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Moolenaar secures $800,000 for Shelby Community Park

July 19, 2023

Moolenaar secures $800,000 for Shelby Community Park WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Michigan) is a member of the the House Committee on Appropriations, which passed the 2024 budget for the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the legislation includes his requests to help residents and communities in his district, states a press…

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51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 19, 2023

July 19, 2023

51st Circuit Court sentencings, posted July 19, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were recently sentenced in Oceana County’s 51st Circuit Court: Matthew Michael Bigler, of 538 Aldrich St., Cadillac, pleaded guilty May 15, 2023 to assaulting/resisting/obstructing police and operating while intoxicated and was sentenced July 17, 2023 to 19 days in jail with credit for 19…

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Obituary: Gary Veurink, 83, of Hart

July 19, 2023

Obituary: Gary Veurink, 83, of Hart Gary Howard Veurink, 83, of Hart, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023 at The Leila and Cyrus Poppen House, a Harbor Hospice Residence in Muskegon. He was born September 15, 1939, in Sparta, the son of William and Jeane (Dykhouse) Veurink. Gary grew up in the small Dutch community of Sun, east of Grant,…

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HPD news, posted July 18, 2023

July 18, 2023

HPD news, posted July 18, 2023 The following is recent activity of the Hart Police Department:  Thursday, July 6, 2023: 3:24 p.m., wellbeing check, 100 block of Washington Street, City of Hart. 6:25 p.m., larceny, 400 block of Lincoln Street, City of Hart. 7:45 p.m., mental health complaint, 400 block of Church Street, City of Hart. 8:11 p.m., medical assist,…

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Brandon Bruce returns to Hart as elementary principal

July 17, 2023

Brandon Bruce returns to Hart as elementary principal Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART – Brandon Bruce is excited to be back at Hart Public Schools as Spitler Elementary School’s principal. Bruce, 50, was superintendent of his alma mater in the Upper Peninsula, Gwinn Public Schools,…

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