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Fugitive arrest.

June 8, 2016
Fugitive arrest.

HART — A 26-year-old Hart man was arrested on a fugitive warrant by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post Tuesday, June 7, at 5 p.m. in the 200 block of State Street. He was lodged in the Oceana County Jail. Other recent police activity includes: Sunday, June 5, 2016: – 4:55 p.m., (Hart Police Department), property damage crash,…

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Raising $14K in one hour for a good cause.

June 8, 2016
Raising $14K in one hour for a good cause.

PENTWATER — The Oceana Women Who Care (WWC) did it again at their one-hour meeting Tuesday, June 7. The Wayne Elhart BE NICE Memorial Fund was selected to receive personal checks from each WWC member totaling $14,000. “Our mission is to assist in the funding of mental illness awareness and suicide prevention training for K-12 schools, their students and staffs,…

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Free HIV testing.

June 8, 2016
Free HIV testing.

HART — One in eight people with HIV doesn’t know they have it. District Health Department #10 encourages residents to get tested. The health department is providing free HIV testing beginning now through September 30, 2016. Testing is available during walk-in clinics or by appointment. To find a walk-in clinic, visit www.dhd10.org. To schedule an appointment, call (888) 217-3904. HIV…

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Check your cupboards for contaminated flour.

June 7, 2016
Check your cupboards for contaminated flour.

HART — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), and other state and local public health agencies are working to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) infections linked to three brands of flour – Gold…

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Mears man faces year in jail for felonious assault.

June 6, 2016
Mears man faces year in jail for felonious assault.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — A 29-year-old Mears man faces up to a year in jail after pleading “no contest” in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 6, to felonious assault. Fred Austin Tanner, Jr., of 69 S. 56th Ave., Mears, was arrested April 29 by Michigan State Police troopers from the Hart post for felonies of first-degree home invasion,…

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