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Lots of fun in store for Spitler Family Fun Night

January 18, 2023

Lots of fun in store for Spitler Family Fun Night Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press.  HART — Enjoy fun games and tasty food while raising money for Spitler Elementary School this Friday, Jan. 20, during Family Fun Night. The festivities run from 6-7:30 p.m. There will be ring toss, a…

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Three Oceana school districts to get full-time resource officers thanks to state grant

January 17, 2023

Three Oceana school districts to get full-time resource officers thanks to state grant By Allison Scarbrough, Editor OCEANA COUNTY — Three school districts — Hart, Shelby and Pentwater — will receive grant funds from the State of Michigan to assign a full-time school resource officer to each district. The districts received letters from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday, Jan. 17, notifying…

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Drunk driving and warrant arrests top police activity

January 17, 2023

Drunk driving and warrant arrests top police activity The following is recent police activity in Oceana County: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023: 12:30 p.m., (Michigan State Police), a 37-year-old Twin Lake man was arrested on a failure to appear warrant, northbound US 31 at the Muskegon County line, Grant Township.  Friday, Jan. 13, 2023: 7:22 a.m., (Oceana County Sheriff’s Office), vehicle…

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Apartment fire in Shelby causes minimal damage

January 16, 2023

Apartment fire in Shelby causes minimal damage ‘We definitely dodged a bullet on this one.’ By Allison Scarbrough, Editor SHELBY — Approximately 30 firefighters from three departments responded to an apartment fire at Park Place Apartments, located at 415 N. State St. across the street from Cherry Hill Super Market, Monday, Jan. 16, shortly before 7 a.m., according to Shelby-Benona…

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VanderWall to serve as vice chair of two state house committees

January 14, 2023

VanderWall to serve as vice chair of two state house committees State Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R, Ludington) has announced that his new Lansing office is officially open and ready to serve the residents of Michigan’s 102nd House District. VanderWall is beginning his second term after being re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives this past November. He represents the new…

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