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‘To Write Love On Her Arms,’ one festival at a time.

June 27, 2018

‘To Write Love On Her Arms,’ one festival at a time. #EF2018 By Ross Field, Contributing Writer. ROTHBURY — Located between the Electric Forest Festival’s vast campgrounds and its main entrance to the concert grounds, Main Street is a two-block-long row of food vendors, clothing, jewelry, and craft shops that appears to be much more like the fictional Diagon Alley…

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27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted June 27, 2018.

June 27, 2018

27th Circuit Court sentencings, posted June 27, 2018. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The following were sentenced recently in 27th Circuit Court: – Jessica Lou Valentine, 30, of 5915 W. Deer Rd., Mears, was found guilty April 23 of controlled substance (narcotic or cocaine) delivery 50-449 grams and was sentenced June 18 to nine months in jail with…

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Basketball coach faces CSC charges.

June 26, 2018

Basketball coach faces CSC charges. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 35-year-old man, who coaches an area girls junior varsity basketball team was arrested Monday, June 25, on a five-count felony warrant for criminal sexual conduct (CSC) against two of his 13-year-old players, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. The man, whose name has not yet been released…

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Students complete corrections officer academy. 

June 26, 2018

Students complete corrections officer academy.  VICTORY TOWNSHIP — A group of area corrections officers recently completed West Shore Community College’s Corrections Academy, a Michigan Sheriffs Coordinating and Training Council (MSCTC) approved 160-hour certification program for personnel supervising inmates in county jails.  The academy program focuses on providing the skills necessary to maintain safety and security within a correctional facility.  During…

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Avoid US 31 due to second round of EF traffic.

June 26, 2018

Avoid US 31 due to second round of EF traffic. #EF2018 #MichiganStatePolice ROTHBURY — The Hart post of the Michigan State Police is reminding Oceana County residents that traffic will be heavy on US 31 this Wednesday, June 27, due to people arriving at the Electric Forest Festival for Weekend II. There will be “significant increases” of northbound festival traffic…

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