By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — The remains of an unidentified baby girl found dead inside a porta-potty at the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, June 28, will be buried in an Ottawa County cemetery. Oceana County Probate Judge Eric Fox issued an order Thursday, Oct. 15, ruling that Baby Doe’s remains be placed in custody of Travis Byrnes…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity of the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026: 9 a.m., a 21-year-old Newaygo man was arrested for violating a personal protection order (PPO), Lever Road, Hart Township. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Wednesday,…
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a freeze warning for Oceana County and several other counties beginning at midnight Friday night, Oct. 16, through 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. Temperatures as low as 31 are expected. The warning covers portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan, including Oceana, Muskegon, Newaygo, Ottawa, Mecosta, Isabella, Montcalm,…
Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — They may be fierce rivals on the football field. But off the field, Hart and Shelby high schools are working together for the betterment of the community. A food drive organized by school resource officers Tim Simon and…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Heather Hallack of Hart recently received a Michigan Sheriff’s Association award from the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office for saving the life of another woman. Hallack’s heroism extended beyond that courageous act when she organized a campaign that raised $36,900 to ensure all Oceana County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles are equipped with AEDs (automated…
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