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Portions of US 31 in Mason County to close beginning next week

April 17, 2023

Portions of US 31 in Mason County to close beginning next week SUMMIT and PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIPS — US 31 resurfacing will begin next week between Meisenheimer and Chauvez roads. The project will also include the installation of new culverts at four locations along the two-mile construction zone, which will mean total highway closures. Beginning Monday, April 24, northbound US…

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Father in child fentanyl death case sentenced to prison

April 17, 2023

Father in child fentanyl death case sentenced to prison ‘The parent made choices, and for that reason, we have a child who will never see his fifth birthday.’ By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — A 33-year-old Grant Township man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the July 1, 2022 fentanyl death of his 4-year-old son was sentenced to 50…

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Closings and cancellations, April 17, 2023

April 17, 2023

Closings and cancellations, April 17, 2023 The following closings and cancellations have been reported for Monday, April 17, 2023: School athletics Shelby High School Varsity golf at home, cancelled Girls varsity and JV soccer, cancelled. Games are rescheduled for May 19. Hart High School JV baseball vs. Newaygo, cancelled Soccer vs. Montague, cancelled Pentwater Public School Varsity baseball, cancelled Middle…

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Shelby State Bank announces new office managers

April 16, 2023

Shelby State Bank announces new office managers SHELBY — Shelby State Bank has recently hired two new branch managers: Trisha Fillips of the Hart office and Clarissa Moon of the Montague office. Fillips has eight years of banking experience from front line work to branch management. She earned an associate degree from Muskegon Community College and has extensive volunteer experience with…

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79th District Court arraignments, posted April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023

79th District Court arraignments, posted April 14, 2023 By Allison Scarbrough, Editor HART — The following were arraigned recently in Oceana County’s 79th District Court: Felonies Michael Lee Terryn, of 1135 W. Lever Rd., Hart; Oceana County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO); fourth-degree fleeing police and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer. Probable cause hearing: April 11. Bail: $5,000/cash/surety/10 percent. Pacey Nicoleus Murphy, of…

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