of June 3, 2019 on Webster Road in Grant Township. William Franklin Rudat, of…

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