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Hart students graduate from TEAM program.

June 7, 2022

Hart students graduate from TEAM program. Pirate News is a presentation of Hart Public Schools in partnership with Oceana County Press. HART — The Hart Police Department held its annual TEAM (Teaching, Educating and Mentoring) graduation at the Hart Middle School auditorium, June 1. The TEAM program has been taught by D/Sgt. Kevin Skipski for the past 15 years and…

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Hart First Baptist offers VBX June 13-16.

June 7, 2022

Hart First Baptist offers VBX June 13-16. HART — Hart First Baptist Church will host its annual Vacation Bible eXperience (VBX) Monday through Thursday, June 13-16, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Registration opens at 9 a.m. daily. VBX is for kids age 4 (and potty trained) through entering eighth grade. VBX is a free yearly outreach geared toward kids. Each…

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Asparagus festival back to full lineup for 2022.

June 6, 2022

Asparagus festival back to full lineup for 2022. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The National Asparagus Festival returns to a full lineup this weekend, June 11 and 12, after COVID-19 canceled the 2020 event and scaled back the 2021 festival. The 2020 event would have been the 47th annual NAF.  The celebration kicks off Saturday, June 11, with the…

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Lucky Lake stabbing case stalled by psych exam.

June 6, 2022

Lucky Lake stabbing case stalled by psych exam. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — The case against a 45-year-old Detroit man accused of stabbing a man and assaulting another man and woman at the Lucky Lake Campground in Grant Township one year ago remains stalled in 27th Circuit Court as the court awaits a report from a psychological exam. Mario…

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Hart man sent to prison for molesting two girls.

June 6, 2022

Hart man sent to prison for molesting two girls. By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. HART — A 40-year-old Hart man was sentenced to 42 months to 30 years in prison in 27th Circuit Court Monday, June 6, for molesting two girls — ages 11 and 13.  Jose Adrian Avila, of 3609 N. Karen St., pleaded “no contest” April 11, to one…

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