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First Responder Appreciation Breakfast set for Oct. 19

October 9, 2024

HART — First Baptist Church of Hart is hosting its annual First Responder Appreciation Breakfast Saturday, Oct. 19, from from 7:30-9 a.m. The free breakfast is open for all first responders throughout Oceana County. “We welcome those who are willing to sacrificially serve our community to stop in, grab a bite to eat, a cup of coffee and allow us…

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Pirates celebrate Homecoming this week

October 8, 2024

Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  HART — The Hart Pirates are celebrating Homecoming this week in anticipation of the weekend festivities when the 2024 Homecoming King and Queen are crowned. The week kicked off with themed dress-up days for Spirit Week: Monday was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Tuesday,…

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79th District Court arraignments, published Oct. 8, 2024

October 8, 2024

HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Jason Alan Ennis, 38, of 5430 E. Arthur Rd., Hesperia; a felony of possession of burglary tools and a misdemeanor of trespassing. Preliminary exam: Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. – Ryan Keith Nelson, 38, of 1783 N. Centerline Rd., White Cloud; third-offense operating while intoxicated…

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Thieves drill holes in trucks’ gas tanks, causing fuel spill

October 7, 2024

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A thief or thieves drilled holes into the gas tanks of two pickup trucks parked at the carpool parking lot on M 20 near US 31, causing a fuel spill, said Oceana County Sheriff Craig Mast. “The fuel spilled out onto the pavement,” said Sheriff Mast, which required response from the Shelby-Benona Fire Department, Oceana County Emergency…

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Man sentenced to 15-60 years in prison for slitting man’s throat

October 7, 2024

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — A 25-year-old Shelby man who was involved in an hours long standoff‎ with police after slitting another man’s throat last July was sentenced by Judge Susan K. Sniegowski to 15-60 years in prison in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court Monday, Oct. 7. Logan Nathaniel Duvall pleaded “no contest” to assault with intent to…

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