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Hart High School honor roll

February 10, 2026

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press The following Hart High School students were named to the honor roll for marking period 2: HIGH HONORS Seniors Caleb Clyde Ackley Elon Michael Babbin Rowan Maeve Best Makenna Rae Carrier Shelbie Reese Choponis Giulia Cremonese Aiden Patrick Cull Miguel Antonio Escamilla Lyric Joseph Fielder…

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Walkerville Public Schools honor roll

February 10, 2026

The following is Walkerville Public Schools’ 2025-2026 semester 1 honor roll: A Honor Roll:  Fifth grade Daizy Lohman Sixth grade Annabell Bennett Samuel Dixon Ninth grade Gabriela Berumen 10th grade Marrison Simpson 11th grade Zander Bajtka 12th grade Litzy Gonzalez Jimenez Lexi Oomen Valerie Salinas A and B Honor Roll:  Third grade Dalton Boroff Briseis Martinez Fourth grade Linkin Kirwin…

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MSP Trooper Garrett Salters receives bravery and lifesaving awards

February 9, 2026

HART — Michigan State Police Trooper Garrett Salters of the Hart post received the bravery and lifesaving awards for his heroic actions during an 11-hour-long standoff with an active shooter in Silver Lake last August.  Trooper Salters was presented the awards by MSP Director Col. James Grady at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing. “On Aug. 17,…

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Police news, published Feb. 9, 2026

February 9, 2026

The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Monday, Feb. 2, 2026: 2:26 p.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 43-year-old Hart woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant and a charge of driving while license revoked, Clock Road and 120th Avenue, Elbridge…

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51st Circuit Court sentences, published Feb. 9, 2026

February 9, 2026

HART — The following were sentenced this week in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court:   – Carson William Bercot, 26, pleaded guilty Dec. 15, 2025 to delivery/manufacture of a schedule 1-3 drug and was sentenced Feb. 9, 2026 to two days in jail with credit for two days served; one year probation; and $458 in fines and costs. One count…

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