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Motivational speaker energizes students

February 23, 2024

Motivational speaker energizes students Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Motivational speaker Brian Pruitt electrified the Hart Middle School gym with an energetic, inspirational and humorous speech Friday, Feb. 23. An All-American running back at Central Michigan University, Pruitt was a college football teammate…

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Judge Lambrix reflects on long career as he readies for retirement

February 22, 2024

Judge Lambrix reflects on long career as he readies for retirement By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor HART — Oceana County Probate Court Judge Bradley Lambrix has announced he is retiring after serving 18 years on the bench. Judge Lambrix’s last day on the job will be Dec. 31, 2024. “The new term for my successor will commence Jan. 1,” he…

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News alert: trailer fire near Walkerville

February 22, 2024

News alert: trailer fire near Walkerville UPDATE: No one was home at the time of the fire, although pet dogs may be missing. COLFAX TOWNSHIP — Firefighters were dispatched to 6750 Rossell Lake Road near Walkerville for a trailer fire Thursday, Feb. 22, around 2:30 p.m. At first the call was dispatched as an abandoned trailer, but more information was…

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Police release more details in love triangle stabbing case

February 21, 2024

Police release more details in love triangle stabbing case WEBBER TOWNSHIP, Lake County — The Michigan State Police, Hart post, continues to investigate the stabbing of a Hart man involved in a love triangle dispute at a residence near Baldwin Sunday, Feb. 18. “Troopers from the Michigan State Police, Hart post, are investigating a stabbing stemming from a dispute between a…

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MSP news, posted Feb. 20, 2024

February 20, 2024

MSP news, posted Feb. 20, 2024 The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent activity in Oceana County of the Hart post of the Michigan State Police: Friday, Feb. 16, 2024: 1:38 a.m., a 50-year-old Grand Rapids woman was arrested for assault and battery, 700 block of…

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