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Spring storm wreaks havoc.

March 24, 2016
Spring storm wreaks havoc.

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — The Oceana County Sheriff’s Office and the Hart post of the Michigan State Police are reporting several vehicle crashes during the ice storm that hit Wednesday afternoon and continues to plague the area Thursday, March 24. So far, no injuries have been reported, police said. “Our guys have taken several more slide-off type…

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Tiger Science Olympiad team finishes 2nd, qualifies for state.

March 24, 2016
Tiger Science Olympiad team finishes 2nd, qualifies for state.

ALMA — The Shelby High School Science Olympiad Team had such a strong performance in regional competition last weekend at Alma College, the Tigers took second place and qualified for the state tournament. Although, conflicts with prom and other activities resulted in the team declining the invitation to the state competition at Michigan State University April 30, said Tiger Science…

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Closings and cancellations, March 24, 2016.

March 23, 2016

Closings and cancellations are sponsored by Abrahamson’s Towing of Ludington: 231-843-2990. Closed for Thursday, March 24, 2016: West Shore Community College Walkerville Public Schools Hart Public Schools Shelby Public Schools Pentwater Public Schools Oceana County Council on Aging closed/buses will not be running.

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Police investigate tree stand theft.

March 23, 2016
Police investigate tree stand theft.

The following is local law enforcement activity Tuesday, March 22, 2016: – 9:46 a.m., (Shelby Police Department), disturbance, S. Michigan Ave., Village of Shelby. – 10:10 a.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post), larceny of a tree stand, 180th Ave., Section 21, Greenwood Township. – 10:12 a.m., (SPD), fraud, S. Harvey St., Village of Shelby. – 12:15 p.m., (SPD), truancy, E.…

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Panther Science Olympiad squads excel.

March 23, 2016
Panther Science Olympiad squads excel.

ALMA — Hesperia middle school and high school students had exciting finishes during regional competition of Science Olympiad at Alma College Saturday, March 19. The high school team finished fifth out of 16 teams, and the newly-formed middle school team finished sixth out of 12 West Michigan teams. Science Olympiad provided challenges for students interested in STEM (Science Technology Engineering…

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