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Argentine Township Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash, Candidate, Blogger Fight in Front of Shelby Township Polls

There was plenty of news around Hartland this week.

Here is a list of the top five most interesting stories from the Hartland area this week.

1. David Spencer, a 52-year-old man, who recently moved to Argentine Township from Commerce Township, was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle Monday evening, according to the Tri-County Times

2. A Farmington man is expected to face charges after police say he pretended to be drowning in a Commerce Township gravel pit where he was swimming with his girlfriend, .

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3. An altercation between a Township candidate, her husband, the wife of another candidate and a local blogger broke out Tuesday afternoon in front of precincts in Shelby Township and Patch captured video of the fight, .

4. Mary Melissa Turnbull, a Howell-area woman, was one of four people charged in a fraud case involving former U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter, R-Livonia, according to the Press and Argus.

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5. The Flint Journal ran a great story on Grand Blanc's Geena Gall's Olympic appearance in the 800 meter run, focusing on her family's reaction.


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