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Alarm scares off cabin intruders.

April 29, 2016
Alarm scares off cabin intruders.

The following is activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police Thursday, April 28, 2016: – 2 p.m., breaking and entering in progress of a hunting cabin, 1900 block of S. 112th Ave., Shelby Township. Intruders were apparently scared off by a security alarm. Troopers found evidence of a forced entry, but nothing was taken.…

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Wife of man who died jumping from truck faces drunk driving charge.

April 28, 2016
Wife of man who died jumping from truck faces drunk driving charge.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART — Cristy Pider, 33, who was driving the pickup truck that her husband Donald Pider, 34, jumped from early Tuesday morning in Rothbury has been arraigned in 78th District Court on a misdemeanor charge of operating while intoxicated. Donald Pider died after jumping from the truck  on Winston Road near Bartlett Road following a disagreement with…

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Police investigate break-in, lumber theft.

April 28, 2016
Police investigate break-in, lumber theft.

The following is recent local law enforcement activity: Wednesday, April 27, 2016: – 3 p.m., (Michigan State Police, Hart post) lumber was stolen during a breaking and entering, 7000 block of N. 136th Ave., Crystal Township. – 7 p.m., (MSP), fraud, 5000 block of S. 44th Ave., Claybanks Township. Sunday, April 24, 2016: – 11:23 p.m., (Hart Police Department), an…

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DEQ taking public comment on Hart Dam issue.

April 28, 2016

HART — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is taking public comment until May 8 on the city’s proposal to remove the weir boards on Russell Creek. The proposal arises from the DEQ’s claim that the city is violating water quality standards due to the Hart Dam. The DEQ issue stems from temperatures in the south branch of the…

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2 trailers destroyed, 3 cats die in fire.

April 27, 2016
2 trailers destroyed, 3 cats die in fire.

By Allison Scarbrough. Editor. HART TOWNSHIP — Two mobile homes on West Filmore Road were destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon, April 27. No humans were injured in the blaze, but three cats died, said Hart Fire Chief Ken Klotz. In addition to Hart Area Fire Department, Walkerville and Ferry Township fire departments assisted in battling the blaze that also…

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