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No Pirate varsity football team next season

December 16, 2014
No Pirate varsity football team next season

By Allison Scarbrough. OCP Editor. HART — Citing dwindling numbers, school officials announced Tuesday, Dec. 16, that there will not be a Pirate varsity football team next fall. The gridiron program at Hart has struggled over the last several decades and is one of only four schools in Michigan that has never made the state playoffs, said Hart Superintendent Mark…

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Let it snow! 2nd Annual Shelby Winter Blast is Jan. 31

December 16, 2014
Let it snow! 2nd Annual Shelby Winter Blast is Jan. 31

SHELBY — The Shelby Winter Blast is back this year and is set for Saturday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The winter celebration kicks off with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Shelby Rotary Club at the Shelby Congregational Church. Many fun winter events are on tap, including a quilt show at the village hall; activities for kids,…

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Local students bring Christmas joy to those who need it most

December 16, 2014
Local students bring Christmas joy to those who need it most

NORTH MUSKEGON — Sonya Hernandez is passionate about helping others in need, so she organized a work bee of Hart and Shelby high school students at her North Muskegon home Sunday, Dec. 14, to assemble gift packages, stuff stockings and make cards for those less fortunate. Five students, who participated in the Promesa Summer Success Program, acted like Santa’s elves…

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Pot possession arrest

December 15, 2014
Pot possession arrest

HART TWP. — A 26-year-old Muskegon man was arrested Sunday, Dec. 14, shortly after midnight on US-31 near Polk Road for possession of marijuana. The MSP report is brought to you by Springstead Law Offices, with locations in Hart and Fremont, 231-873-4022 (Hart), www.springsteadlaw.com.

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Police respond to assault

December 15, 2014
Police respond to assault

HART — Officers from the Hart Police Department were called to an assault and battery Saturday, Dec. 13, at 2:15 p.m. in the 500 block of State Street. There were no arrests, and the police report has been turned over to the Oceana County Prosecutor’s Office for review, said Hart Police Chief Dan Leimback. The victim suffered “minor facial bruising,”…

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