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Hart woman to celebrate 100th birthday.

March 12, 2019

Hart woman to celebrate 100th birthday. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – Margaret Squire has a milestone birthday coming up March 30, and she says there is no secret to her longevity. Maybe it’s just good genes. Her father, Charles Louiseau, lived to be almost 90, she said. Born March 30, 1919, in Canada, Margaret always had a strong…

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Library hosts poetry contest.

March 11, 2019

Library hosts poetry contest. #HartAreaPublicLibrary HART – In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, The Hart Area Public Library announces its second annual Celebrate Creativity Poetry Contest. The contest has four brackets: third through fifth grade, sixth through eighth grade, ninth through 12th grade and new this year is the addition of an adult category for anyone who is…

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Shelby toddler dies in Newaygo County crash.

March 11, 2019

Shelby toddler dies in Newaygo County crash. #OceanaCountyNews NEWAYGO COUNTY – Three-year-old Alaya Melchor died in a two-vehicle crash in Big Prairie Township Saturday afternoon, March 9, and her two siblings, father and a family friend were injured. The Melchor family was at a two-way stop at Elm Avenue and Baseline Road when the driver of a pickup truck ran…

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DWLS arrests top police activity over the weekend.

March 11, 2019

DWLS arrests top police activity over the weekend. #OceanaCountyCrime The following is recent police activity in Oceana County over the weekend: Friday, March 8, 2019: 12:45 a.m,. (Michigan State Police), a 27-year-old Hart man was arrested for drug possession and on an outstanding warrant, Polk Road and 72nd Avenue, City of Hart. 12:46 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), a 35-year-old…

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78th District Court arraignments, posted March 7, 2019.

March 7, 2019

78th District Court arraignments, posted March 7, 2019. #OceanaCountyCrime By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART – The following were arraigned recently in 78th District Court: Felonies – Joshua Adam Freitas, 31, of 264 Kettletown Rd., Southbury, Connecticut, was arrested by OCSO for felony charges of furnishing contraband to prisoners and prisoner possessing contraband. Preliminary exam: March 25 at 3 p.m. Bail:…

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